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Raisit, Rasit, -yt, ppl. adj. (and p.p.). Also: raissit, raised, raysde, rassit, reasit. [e.m.E. rais(e)d increased in height (1582), standing out (1599), lifted up (1627), etc., f. Rais(e v.]

1. Raisit werk, a decorative pattern in relief, cut on the surface of a piece, or article, of wood or stone or hammered out on sheet metal.Cf. e.m.E. raisd gold (1599). 1519 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II 174.
Ane standing cuche bed of aik rasit werk Ib. 175.
Ane portale of aik rasyt werk 1523 Treas. Acc. V 220.
Ane greit casit windo … all rasit werk and bondin 1532 Ex. Processes (Reg. H.) No. v (Elphinstone v. Innes).
Ane leit of camp of rasit werk 1541 Treas. Acc. VII 448.
For bukelis, pendessis, pivatis … and uther wark of bras rasit wark to the quenis grace harnesingis 1542 Inv. Wardrobe 62.
Ane pair of beidis of raisit wark with galdeis of aget 1569 Prot. Bk. J. Drummond 77.
Ane heicht saltfat of siluer rasit wark 1611 Reg. Panmure I xciv.
The portrait of ane man, rudlie vroght in reasit work 1640 Glenurquhy Heirlooms in Innes Sketches 508.
Ane great silver cupe with ane cover double overgilt wrought with reasit work

b. Also applied to a pattern embroidered in relief on cloth. Cf. 17th c. Eng. rais'd-worke (coverlet; 1632). 1497 Halyb. 156.
4 dossin of pannellis of rassit vark cost 3 grotis the stek 1498 Ib. 250.
Item at that samyn tym bocht in Medylburgh and pakit in a pyp, 10 dossyn off rasit wark, the quhilk cost 1 li. 10 s. 6 Ib. 161. c1650 Spalding I 35.
His loveray haueing … his majesteis armes curiouslie wrocht in raisit and imbossit wark of siluer and gold vpone … ilk cot

2. Of fabrics woven with a ‘looped’ pile: ? Having a pile of uncut loops. 1542 Inv. Wardrobe 99.
Ane jornay of raisit clayth of gold 1567–8 Treas. Acc. XII 94.
xj elnis iij½ quarteris of champit rasit satene 1578 Inv. Wardrobe 221.
[A gown] of raisit crammosie velvot Ib. 222.
Ane uther of raisit claith of silver Ib. 225.
Ane uther pair [of sleeves] of rasit silvir claith embroderit with gold silvir and blew velvot 1603 Philotus 230.
Pan ueluot, raysde, figurit, or plaine 1609 Soc. Ant. IV 392.
Of weluet raissit stuff 1627 Brechin Test. IV 292.
Ane skirt of raisit velwot

b. Ornamented by (with) interwoven threads of a contrasting material.See also Raschit p.p., which may properly be a variant of Raisit in this sense or of which this may be a variant. 15.. Clar. iv 954.
Hir goune, Raisit with gold richt curious of fassioune 1578 Inv. Wardrobe 217.
Fyve quarteris of aurange satine raisit with grene silk

c. Of a basin: Having a raised-work pattern on its surface, see 1 above. — 1597 Edinb. Test. XXX 45.
Ane rasit basing price iij li.

3. Of a person's mood, bearing or look: a. ? Elevated. b. Excited; feverish; agitated; wild.Common in the later dial.a. 1600-1610 Melvill 82.
In stappes Schipper Lindsay a knawin frenetic man …; his look was verie reasit and hicheb. 1681 Saltoun Kirk S. in Reliq. Antiq. Sc. 161.
Being knowen to be somewhat raised and light headed, it wes thought best that he should humble himself on his knees befor the Session 1683 Erskine Diary 24.
He had a very raised and unsettled look. … For ten days he had eaten no meat 1685 Edinb. City Archives Letters II 42.
Be not over raised at this change but owne all to the tender care and meines of our blessed God

4. Paid, or collected, as a due or rent. 1617 Montgomery Mem. II 262.
The raissit buttir in Blakwoidhill extendis to [etc.]