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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1444, 1541-1564
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Musterviliers, Mustevillus, Muster de villois, n. [In late ME. and e.m.E. as mostyrdewyk (appar. sic) (1400), mustrevilers (1428), musterdevillers (1467), musterdevilys (1523), etc., f. the name of the town now called Montivilliers in Normandy (formerly, in 15–16th c. Eng. sources, as Mouster-, Mustervil(l)ers, Musterdevillers).] A variety of cloth: ‘a kind of mixed grey woollen cloth’ (OED.). — 1444 Exchequer Rolls V. 150.
Pro duobus ulnis cum dimidio de musterviliers … iiij li. vj s. viij d. 1541 Acta Conc. & Sess. MS. XV. 167.
Four wemennis gownis, ane of blak claith … ane of mustevillus & ane of tanne 1564 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 178.
Thai [the litstars] nor nane of thame in ony tyme cuming sall lit ony maner of cullouris of muster de villois, Frenche gray or russattis with brissell or vrsell
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