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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1575-1580
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Provinsellis, Provansellis, n. pl. [F. provençales sort of trunk hose (1574), = ‘mariners long breeches’ (Cotgrave, 1611). Cf. Provincial(l n. and adj., also Province n. 1 b.] Also attrib. — 1575 Treasurer's Accounts XIII 81.
Thre elnis and thre quarteris gray figurat velvot to be ane pair provinsellis 1577 Edinburgh Testaments V 340b.
Ane pair of provansellis hois of claith 1580 Treasurer's Accounts MS 9b, etc.
Quheit satene tobe ane … pair of provinsellis
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