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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1587, 1663-1666
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India, n. [e.m.E. (1519).] attrib. Of Indian material or style. — 1587 Edinburgh Testaments XVIII. 246.
Four steikis of India claytht 1663–6 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp 43.
To a man that brought a India gowne to his Lordship to sie
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"India n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/india>
