Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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COSSBLADE, COSTBLADE, n. “The costmary [Chrysanthemum balsamita], an aromatic plant with yellow flowers growing in umbels on the top of the stalks” (Sc. 1911 S.D.D. Add., cost-).Abd. [1851] W. Anderson Rhymes, etc. (1867) 64–65:
Appleringie an' mint, wi' a sprinklin' o' rue, Big cossblades an' lillies, an' come-an'-be-kiss'd.
