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Quotation dates: 1843
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PLAINEN, n. Coarse linen (Kcd., Per. 1825 Jam.; ‡Ork. 1966), “a cloth woven of half-dressed lint” (Mry. a.1750 Pluscarden MS. Gl.).Ags. 1843 Whistle-Binkie (1890) II. 168:
An' Meg, his gudewife, wi' her twa-handit wheel, Span mony braw wabs o' baith plainen and tweel.
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