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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1549
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Recreatyfe, -yve, adj. [e.m.E. recreative (1579), F. récréatif (1490 in Larousse), Recreat(e v.] Furnishing refreshment or recreation, amusing, diverting. — 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 170/1.
And thou sal laucht for scorne recreatyfe 1549 Ib. 187 Table.
The sext cheptor rehersis ane monolog recreatyue of the actor
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