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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1450-1535, 1590-1605
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Savor(o)us, adj. Also: savourous, sawouris, sawris. [ME and e.m.E. savorous (Chaucer), sauourous (Caxton); Savo(u)r n.] a. Sweet-smelling. b. Pleasant to the taste.a. c1450-2 Howlat 31 (A).
Vnder the cerkill solar thir sauorus seidis War nurist be dame Natur 1456 Hay II 122/4.
With precious unguementis eftir the sesoun savourous 1456 Ib. 144/13.
And syne pas till a faire bed, wele grathit with savourous clathis and clene c1590 J. Stewart 19/146.
Ane place … Moir sauorus sueit than sempill style may schaw c1590 Ib. 54/52.
Sueit sauorus smell in sop all soupit scheine c1590 Ib. 171/3. a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xxxv 42.
Hir breathing savorous, Hir rosie lippis most eminentb. c1450-2 Howlat 705 (A).
Mony sawouris [B. sauorous] sals with sewaris he send a1500 King Hart 420.
Servit thai war of mony dyuers meis, Full sawris sweit c1520-c1535 Nisbet Mark ix 49.
Gif salt be vnsauorous in quhat thing sal ye mak it sauorous [W. sauori, P. sauery]?
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