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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1607
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Cottening, n. [f. cotten Cottane.] Cotton cloth. — 1607 Edinburgh Testaments XLII. 233.
Tua peces of cottening contening lxx elnes of lentht … Ane vther pece of cottening contening xxiiij elnes of lenth
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