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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1614
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Hideous, a. Also: hiddeous, -eows, -eus, -i(e)ous, -ius, hedeous, hiedeous, -ieous, heiddyous. [Later var. of Hidous a.; e.m.E. hideous, hydious (1530).] Hideous. 1513 Doug. iii. vi. 137 (Sm.).
Hir hynd partis ar als grete … As bene ane heiddyous huddoun, or a quhale 1513 Ib. vi. ix. 135.
Ane hiddeous grip with busteous bowland beik 1535 Stewart 4171.
The bailfull beir … wes hiddieous for till heir 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 1709.
Thow art … ane hiddeous helles hyrd a1578 Pitsc. I. 405/30.
Thay cryit witht hiedieous schoutis a1500 Henr. Fab. 1517 (H).
[The lion] Welterand about with hiddious rummissing c1590 J. Stewart 34/144.
Hiddius rocks obscuirlie did depon Thair feirfull fronts c1590 Ib. 94/524.
Vith ane hiddeus brall for raidge he roird c1614 Mure Dido & Æn. i. 244.
The winds … heavens and earth do fill With hiddeows noyse
b. Morally terrible or revolting, abominable. 1575 Rep. Hist. MSS., Varr. Coll. V. 100.
Ane hedeous cryme of sorsarie
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