A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Champ(e, n. [ME. champe (c 1300), OF. champ.]
1. The field in a heraldic shield.1456 Hay I. 277/23.
A man has tane to bere in his armes a low of gules in a champ of silver
2. A floral or other raised pattern on a piece of rich cloth; a diaper.1533 Boece vii. i. 221.
He … cled him in the habit of Pichtis, with maintill brusit with gold silk champe of treis and plesing flouris 1538 Treas. Acc. VII. 3.
Ane pece [of claith of gold] wytht ane dammes champe sett apoune ȝallo silk toilȝe dor simple 1539 Inv. Wardrobe 36.
Ane coit of quhite dammes with the champ of gold 15.. Clar. v. 108.
Cloth of gold … Of curious champis of rosis redolent Ib. 684.
Ane kirtill of cloath of gold … with curious champe of floure Pouderit with perlis 1578 Waus Corr. I. 192.
I would haif it [a cloak] of the ffassone of that (with ane small champ) a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 334.
Reflex of Phoebus … Newe colourit all thair knoppis … In tirles [lik] dornik champ
b. fig. Pattern, stamp, style.1591 Crim. Trials I. 252.
Ionett Cwninghame … ane auld indytit wich of the fynest champ 1607 Ib. II. 526.
Ane pure woman … declarit to hir, scho was witcheit, and had the rycht champ thairof
