Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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AGREEMENTS, n.pl. Condiments and the like — salt, pepper, sugar, cream, etc., the accessories of the table. In use in Abd. c.1900. (Abd.16)
[Cf. agreements in sense of “agreeable qualities, circumstances, or accessories” (N.E.D. last quot. 1737), and cf. Fr. agréments, ornamental accessories (of dress, music, etc.).]
