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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Plan-,) Plainscheill-naill, n. Also: plainchell-. (Var. of Plansc(h)our-nail(l, Plancheoun-naill: cf. late ME. plantel (1412), var. of plancher Planschour n., and Plenschell naill n.) —1606 Edinb. Test. XLI. 82.
Ten stane wecht of maid plainscheill naillis at xxxij s. the stane 1614 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 348.
For vi^c plainchell naillis iii lib.