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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1450-1507
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Tartar, n. Also: tarter, -ir(e, -yr, -or, -ur, tartron. [e.m.E. tartar (1397), OF tartaire (1290-1379 in Larousse), med. L. tartarium, ultim. f. Pers. Tātār Tartary.] A type of rich cloth or silk.(a) 1450 Exchequer Rolls V 385.
Pro … pannis de tartar rubeis, blodiis 1474 Treasurer's Accounts I 20.
vij elne of tartar of variant hewis to lyne a gowne of blac 1488 Treasurer's Accounts I 85.
A couering of variand purpir tartar browdin with thrissillis and a vnicorne 1488 Treasurer's Accounts I 163.
For thre banaris to the trumpatis; tartar, golde, siluer and odir colouris 1495 Treasurer's Accounts I 257.
Ane ellne of double tartar to put aboute the kingis mittane(b) 1451 Exchequer Rolls V 438.
Pro pannis sericis de le tartire et panno nigro de Francia 1456 Exchequer Rolls VI 118.
Pro … cerico dicto tartyr 1460 Hay Alex. 17453.
With claythis of gold thai stentit all the toun Sidlingis the rewis abovin with tartyr bricht 1465–6 Mill Mediæval Plays 311.
Pro xxxix ulnis de tartir [etc.] … pro le mumre regis erga Natale 1500 Treasurer's Accounts II 40.
Ane elne quhit tartir to be ane cude to hir barne 1501 Treasurer's Accounts II 118.
For vj elne double tartir to be tua cote armouris to Lioun herald agane his passage in Ingland 1502 Treasurer's Accounts II 57.
For vj quarteris variant tartir to be ane doublat(c) 1488 Criminal Trials I i 114.
For v quartaris of tarter to the kingis banere, price xxij s.(d) 1494 Treasurer's Accounts I 224.
Tartor(e) 1497 Halyb. 117.
5 stekis of syngyll tartur(f) 1507 Treasurer's Accounts III 257.
For vj pece of ȝallo tartron, ilk ane contenand x elne
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