A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Crotesque, n. [F. crotesque, It. grottesca.] Fantastic designs. —1561 Inv. Wardrobe 130.
Twa paintit broddis, the ane of the Muses, and the vther of crotescque or conceptis
