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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1494
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Pomellé, adj. [e.m.E. pomellé (1562), f. as Pomely adj.] Of a cross in heraldry: Having the arms ending in a ‘pommel’ or knob. — 1494 Loutfut MS. 13 b.
And gif ȝe will luk quhat is pomelle luk the armes of Nauere
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