Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SQUINTIE, n. Also squinty, squin(n)y. A kind of bonnet worn by women, a plain bonnet without a border and tied under the chin (Upper Cld. 1825 Jam.). Also attrib. in comb. squin(n)y mutch, id.Sc. 1835 Chambers's Edb. Jnl. 157:
The mutch is round, while the squinny and toy are of a plainer cut, close round the face and tie under the chin.Lnk. 1881 A. Wardrop J. Mathison's Courtship 81:
Bogles an' witches, wi' lang girnin' faces, an' big squinty mutches.Edb. 1890 Modern Sc. Poets (Edwards) XIII. 280:
Wi' nocht on but her sark an' a white squiny mutch — A dress greatly in vogue in the days wi' a witch.Peb. 1899 J. Grosart Chronicles 131:
[I've] kenn'd at aince the squinny mutch o' auld Nell Neill.
