Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶TAPETAN, n. Corrupt form of Eng. taffeta.Abd. 1925 Greig and Keith Last Leaves 157:
Your shoes shall be o yon red rue, That grows in yon garden fine, An' I'll line them wi the tapetan.
