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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Frenȝe, Freinȝe, n. Also: freneȝie, freynyhe, freinȝey, -ȝie, frenie, frynȝe; frengȝe, -ȝie, freingȝe, -ȝie, fringie, fringȝe. [MFlem. frenje (Du. franje, LG. frânje), ME. (1327) and OF. frenge.] A fringe.(a) a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 318.
Frenyeis of fyne silk 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 163.
For thre unce of sylkis to frenȝeis 1495 Ib. 261.
j li. of silk to be freneȝeis to the bardis 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. i. 308.
Fas nor uther frenȝies had it none 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 1050.
More ryche arraye … , with frenȝeis fyne, Vpon the bardyng of ane byscheopis mule 1593 Lennox Mun. 463.
Ony kind of pasimentis … cordownis, or frenȝeis of gold 1612 (1650) Dundee B. Laws 149.
A mortcloth … with als mony fine frenȝeis of fine black silk … as will serve thairto 1676 Red Bk. Grandtully II. 231.
Ane bed. to be of dameis, … with ane ritche silk frenȝie 1696 Edinb. Test. LXXX. 159 b.
Three peace of dyed fingring courtains, … with ij threid frenies(b) 1530 Reg. Soltre 158.
For courtingis of plesans … and the freynyhes of silk 1554–5 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 43.
To mak twa mortcaippis, … blak sylk to be freinyeis to thame 1581 Acts III. 220/2.
Onie begareis, freinȝeis, pasmentis, or broderie of gold, siluer, or silk 1589 Treas. Acc. MS. 148.
For the fassoun of the freinȝey, x s. 1652 Edinb. Test. LXVI. 159.
Sewine chyres dressed with searge and freinȝiesfig. c1590 Fowler I. 16/12.
The … golden freinȝeis of eloquence Ib. 104/15.
With freinȝeis he imbroudered was of … fame(c) 1549 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 196.
ii fair courtingis … with thair freingȝeis of silk 1590 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. II. 391.
For four hankis of birgis threid to mak frengȝes to the towall 1637 Rep. Elphinstone Mun. 25.
Ane blak uelvat fit mantell with silk freingȝie 1642 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 283.
Ane greene cloth with ane silk frengȝie(d) 1538 Treas. Acc. VII. 89.
For frynȝeis of virsatis 1632 14th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. iii. 235.
Ane petticot … with ane dipe fringȝie of sylver 1645 Rec. Old Aberd. II. 20/1.
Ane faire morte cloath with … ane larg silk fringie 1655–6 Misc. Spald. C. V. 179.
To sowe some slites in the clothes and the most of the fringȝes
