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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lang-tail(l)it, a. Also: lange- and -tailyt, -ȝiet, -tal(l)it, -taild. [Lang a. 2 g; Taill n.] Having a long tail or extremity, in various applications.(1) c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxii. 17 (M).
The tod … Ane lang tailyt [v.r. taild] beist a1585 Polwart Flyt. 202 (T).
Lang taillit wedders Ib. 217.
Over laidnit loune with lang taillit lyse(2) 1478 Acta Aud. 67/1.
A govne of Inglis brovne … lang talit 1567 G. Ball. 202.
Thair lang taillit gowne 1578 Inv. Wardrobe 219.
Ane heich nekit lang taillit gowne(3) 1564–5 Treas. Acc. XI. 349.
vij dosane of lang talit buttonis to the cloke, the dosane xij s. 1566 Ib. 511. 1567 Ib. MS. (1567–9) 57.
xij silkin buttonis of thre granis lang talit 1597 Edinb. Test. XXX. 162.
Lang tailȝiet buttounes sindrie cullouris at ij s. vj d. the dussane 1601 Tailors Acc. Bk. 6.
iij dossane of … lang-taild buttones to ȝour masterschipis cloke 1612 Brechin Test. II. 252 b.
Sex dussone lange taild buttouns(4) 1582 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. I 22.
vj paire of bandis lang tallit and cros tallit 1590 Ib. 405.
For thre pair off bandis kneyit & lang taillit at bayth the endis 1595 Ib. 585.
Ane slote lok and ane pair off bands lang taillit and dow taillit(5) 1549 Compl. 16/25.
Thir lang tailit vordis, conturbabuntur, constantinopolitani, [etc.]