A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1600-1699
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Lowne, Loone, irreg. varr. of Laun(e n., Lan n. (lawn, the fabric). Also attrib. —1623 Edinburgh Testaments LII. 17.
Ane pece remanis lowne claithe pryce v l. 16.. Bk. Dunvegan I. 193.
Lace, black loone