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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1461-1513
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Fulȝe, n.1 [OF. fueille, a leaf. Cf. Fuell n.]
1. A leaf of a plant or tree. 1461 Liber Pluscardensis 381.
God of nature, quhilk all the eird honouris With fruyt and fulye, with herbe [etc.] 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 88.
Euery faill Ourfret with fulȝeis of figuris full diuers
2. Gold-leaf. (See also Gold-fulȝe and Tyn fuilȝ(i)e.) a1500 Golagros and Gawane 939.
The fulye of the fyne gold fell in the feild 1488 Lanark B. Rec. 3.
Item fulye and pak threid 1507 Ib. 18.
For fulye to the s[chermen] and the ladeis crownis
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