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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Loup-, Lowping, n. Also: loupping, lowpping, loweping; lupin(g, -en, lupping. [f. Loup n.¹ (2 and 2 b): also e.m.E. lowping (once, 1480) and looping (1690).] Cord or braid consisting of loops, commonly as a fastening or a trimming on garments. = Loup n.¹ 2 b. Also plur. in collective sense.(a) 1594 Treas. Acc. MS. 120.
For pasmentis silk and buttonis with the lowpping thairto and fassoning thairof 1597 Ib. 42 b.
Twa ellis of loupping of gold at x s. the ell 1605 Tailors A/c Book MS. 20 b.
Ane elne of loweping to the kneis of thaim [breikis] 1635 Galloway P. 11 Aug.
2 ells French lowping 3s. 4d. 1647 Edinb. Test. LXIII. 51.
Ane bunch of louping 1647 Caldwell P. I. 99.
For 3 quarters of siluer and gold louping to the doublet neck 1. 4. 0. 1648 Thanes of Cawdor 305.
Loupinge 1655–56 Misc. Spald. C. V. 179.
For 3 els of stronge blak silk louping, sowed and tyed upon the tuo best mortclothis, for preserwing of them oncutted with the soldieres swordis att buriales 1666 Edinb. B. Rec. X. 10.
The skinners … wer allwayis in use to horne all sort of poynts ribbens laices lowpping and such lyk 1681 Stirling Comm. Good MS. 157 b.
For louping to the foot mantle 1683–4 Stirling B. Rec. II. 324.
Ane ell of silk louping for the ballance wheell of the cloack 1689 Foulis Acc. Bk. 115.
For a silk louping to be a lace to my wife 1690 Ib. 121.plur. 1634 Black Bk. Taymouth xxii.
ix quarters siluer loupingis(b) 1594 Argyll Acc. 10 Jan.
Ane ell of silver luping for the kneis of the breikis 1621 Jas. Bell in Glasg. Her. (1864) June 25.
Sad gray luping 1624 Edinb. Test. LII. 235 b.
xx ellis luping at ij s. the elne 1627 Ib. LIV. 133 b. 1654 Jervise Epitaphs I. 387/2.
Lupping 1659 Bk. Dunvegan I. 187.
1 drap of gold lupin at 7s. 1660 Ib. 189. 1672 Edinb. Test. LXXIV. 203.
Some brokine galloune knittens luping and laces 1678 Sc. Ant. IX. 106; 1701 Fam. Rose 390.
Silk lupen 1697 Foulis Acc. Bk. 204.
Black lupin