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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Holland, n. Also: -ande, holand, hollan, holle(i)n, holane, -ene, -on, holing, hoilleing, hoeillin, holne. [ME. Holand (1427), e.m.E. Holland, Du. Holland, originally one of the provinces of the Netherlands.]

1. attrib. a. With claith, a linen fabric made in Holland. Also attrib. with sark, scheit.Very frequent in the Treas. Acc. in the 16th c.(a) 1473 Treas. Acc. I. 20.
xvj elne of Hollande clath for sarkis to the King 1490 Ib. 190.
ij elne of Holland clayth to brest curcheis 1506–7 Ib. III. 288.
Holland claith to be ane corporale to the samyn altar 1540 Lynd. Sat. Proclam. 224.
Ane sark Of holland claith baith quhyt and tewch 1561 Inv. Q. Mary 24.
Twa restis of holand claith … to mak nicht quaiffis for the Queene 1575 Edinb. Test. III. 328 b.
Ane courchair of holland claith; ane collar and tua missellis all holland claith 1606 Ib. XLII. 217.
Ane pair of holland claytht scheittis 1644 Acts VI. 76/2.
Payment of excise. On all camrick, laune, or holand cloath for the value of each tuentie shilline c1650 Spalding II. 388.
Haddoche prepairit him self noblie for death, and causit mak ane syd Holland cloth sark(b) 1542 Acts & Decr. MS. I. 141.
Ane surplaith of kirsp, ane of lane, ane of holane claith 1561 Inv. Q. Mary 34.
Twa coveringis of holane claith steikit 1580 Treas. Acc. MS. 432 b.
xvj eln of holane clayth to be tuelf burde courchefis 1615 Haddington Corr. 292.
Holane cloathe coddwairs 1627 Edinb. Test. LIV. 54 b.
Ane drinking holane claith(c) 1566 Fleming Q. Mary 500.
Of holene claitht, xx elle 1578 Nugæ Derelictæ (1880) xii. 4.
Twa collattis sewit of holene clayth 1632 Inv. Newark 5 a.
Ane nott of hollein cloath scheitis and small lining scheitis

b. With can, doyt, lame disch, man, mere (mare). 1501 Treas. Acc. II. 21.
To bring hame sex Holland meris to the King 1556 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 316.
Payit to four serjands that convoyit the Holand men to the sheref of Fyf 1627 Edinb. Test. LIV. 134.
Sex dosone of holland lame dischis 1630 Bamff Chart. 223.
Twa Holland cans with thair lids 1635 Cochran-Patrick Coinage II. 41.
Forrane copper coyne ... such as holland doyts, doubles and suche kinde of trashe

2. Holland cloth. Also attrib. 1501 Edinb. Hammermen 37.
For holing brug hangin to the alter iiij d. 1512 Edinb. Hammermen 78.
For ane eln of holland to be ane corperale 1603 Montgomery Mem. 250.
For fyue yardis of rund hollan to be me lyg sokis 1611 Rep. Mar & Kellie MSS. 67.
2 elles of holon to line the hose 1632 Inv. Newark 5 a.
Of hollen cod waires c 1644 Tailor's Acc. Bk. B. 65.
Sleiweis of teifteit hoeillin, ... hoilleing 1668 Edinb. Test. LXXIII. 171.
Ane pair of holne sheits 1694 Inchmahome Pr. 163.
Of dutch holland shirts, 0 1. … of scots holland shirts, 0 1 1705 Foulis Acc. Bk. 387.
To my gooddoughter … to buy flanan and holand