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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1606
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Snaw quhite, adj. Also: snow- and -quyt(e, snow-white. [ME and e.m.E. snaw hwit (a1200), snouwite (c1200), snau-white (Layamon), snow white (Chaucer).] White as snow. Cf. Snaw n. 3 a. 1513 Doug. iv Prol. 53.
For luf … The snaw quhyte dow oft to the gray maik will 1513 Doug. vi x 91.
Arrayt with a fresch garland snaw quhite 1513 Doug. viii xii 112.
The snaw quhite statly merbill wall 1513 Doug. xi i 90.
The snaw quhite vissage of this Pallas 15.. Clariodus ii 886.
Ane knicht … upon ane snaw quhyt steid 1596 Dalr. I 29/21.
Oxne and bules snawquhyte c1600 Montg. Suppl. xvii 3.
Hir snaw quhyte hals(b) 15.. Clariodus iii 775.
Hir snow quhyt face with bloud all reid depaint, Hir self … so faint 1606 Craig ii 127.
Thy snow-white hand
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