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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Twa fald, -fawld, -faulde, Tuafold, adj. (adv.). [ME and e.m.E. twafald (c1175), twouold (Ancr. R.), two-folde (c1394), two-fold (1605).] a. adj. Of cloth: Of double thickness. b. adv. Of a person: Doubled up. —a. 1559 Inverness Rec. I 39.
Twa fald cortan, ane auld fustean dublet
1616 Fraserburgh Kirk S. 71 (13 March).
[I] mak this tuafold suit
b. c1420 Wynt. viii 5597.
A stane, That come fra hycht, has hym oure-tane, And twa fawld [C. twa faulde, W. twafald] down it can hym bere, And stekyd hym on his awyn spere

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