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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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(Whiter,) Whytter, adj. [Compar. of Quhite adj.] a. = Quhite adj. 1. b. = Quhite adj. 2 c. —a. 1646 J. Hope Diary (1958) 178.
By the candle light they [sc. stone and metal] wer neere a color, bot by the daylight the stonne somewhat whytter —b. c1610 Melville Mem. 124.
I said … that the Quen of England was whytter bot our Quen was very lusome
