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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cristall, n. Also: cristale, -el(l, -ole. [ME. cristal (c 1290), -all, -ale, OF. cristal, L. crystallum. Cf. Christall.]
1. Crystal, or a piece of this.a1400 Leg. S. xxii. 605.
A chelise … of cristole fyne Ib. xl. 541.
A wel … Of watere, clere as cristel a1500 Rauf C. 472.
Bricht braissaris of steill … Blandit with beriallis and cristallis cleir a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 478.
The sone, as cristall sa cleyne, In scheildis thai schaw 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 81.
In a cageat, … a braid chenȝe, a ball of cristall c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 515.
Siluer schouris doune schuke, as the schene cristall 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. iii. 164.
That heuinlie palice all of cristall cleir 1535 Stewart 15635.
Ane pig of cristall cleir as glas a1568 Scott xiv. 10.
Behaild how far cristall or diamant … Exceidis the barrat stonis in the streit 1596 Montgomery Mem. 235.
An cheinȝe of cristell and geittis 1612 Bk. Rates 309.
Glasses called … of cristall, large, the dozen … xii li.
2. attrib. as adj. a. Clear or bright as crystal.(1) a1500 Henr. Orph. 355.
Thy cristall eyne with blenkis amorus c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 17.
Hir cristall teris I saw hyng on the flouris c1530-40 Stewart Bann. MS. 88 a/6.
Ane lady … With cristall corpis translucent as a glas 1560 Rolland Seven S. 10237.
Blyth of visage, with twa fair cristall ene a1585 Maitl. Q. xlviii. 65.
With angell hew & cristall eeis(2) c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 37.
The cristall air, the sapher firmament Ib. xxxiii. 1.
Ȝung Awrora with cristall haile 1513 Doug. vii. xii. 133.
The cristal strandis, … cleir lakis and spryng wellis 15.. Clar. v. 3025.
Quhill that Venus schew hir cristall light
b. Made of crystal.1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. iii. 509.
Cheritie … Is maister houshald in ȝone cristall towr c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxxv. 79.
Bricht ball cristall, ros virginall 1535 Stewart 19518.
With basnot cleir as ony cristell stone 1580 Edinb. Test. VIII. 85 b.
Thrie dosane of cristell spectacles 1581 Ib. IX. 184 b.
Sex dosane of cristell buttones a1605 Montg. Misc. P. li. 28.
Lyik diamontis with cristall perlis mixit 1680 Foulis Acct. Bk. 39.
To buy 2 cristall glasses
3. Cristall tartar, crystals of tartar.1673 Leith Customs 53.
5 bolles of cristell tarter 1681 Blackness Customs 26 b.
Ane firiken cristall tarter … valu ten pound scotts
