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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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FANDINEERIN, vbl.n. Fancy ornamentation or trimming.Abd. 1958 Bon-Accord (29 May) 9:
Fancy-coloured ribbons an' ither fandineerin'.

[A conflation of Eng. dial. fandangs, fandangle, ornaments, trinkets, and fineerin s.v. Fineer, v., q.v.]

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