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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1676
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Plint, n. (17th c. Eng. plinth ‘the uppermost projecting part of a cornice or of a wall’ (1613). Cf. the mod. Sc. ‘building usage’ of Plinth ‘the layer of bricks or stones at the top of a wall’ (SND.).) — 1676 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries XIV. 336.
The doore … with ane plint above the cornise
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