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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Misfiguring, vbl. n. [Cf. e.m.E. (1685).] Disfiguring. —1563–4 Inverness Rec. I. iii.
[Three men] fundin in the wrang for … cruwellie streking at James Duff … and misfiguring of his face