A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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(Redisch,) Reedish, adj. [ME redische (1398), f. Red(e adj., e.m.E. also reddisshe (1545).] Somewhat red in colour. —1666-74 Fraser Polichron. 353.
A ragged old dark reedish plaid
