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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1587-1599
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Menstrous, a. [e.m.E. menstruous (1535).] Menstruous; soiled with menstrual blood: (cf. Isaiah ixiv. 6). — 1587-99 Hume 114/149.
Without faith … al thy gude warks … ar like a filthie menstrous clout in the sicht of the Lord
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"Menstrous adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/menstrous>
