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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CARKET, CARCAT, n. Arch.

1. A necklace. Given in N.E.D. as obs. (last Eng. quot. 1580).Sc. 1904 Gil Brenton in Ballads (ed. Child) No. 5, lvi.:
He gae me a carket o gude black beads, An bade me keep them against my needs.

2. “A garland of flowers worn as a necklace” (Sc. 1825 Jam.², carcat).Sc. 1814 M. Brunton Discipline xxi.:
There's a glen where we used to make carkets when we were herds.