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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1581-1584

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Paillard, Pallart, n. [e.m.E. paylart (Caxton); var. of Palȝard.] A knave; a lecher. = Palȝard n. Also attrib. —1584 Sempill Sat. P. xlv. 121.
Tua pallartis that the Pope professis —attrib. 1581 Satirical Poems xliv. 164.
Nixt men be Craig, apostat, paillard brother

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