Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1788-1830, 1902
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BAVARY, BAVAROY, BAVARRA, n. Lit. and fig. Obs. in St.Eng. A great-coat or cloak. [bə′vɑrɪ̢, bə′vɑrə]Abd. 1902 Wkly. Free Press (27 Dec.) (E.D.D. Suppl.):
Donal's sword which he did carry Beneath his Hodden Gray Bavarra.Rnf. 1788 E. Picken Poems 90:
Dinna use, to hide yer sin, Hypocrisy's Bavary.Slk. 1830 J. Hogg in Blackw. Mag. XXVII. 766:
She spread her arms and her bavaroy, And scream'd with terror and with joy.
