Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish place-names).
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†MEUROS. Also Mewries (Rxb. 1816 J. Duff Poems 32). Melrose in Roxburghshire (Rxb. 1876 W. Brockie Leaderside Leg. 3). [′mjurəs]