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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Revew(e, v. Also: -weu. [e.m.E. reuiew (1576), after F. revoir to see again.] tr. a. To submit (a sentence) to re-examination or revision. b. To see again. c. To look at again with a view to improvement. —a. 1573 Reg. Privy C. II 250.
Sir James Balfour of Pettindreycht knight desyrit the decreit gevin be thame aganis him … to be revewit according to the Act of Pacificatioun —b. c1590 Fowler I 158/9.
Bot quhat sal I agayne in youe revewe Bot rigours, frosts —c. c1608 Elphinstone Chart. II 181.
Reweu this dracht of ane lettre and … eik or pair as ye think good