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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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India, n. [e.m.E. (1519).] attrib. Of Indian material or style. —1587 Edinb. Test. 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
