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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1488-1597, 1673-1694
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Gold-fulȝe, -fuilȝe, n. Also: fulȝee, -ȝie, fuilȝie, follȝe, foylie. [ME. gooldfuyle (c 1440), golde foyle (1398); see Fulȝe n.1 2.] Gold-foil.1488 Treasurer's Accounts I. 85.
A buke with levis of gold, with xiij levis of gold fulȝe 1497 Halyb. 117.
4 grotkyn off gold follȝe 1506 Treasurer's Accounts III. 158.
For gold fulȝee 1507 Lanark B. Rec. 17.
Gold fulȝie to the ladis crownis 1507 Ib. 18.
For gold fuilȝie … to the Kingis of Cullane 1537 Master of Works Accounts V. 25 b.
iiij do[sane] gold fuilȝeis 1557–8 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 271.
For twa dosoun of cachepull balls cled with gold fuilȝe till hing upone the tre upone the Trone 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Actilia.
With spranges or streames of gold fuilȝie 1673 Leith Customs MS. 24.
Half a groce gold foylie 1694 Foulis Acc. Bk. 171.
For more gold fuilȝie bookes for the painter
