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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1822

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†CHENZIE-MAIL, n. comb. Chain mail. [See P.L.D. §110]Sc. 1822 Scott F. Nigel iii.:
The deil a thing's broken but my head. It's not made of iron, I wot, nor my claithes of chenzie-mail.

[A literary revival of O.Sc. chenȝe, cheinȝe, chenȝie, a chain, from a.1400 (D.O.S.T.); n.Mid.Eng. cheigne, variant of Mid.Eng. cheyne.]

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