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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Jet, v. [ME. and e.m.E. iet(te (a 1420) : cf. Jatour n.] intr. To display or obtrude oneself ostentatiously, to flaunt, parade oneself. — 1567 G. Ball. 208.
Say weill him self will sumtyme auance, Bot do weill dois nouther iet nor praunce c1590 Fowler I. 340/56.
The wenches … primrose garlandes plett, And hand in hand in ringes full rownde, About the grene they iett