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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cortan(e, n. [e.m.E. cortaine, -ayne, ME. corteyne, var. of cort-, courtyne: see Courtin(g.] A curtain; a veil. —1542 Aberd. Univ. Rec. 574.
Ane gret wayrstall off aik, … sylit and hung about with iii cortanis 1558 Inverness B. Rec. I. 19.
The said Mage reyf my hayr and dang me, and spulȝet me of my curche and ane cortane 1559 Ib. 39.
Ane twa fald cortan, ane auld fustean dublet
