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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1640-1660
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(Suting,) Suitting, ppl. adj. [17th c. Eng. suting (1642); Sut(e v.] = Sutabil adj. — 1640 Fugitive Poetry II xviii 2/21.
Such sages fit the kitchin, and the cord, Not suitting for a generall, and aged lord 1660 Lamont Diary 123.
Interred att Balcarrs … with suitting solemmnitie
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