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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Pil-,) Py(i)llit, Pild, ppl. a. [e.m.E. pild having a long nap (1589), ME. pyled covered with hair or fur (once, Lydgate), f. Pile n.4] Having a pile or long nap; ‘piled’. —1589 Treas. Acc. MS. 164.
Thriescoir … elnis … double pild veluet 1608 Tailor's Acc. Bk. 67 b.
To his wyff hir heid geir … thrie pyllit velved 1610 Brechin Test. III. 122.
Ane quarter of ane pyillit veluitt
