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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1513, 1585
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Harpy, -ie, -é, n. [e.m.E. harpie (1540), F. harpie.] A harpy. — 1513 Doug. iii. iv. heading.
Quhou till Ene the harpyes dyd gret wo 1513 Ib. 5.
The cruel Celeno, With all the otheris harpeys 1513 Ib. 33.
The harpeis on vs fell 1585 James VI Ess. 75.
Harpyes, … whome the poets feynȝeis to represent theuis
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