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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BRAVITY, Braivity, n. Ornament, splendour, finery, esp. in dress. Given in N.E.D. as obs.; last quot. 1689. [′bre:vɪtɪ̢]Bnff.(D) 1933 M. Symon Deveron Days 35:
The hoose is fu' o' bravities, An' a' new-fangled trock.Abd.(D) 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xliii.; Abd.² 1935:
A braw new “viackle” . . . a braivity at Clinkstyle that hardly beseems fowk 't's sib to fish cadgers an' sic like.Ags. 1823 Montrose Review (6 Nov.) 357/3; Ags.¹ 1935, obsol.:
And them that deals in bravity Remove their silken duds.Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin (1868) vii.; Fif.¹⁰ 1935:
Fling aff yer orra duds, an' don yer bravity, lass!