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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1502-1503, 1590
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Litharge, (Litargiri,) n. [ME. (1322) litarge, e.m.E. (1477) litharge, and e.m.E. litargirij (15th c.), lithargirye, OF. litarge, litargire, (F, litharge), L. lithargyrus, mod.L. lithargirium, -ia.] Litharge, lead monoxide. Litargiri auri, ‘litharge of gold’, litharge coloured red by mixture of red lead. — 1502–3 Treasurer's Accounts II. 362.]
[For xij pund litargiri auri, ilk pund v s. 1590 Edinburgh Testaments XXI. 311.
xxv pund wecht litharge at iij s. vj d. the pund
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