Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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¶KYLIGE, n. A Sc. form of Eng. calico.[′kəilɪgə]Abd. 1923 Banffshire Jnl. (23 Jan.) 8:
There were . . . “wobs o' claith”, o'oen, harden, splush, “kylige”.
