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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gaw(i)s, Gaus, n. [e.m.E. gawse (1688), F. gaze. Cf. Gais n., Gaze.] Gauze. —1575 Edinb. Test. III. 361.
Thrie quarteris of narrow canues of gawis rayit with silk 1582 Ib. XI. 159.
Aucht eln of cusching gaus 1653 Soc. Ant. XXIII. 303.
Sixe little peeces of gaws about yards a peece

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