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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Incarnat, adj. and n. Also: incarnatt, -ate, -et, (-ot), -yt. [e.m.E. incarnate (a 1533), F. incarnat, -ate.] adj. Flesh-coloured, pale pink or crimson, carnation-coloured.(a) 1532–3 Treas. Acc. VI. 79.
For ij elnis incarnate tapheit of janes 1565 Ib. XI. 358.
ij elnis of incarnat stayming 1580 Ib. MS. 37 b.
Ane incarnat doublet c1590 Fowler I. 78/31.
Garlandis … of reid incarnat rose 1640 4th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 512/2.
[A bed of] incarnatt London cloath 1681 New Mills Manuf. 13.
2 peeces incarnatt clothes(b) 1550 Treas. Acc. IX. 463.
Thre quarteris … incarnet stemmyng 1561 Inv. Q. Mary 20.
Ane bed of incarnet veluot 1598 Black Bk. Taymouth 320.
Mattis of greene sewit with incarnet silk 1605 Tailor's Acc. Bk. 376.
Gold & incarnet silk pasmentis(c) 1593 Edinb. Test. XXV. 153.
Spraingit taffattie blew & incarnot [sic](d) 1595 Argyll
Acc. 2 Jan.
Thre
elne fyne incarnyt taffety of the cord
b. n. The name of this colour. c1590 Fowler I. 314/61.
Incarnatt … , Quhilk schaws ȝour gud complexioun c1590 J. Stewart
1705.
Brycht incarnat fair
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