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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Pouder, Pulder, Poulder, -ir, v. Also: powd(d)er-; puldr-, pouldr-. [ME and e.m.E. puder (a 1300), pouder, powder (both 14th c.), e.m.E. also poulder, F. poudrer cover with powder (13th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), f. poudre Pouder n.] tr. To powder, in various senses.
1. tr. To sprinkle (a surface) with (some powder).c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 192 (M).
Quhair thow lyis soust [B. sawsy] in saufferoun bak and syde Pouderit with primros
2. spec. To sprinkle (meat) with salt, powdered spice, or the like, so as to preserve it; to salt, cure, preserve.1494 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I 67.
At na flescheour tak vpoun hand to powder ony flesche to sell 1596 Dalr. I 32/8.
The oxne … ar poudiret, or with salte ar seasoned vnto the neist summer 1598 Household Bks. Jas. VI 31 Aug.
For tua barrellis to pulder beiff and for to keip the salt butter in 1666 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp in Misc. Maitl. C. II 537.
For a great peice of beiff to poulder
3. P.p. Of a surface: Strewn with small particles, drops or figures, as with a powder; sprinkled, bespangled; adorned in this way.(1) 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 11.
Hir heuinly bed powderit with mony a set Of ruby, topas, perle and emerant c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 23 (B).
The rossis reid … Wer powderit bricht with hevinly beriall droppis 1513 Doug. viii vii 150.
Pallas grysly scheild, With serpent scalys puldrit in goldyn feild Ib. xi 74.
Bot the lippyrrand wallys [= waves] quhyte War pulderit full of fomy froith Ib. XII ii 40.
Quhar the scheyn lylleis … War pulderit with the vermel rosys red Ib. Prol. 133; xiii Prol. 177. c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4550.
Thre crownis … Off gold poulderit [v.r. pouldrit] with pretious stonis 15.. Clar. iv 1009.
Pouderit with stonis as the hevinis stellat About his helme ane cirkill deaureat Ib. v 387.
Ane goune of satine cramosie, With orient pearles pouderat and owerfret, Whilk war full thike and grit thairupon set Ib. 685. a1568 Bann. MS. 229 b/20.
Behald the verdour … Powdderit with grene, quhyt & blew(2) a1586 Lindsay MS. 42 b.
Tursable figuris … , indentit, pouderit, inemmelit
4. To scatter or disperse (things) here and there on a surface.1581-1623 James VI Poems II 99/2.
The azured vault, the christall circles bright The gleaming firie torches poudered thair Ib. 101/18.
Where shining starres … Most pleasantlie are poudered here and thair
