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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1475-1638
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Figurit, ppl. a. Also: figureit, -uret, figert. [ME. fygured, -ede (a 1400). Cf. Figourit ppl. a.] Figured, in fig. and lit. senses.(1) c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxvi. 10.
The figurit speiche with faceis tua 1567 Satirical Poems iii. 210.
Thy sweit figureit speiche dois me delyte c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace (1570) vi. 57.
Fortoun him schew hir figurit doubill face(2) 1562 Inv. Wardrobe 154.
Ane claith of estate of crammosie satine figurit 1603 Philotus xxix.
Pan veluot, raysde, figurit, or plaine 1611 Rep. Mar & Kellie MSS. 67.
Nyne yards … of figert sattin 1638 Elphinstoun Mun. 26.
A coitt … of figuret taffitie
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