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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fulȝe, n.1 [OF. fueille, a leaf. Cf. Fuell n.]
1. A leaf of a plant or tree.1461 Liber Plusc. 381.
God of nature, quhilk all the eird honouris With fruyt and fulye, with herbe [etc.] 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 88.
Euery faill Ourfret with fulȝeis of figuris full diuers
2. Gold-leaf. (See also Gold-fulȝe and Tyn fuilȝ(i)e.)a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 939.
The fulye of the fyne gold fell in the feild 1488 Lanark B. Rec. 3.
Item fulye and pak threid 1507 Ib. 18.
For fulye to the s[chermen] and the ladeis crownis
