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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Mete-almery, -ambrie, n. Also: met(t)-, meit-, mait-, meat- and -almary(e, -ie, -ory, -orie, -oré, -ery, -errye, -almrie, -ambré, -amry(e, -ri, -rej, -awmré, -armory. [Mete n.¹ 1; Almery n.More often written as two words.] A press for the storage of food; a food-cupboard.(a) 1478 Peebles B. Rec. I. 184.
A met almery, a wechell almery 1489–90 Acta Conc. I. 131/1. 1500 Ib. II. 468.
Ane metalmary 1515–16 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 36.
A meit almory, a weschell almory 1529 Reg. Great S. 177/2.
A meit almery, 7 markis 1533 Irvine Mun. I. 39. 1561 Dumfries B. Ct. 33 b.
Ane mett almorie 1563 Prot. Bk. J. Robeson 14.
Ane mait almarie of fir 1567 Bamff Chart. 70.
Ane meit almery of eistland burd price xl s. 1570 Canongate Ct. Bk. 189.
Ane meit almorie estimat to viij markis, ane meit burd with the furme to v li. 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 172.
Captan Culan … hidd within a meit almerie c1575 Balfour Pract. 390.
Gif ony officiar … wes poindand … ony meit-almerie or ony … geir within ane house, fesnit and affixt in the wall 1585 Perth B. Ct. 4 May.
Ane mait almery 1589 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 128. 1597 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I. 388.
Mett almrie and a cop almrie 1636 Edinb. Test. LVIII. 33.
Ane meit almerie, the foirfaice onlie of aik 1641 Ib. LX. 15.
Ane greit meit almerie(b) 1457 Peebles B. Rec. I. 119.
Alssua a met amri and wessal ammari 1522 Dunferm. B. Rec. I. 209.
Ane meit amry 1566 Prot. Bk. T. Johnsoun 148.
James Callendar … brak all the burdeis and treis abone the said mett awmre … quhairwith the said mett awmre wes festinet with and nalitt to 1579 Glasg. Univ. Mun. III. 518.
Ane meit amrej(c) 1503 Dunferm. B. Rec. I. 137.
The vrangvis witht haldyn fra me of ane meit ambre 1630 Bamff Chart. 222.
Ane meat ambrie of thrie degries(d) 1639 Dumfries Test. I. 54 b.
A meat armory