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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1632
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Rapt, n.2 [L. rapta fem. noun, f. as Rapt,n.1] A ravished or abducted woman. — 1632 Lithgow Trav. ii 70.
[Helen is] the inordinate patterne of all willing and licentious rapts
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"Rapt n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/rapt_n_2>
