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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

JEMMIES, n.pl. A kind of woollen cloth manufactured in Aberdeen.Abd. 1795 Stat. Acc.1 XIX. 208:
Cloths manufactured from the above wool . . . jemmies and stripped apron stuffs.

[Sic, but the word is prob. a misprint for temmies. See Temming. The form tammy occurs in Eng. dial.]

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