Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†VALENTIANS, prop.n. Sc. form of Valenciennes, a town in N.E. France noted for the manufacture of lace, hence applied to the lace made there (Sc. 1717 Household Bk. Lady G. Baillie 209, 214).
