A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1699
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Tressit, ppl. adj. Also: tressed, tracit, -ed, trused. [ME and e.m.E. tressed (Chaucer).] a. Of the hair: Falling in tresses; plaited. b. Ornamented, trimmed. —a. c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 140.
Than ladyes fair lete fall thair mantillis grene; With bowis big in tressit hairis schene c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 62/77.
Hir goldin tressit hairis redomyt Lyk to Appollois bemis thocht thay schone 15.. Clariodus iv 1206.
All hir damosellis … In greine satine and gold traced hearis With pearle scheaplet thair hearis set above 15.. Clariodus v 2412.
Aucht Virginis … In tracit hairis of ferlifull bewtie —b. 16… Bk. Dunvegan 192.
Hatt campyne couterfoot trused … Hatt tressed
