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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Curale, -all, Curell, n. Also: coor-, koural; currell. [Northern ME. curalle (rare), e.m.E. currall, -ell, variants of corrall, coral Corall.] Coral or a piece of this. Also attrib. with bede, bracelet, crest (= red).(a) 1488 Inv. Wardrobe 12.
A pair of curale bedis and a grete muste ball 1516 State P. (Reg. H.) No. 22.
A pare of bedes of curall gawdet with sex perle (1553) Doug. xii. Prol. 155.
Phebus rede foule his curale creist can stere 1568 Edinb. Test. I. 178.
Ane pair of curall beiddis with galdeis and ane croce of siluer a1585 Maitl. Q. xlviii. 68.
Hir teithe as perle in curall set 1612 Bk. Rates 292.
Bracelettis of coorall 1622 Edinb. Test. LI. 250 b.
Certane small curall, pryce vij li.1649 Wemyss Chart. 233.
An pair of koural brislits, an pair of ambir braslits1652 Montgomery Mem. 318.
Sume small curalls(b) c1515 Asl. MS. I. 159/7.
In Ynd alswa ar curellis of xxx fut lang 1506 Reg. Privy S. I. 177.
Unius paris oraculorum de le curell 1625 Reg. Great S. 287/1.
Ommbus pretiosis lapidibus, ... lie curell, &c. 1655 Wemyss Chart. II. 242.
Ane bracelet of currell, consisting of thretteine beeds 1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII. 354.
2 silver whistels with bels & chains with curell at the end of them Ib.
3 strings of curell beids
