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Quotation dates: 1457-1565, 1641-1648
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Paraling, -yng(e, vbl. n. Also: parrall-, parl-, peral-, perrell-, perral-, perl- and -in(e, -yn, and (peralyoving). [Parale v. (and cf. Parell n.).] a. Equipping, furnishing, fitting out. b. concr. Equipment, furniture; the furnishings (of a room); apparatus (for a gun, etc.); appurtenances. Also plur., id.Also a paraling, a (piece of) apparatus.sing. 1457 Peebles B. Rec. I. 119.
The perlyn of the hal, alssua a met amri [etc.] 1478 Ib. 184.
Jhonet … ]as sawld … for fawlt … of hir leffyng … the peralyn of the haw 1494 Loutfut MS. 48 a.
And wthir makis thaim [obsequies] with gret paraling and gret pompes 1496 Treasurer's Accounts I. 321.
To vesy tymmyre for gun paraling 1496 Ib. 322.
For xxxtj sparris to mak a paraling of ak for the gunnys 1498–9 Acts Lords of Council II. 297.
The paraling of the hall in al thingis as efferis 1505 Treasurer's Accounts III. 142.
Rauchteris to be coyis in the schip and paraling gif tha com to ony segis 1507 Ib. 407. 1540 Acts Lords of Council MS. XIII. 119.
The paraling of ane hall with boncure cusschingis [etc.] 1565 Peebles B. Rec. I. 300.
To pay the kaireag and expenssis … with thair peralyoving 1641-8 Skipper's Acc. (Smettone) 9.
For tack of the soll of the head & parline her bowesplur. 1496 Treasurer's Accounts I. 325.
To the watchmen of the Castel of Edinburgh, to hous the new paralingis, and to bring furth the ald to set thaim vp 1505 Ib. III. 86.
For blokkis and brassin schiffis, paralingis and ȝong frowes
c. spec. An ornamental trimming for a vestment, also for clothing generally. Cf. Parale n. b, Par(r)okin n.1554 Acts & Decr. X. 280.
ix abbis with the paraling 1555 Crail Ch. Reg. 64.
Ane stand of quhit dames, viz. caip, chesable, twa tunykillis, with abbis, stolis, fannonis and paralyngis orphest with claytht of gold 1647 Caldwell P. 99.
Four ounce of silver and gold perrelling to his claithes
d. spec. ? An embellishment for a wall; a wallhanging.a1500 Henr. Fab. 337 (Ch.).
And vp in haist behind ane parralling [Asl. the perrelling, Bann. the perraling] Scho clam 1478 Acts Lords Auditors 67/1.
A woursett paraling 1488–9 Acts Lords of Council I. 106/2.
A blew paralin of worset contenand five elne 1489–90 Ib. 131/1.
A paraling of the hall 1516 Protocol Book of John Foular II. 19.
Ane paraling of verdour
