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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1598
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Graceles, a. Also: grasles, greceles. [ME. graceles (Chaucer), f. Grace n.] Lacking in, devoid of, grace in various senses (esp. sense 4).(a) a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 786.
It war ane graceles gude that I war cummin to, Gif that the King hard [etc.] c1500 Rowll Cursing 38.
Now cursit … be thair werd, … Graceles, thriftles, and threid bair c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 127.
The gallowis gaipis eftir thy graceles gruntill c1500-c1512 Kennedy c1500-c1512 Ib. 397.
I sall degraid thé, graceles, of thy greis a1500 Doug. King Hart 575.
It grevis me that thow suld graceles ga To waist thy weilfair 1535 Stewart 45688.
Wes neuir sene … As he with him had sic a graceles gard 1553 Misc. Wodrow Soc. 160.
Thair is ane graceles grace quhilk followis thaim al, quhilk is … to cry out … on the halie counsalis 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 4004.
Ane gyrecarling, and graceles clatterar 1560 Ib. 8020.
Vnder cullour scho is ane graceles gyde 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 32.
That lawless band, … together with that graceless garisone, 300 Erismen a1598 Ferg. Prov. 112.
Ye seek grace at a gracelesse face(b) c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 222 (B).
Our gallowis gaipis, lo quhair ane greceles gais c1500-c1512 Id. Tua Mar. W. 393 (M).
Me thocht him grasles on to goif
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