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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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GREEMENT, n. Agreement, harmony, concord (Ork., Abd., Per., Arg. 1955).Per. 1766 A. Nicol Poems 50:
Ilk ane forga' their former routs, New 'greements they erected.
Abd. 1813 W. Beattie Tales 19:
Ye'll make amends when ye come back, Gueed greement's best.
Abd. 1876 J. Grant Leg. of Mar (1910) 235:
As token of “gude 'greement,” he was prevailed on to accept some trifling little favour.
Ags. 1985 Raymond Vettese in Joy Hendry Chapman 40 13:
There's mirth in yon,
the boonce and lowp o language,
the clash and greement.

[O.Sc. has griment, agreement, 1596; Mid.Eng. grement, O.Fr. gréement, consent, agreement.]

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