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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1532-1681
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Incarnat, adj. and n. Also: incarnatt, -ate, -et, (-ot), -yt; ingarnat. [e.m.E. incarnate (a 1533), F. incarnat, -ate.] adj. Flesh-coloured, pale pink or crimson, carnation-coloured.(a) 1532–3 Treasurer's Accounts VI. 79.
For ij elnis incarnate tapheit of janes 1565 Ib. XI. 358.
ij elnis of incarnat stayming 1580 Ib. MS. 37 b.
Ane incarnat doublet c1590 Fowler I. 78/31.
Garlandis … of reid incarnat rose 1640 4th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 512/2.
[A bed of] incarnatt London cloath 1681 New Mills Manuf. 13.
2 peeces incarnatt clothes(b) 1550 Treasurer's Accounts IX. 463.
Thre quarteris … incarnet stemmyng 1561 Inv. Q. Mary 20.
Ane bed of incarnet veluot 1598 Black Bk. Taymouth 320.
Mattis of greene sewit with incarnet silk 1605 Tailor's Acc. Bk. 376.
Gold & incarnet silk pasmentis(c) 1593 Edinburgh Testaments XXV. 153.
Spraingit taffattie blew & incarnot [sic](d) 1595 Argyll Acc. 2 Jan.
Thre elne fyne incarnyt taffety of the cord(e) 1579 Inv. Wardrobe 279.
The uther tablit contening … ane jassink with ane sapheir ingarnat
b. n. The name of this colour. c1590 Fowler I. 314/61.
Incarnatt … , Quhilk schaws ȝour gud complexioun c1590 J. Stewart 1705.
Brycht incarnat fair
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