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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Muscovia. [Mod. Lat.: cf. e.m.E. Muskovie (1573), Muscovie, F. Musc-, Moscovie.] Muscovy, also, by extension, Russia. Also attrib. with hyde, lether and hemp, yarne. —1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 314, 315, 318, 333.
