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Quotation dates: 1501-1623
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Fyal(l, Fyell, n. Also: fyaill, fiall, fiell, phioll. [OF. fyole, fiol(l)e.] A finial. 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. iii. 145.
Pinnakillis, fyellis, turnpekkis mony one, Gilt birneist torris 1506 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. II. 152.
Fife silouris for the couering of the stallis … with five cownis to ilk siloure, … with hede and frontellis, fiellis with knoppis [etc] 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 93.
Towris, turattis … Stude payntit, euery fyall [R. phioll], fane, and stage 1532 Master of Works Accounts II. 42 b.
William Mvre, turnour, for turnyng & wirkin vpon certane fyalis vpon schorne verk 1542 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries III. 163.
Ilk buttere of the foirsaid kirk and queir to haif ane honeste fiall 1564–5 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 211.
For xij pikis to sett the fyallis 1597 (1630) Dundee B. Laws 145.
Ane knap with ane fyall thairvpon. In the thak … awcht little lichtis with fyallis upon the heides thairof 1623 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 282.
The fyaill upoun the tope of the said gavell to be putt upe
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