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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1570-1609
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Pasvelour, a. Also: passe-, past- and -welour, -vil(l)our, -er, -willour, -valour. Also reduced variant: pasllour.[f. F. passe-velours (lit. ‘surpass-velvet’) the plant the amaranth (1538 in Wartburg), e.m.E. passeuelours (1597), -veleur (1601), id.] ? Velvety in texture, ? purple. 1570 Edinburgh Testaments 79.
Ten elnis of pastwelour stamyn price of the eln xlix s. 1570 Treasurer's Accounts XII. 227.
Fywe elnis of fyne pasualour cramosie satyne to be his grace ane coit 1580 Edinburgh Testaments IX. 52.
Paswillour 1580 Treasurer's Accounts MS. 21 b.
Pasvilour 1586 Ib. 119 b.
Sex quarteris of pasuelour stemmyng tobe ane pair of sockis 1589 Ib. 158.
Pasvillour serge 1601 Tailor's Acc. Bk. A. 16.
Pasviller 1605 Edinburgh Testaments XL. 229 b.
Passe villour steming at vi li. x s. the elne 1609 Ib. XLV. 121.
Ten elnes pasllour Frenche steming at vj li. the elne
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