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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Laury(e, Lauré, Larie, n. Also: lawry, -ie, -é. [ME. lorry (a 1400), lorey, lorré, e.m.E. loury (1548), lowrie, var. (? popular or colloquial) of lorrer Laurer n.: cf. mod. F. dial. lori etc. and L. laurea laurel-tree, -crown. Cf. also Laurean.] Laurel. Also attrib. c1500-c1512 Dunb. vii. 67.
Thi cristall helme with lawry suld be crownyt Id. Maitl. F. li. 6.
I hard ane merle … sing … Apon ane blythful branche of lawrie grene 1681 Colvill Whig's Suppl. ii. 23.
Trembling he stood, in a quandarie; And purg'd, as he had eaten larieattrib. Arundel MS. 275/27.
The … victorius campyoun … With palme of glory and with lawre croun — 1549 Compl. 60/21.
Thre thyngis that ar neuyr in dangeir of thoundir … the laurye tree [etc.] Ib. 149/2.
Ane croune of laure tre 1567 G. Ball. 98.
Sum tyme a tyrane flureis haif I sene Lyke lawre tré, quhilk euer growis grene — 1681 Colvill Whig's Suppl. ii. 8.
There turpentine and larie berries, His medicine for passage sweer