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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1581
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Tropicall, adj. [e.m.E. tropicall (1567); Trope n.] Having the qualities of a trope; metaphorical. — 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 26b.
Sum threu the haill historie of the auld testament … to tropicall and figurative loquutions
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"Tropicall adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/tropicall>
