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Quotation dates: 1456, 1513, 1567-1685
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Chose, Chois, a. Also: chos, choise, choyse. [ME. chois, choys (14th c.), obscurely related to Chose,n.] Choice, select, chosen.(a) 1456 Hay I. 81/25.
God … wan all saulis fra hell that war his chose frendis 1456 Ib. II. 11/32.
That horse was ordanyt to that chose man to ryde apon 1513 Doug. v. xii. 115.
Chose ȝong men [L. lectos iuvenes] … Turs in Itale with thé 1513 Ib. xii. vi. 159.
Fast to the ȝettis thringis The chos gallandis 1587-99 Hume 133/92.
The chose vessell of God, King David 1625 Garden Kings 43.
An excellent chose ornament of kings 1626 Id. Worthies 178.
My skill is skant, Such three cheeff chiftanes, and so chose to chant(b) 1513 Doug. ii. i. 11.
Of choys men syne … thai tuke a gret numbyr a1568 Scott i. 219.
Cherie maist chaist, cheif charbucle and chois 1596 Bk. Univ. Kirk III. 869.
The whole number amounting to four hundred persons, all ministers, or choise professors 1619 Garden Elphinston 2518.
Things exquiseit and choise [: pose] 1657 Lauderdale P. (Brit.
Some of my best thingis and choise papers (1685) Lauder Observes 201.
Mus.). In 3 ships … with 150 choise men
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