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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1569-1586
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(Scarletting,) Skarlet(t)ing, adj. Also: scarlating. [? Scarlet(t n. Cf. e.m.E. scarlet v. to colour scarlet (1641), clothe in scarlet (1553).] = Scarlet(t adj. 1. — 1569 Treasurer's Accounts XII 175.
Reid skarletting serge 1572 Ib. 317.
ij elnis reid scarlating stemmyng to cover twa sadillis 1586 Ib. MS 122.
Reid skarleting stemmyng
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