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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1512, 1567-1568
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Confortative, -yve, a. [ME. confortatif, -yf (late 14th c.), OF. -atif, -ative.] Comforting. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxv. 12.
Ȝe heremeitis and hankersaidilis, That … drynkis no wyn confortatiue a1568 Bannatyne MS 230 b/20.
The fragrant balme of odour confortatyve
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