Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BAISE, BAIZE, v.2 To lower, lay low. Arch.Sc.(E) 1871 P. H. Waddell Psalms xviii. 27:
Bot een owre heigh, ye can baise them a'. [A.V. bring down high looks.]Sc.(E) 1879 Id. Isaiah xiii. 11:
The glowr o' the awsome I'se baize. [A.V. lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.]
