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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: 1602
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Insolid, a. [e.m.E. (1618), L. insolidus.] Not solid, unstable, insecure. — 1602 Colville Parænese 159.
Be not aschamit … to chang … your insolid partialitie for this solid pillar of veritie
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"Insolid adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/insolid>
