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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Loran(e, n.1 [Cf. lawrane Laurean n. and Laurel(l, Laurer.] Laurel. Also attrib. with tre. (The second example is a pun on the name of Queen Mary's mother. Mary of Lorraine.) —1504 Treas. Acc. II. 434.
To ane gardiner brocht loran treis a1568 Scott i. 3.
Welcum, oure lyone with the floure-delyce, Welcum, oure thrissill with the lorane grene
