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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1475-1500
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Courches, Curcheis, n. Irreg. vars. of Courchef, n. or of Courch(e. — c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace iv. 765.
Hir gown he tuk on hym, and courches als a1500 Henr. Fab. 492.
Quhen that Aurora with hir curcheis gray Put vp hir heid
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"Courches n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 4 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/courches>
