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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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(Nete,) Neit, v. Also: neating vbl. n. [e.m.E. neate (1574).] To arrange tidily, make neat. — a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xlviii. 101.
Our bottismen our geir perfytlie neits [: sheits] a1658 Durham Comm. Rev. 37.
A girdle … was used for neating the robe
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