Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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OPERY, n. Sc. form and usage of Eng. opera: a noisy fuss, to-do (e.Lth. 1964).e.Lth. 1903 J. Lumsden Toorle 122:
Was ever sich anither opery seen?
