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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
MOORICHIE, adj. Of a brownish colour, the colour of a moorland in winter, e.g. of a cow (Bch. 1920; Abd. 1963). [′murɪçi]
[Phs. a local borrowing and adaptation of Shetland Moorit, q.v. See under -Och, suff., 2.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Moorichie adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 28 Mar 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/moorichie>