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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1568-1651
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Gaircule, -cull, n. Also: gaircuill, -cwill, -coull; gairdcule, -cuill; gair(d)gull, -guill; gairkell, -gell, gardecule, kardycule. [OF. gardecul.] A jupon.(a) 1581 Edinburgh Testaments IX. 236 b.
Hir scarlet wyliecoit togidder with hir sarge gaircuill 1583 Ib. XIII. 45.
Ane garcuill of blak stamyn; … ane paitlat … efferand to the gaircules 1591 Ib. XXIII. 39.
Hir serge gair cuill and the serge bodies effearand thairto(b) 1581 Brechin Testaments I. 45 b.
Twa gaircullis vith kurches, kolliris, and vthir small geir 1586 Edinburgh Testaments XV. 181.
My broun goun and new serge gaircoull 1611 Brechin Testaments II. 175.
Ane gaircull of finȝeringe(c) 1568 Edinburgh Testaments I. 173.
Ane new gardecule 1591 Edinburgh Testaments XXIII. 263.
Hir ilk dayis gairdcuill 1606 Ib. XLI. 36 b.
Ane new wyliecoit, … ane gairdcule(d) 1593 St. A. Test. II. 361 b.
Ane gairguill of blew plaiding 1594 Edinburgh Testaments XXVI. 169.
Ane approun and gardguill 1606 Ib. XLI. 318.
Ane cloik and ane new gairguill 1635 Ib. LVII. 239b.
Twa wescottis … and twa gairgullis 1651 Ib. LXV. 158 b.
Ane blak bombasie goune, ane blak gairdgull(e) 1622 Edinburgh Testaments LI. 259.
Ane blaike gairgell 1646 Ib. LXII. 369 b.
Ane gairkell and ane wylliecoit(f) 1568 Edinburgh Testaments I. 183.
Ane new kardycule
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