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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1813, 1970
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BLAD, BLAUD, n.2 [blɑd, blǫd]
1. “A portfolio” (n.Sc. 1808 Jam. s.v. blad).Edb. 1970:
The word is still in reg. use in the Bank of Scotland and the Royal Bank for a folder with an inside pocket at the foot of the left-hand cover for holding documents.Rnf. 1813 E. Picken Poems II. 132:
He staps in his warks in his pouch in a blink, Flang by a' his warklooms, his blaud an' his ink.
2. “A blotting pad” (n.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. s.v. blad); “a writing-pad” (Slg., Edb. 1934 (per Slg.3)).
[O.Sc. blade, blaid, blad, bleed, etc., (1) the blade of a knife, etc., (2) the leaf of a tree, plant, etc. (D.O.S.T.). O.E. blæd, pl. bladu, leaf, blade of an oar (Sweet). O.N. blað, (1) leaf of a plant, (2) leaf of a book, (3) blade of a knife or oar (Zoëga).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Blad n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/blad_n2>
