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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1438, 1618
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Deray, v. [OF. derayer, earlier desrayer.] tr. To throw into disarray; to disarrange. — ?1438 Alex. ii. 7118.
For men may cum, I warne thé weill, All be tyme to be derayit [F. desraés] 1618 Lithgow Poet. Rem. 19.
But all recall the hearbes, rawe rootes, … hard beds derayd
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