A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1615-1645
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Figorata, -ato, n. Also: fegurato, pl. fifgratus; figerato: -ado. [Ital. figurato, -ata, or Sp. figurado, -ada.] Some figured fabric. Cf. Figurit ppl. a. (2). — 1615 Edinburgh Testaments XLVIII. 206 b.
Ane steik of figerado 1618 Ib. L. 164.
Tuentie fyve elnis worset figorata; … threttie thrie elnis of silk figorata 1620 Ib. 352.
Aucht scoir … elne blak and greine orenge phillosello and figorato culloris 1645 Ib. LXI. 152.
Certane novattaes, plusche, and feguratoes
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