A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1499-1501
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Duplat(e, Dowplait, a. [L. duplātus, p.p. of duplāre.] Duple (in music). — a1500 Henr. Orph. 234 (A).
First diatasseron, … And diapason symple and duplate [B. dowplait] 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. i. 368.
Proportionis fine with sound celestiall, Duplat, triplat, diatesseriall
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Duplat adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/duplate>
