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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Rosamundy, n. (L. rosa mundi ? a variety of rose, or ? Camellia japonica rosa-mundi (a rose coloured flower), (1731 in P. Miller The gardener's dictionary (London) 1731–9 s.v. Rosa The Rose of the World, or Rosa Mundi, quoted in OED, s.v. rose).) —1681 Foulis Acc. Bk. 78.
Sent to Mr. James Binnies gardiner to drink for imps and rosamundies

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