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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cloath, n. [Eng. variant of cloth, common in Sc. after 1600, also in pl. cloath(e)s. Cf. Cloith n.] Cloth. 15.. Clar. ii. 1484.
With cloath of gold arayit all within Ib. iv. 2409.
In regale seat, coverit mightillie With cloathes of gold 1591 Misc. Spald. C. III. 160.
Sextein staine of fyne mass cloathis of cloath of gold 1615 Highland P. III. 210.
The poore inhabitantis so beggerit … as thair wes no cloathis left vpoun thame