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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1590
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Sleated, ppl. adj. (? Erron. for Slekit ppl. adj. b.) — c1590 Fowler I 382/123.
Diomede with his sleated lipps Hathe faste my bridle hent. … And tipps his tongue with rethoricks sweit [etc.] … He no persuasion spares
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"Sleated ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/sleated>
