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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1387, 1651
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(Masoune-,) Mason-like, a. [Like E. 1 a.] Characteristic of, befitting, or worthy of, a mason. — 1387 Edinb. Chart. 35.
Tha ylk men sal mak … a wyndow … with thre lychtys in fourme masoune-lyke 1651 Dickson Matthew 3.
The mason-like looks of his conscience, levelling its eye to each action [etc.]
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