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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1528
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(Tapes,) v. P.p. tapessit. [e.m.E. tappesed p.p. (1562), tapissed p.p. (1601); Tapeis n.] fig. Hung round, covered, as with a tapestry. —1528 Lynd. Dreme 325.
That myrke mansioun [sc. Hell] is tapessit with stynk
