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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bombasie, Bumbasy, n. Also: bombase, -besie, -bacy(e, -bacie; bumbasie (bwm-), -bassie, -bacie, bunbasey, bwmbisie. [e.m.E. bombasie (1576), rare variant of bombasyne (1572), bumbazine, etc. , F. bombasin, late L. bombasinum, variant of bombycinum.] The dress material bombasine. Also bombasie fustiane, b. rais, and sey bombasie.(a) 1538–9 Treas. Acc. VII. 137.
For x quarteris of bombacy to lyne the bodyis of thair kirtillis with 1542 Ib. VIII. 82.
v quarteris bombacye fustiane 1561 Ib. XI. 84.
xxxvj elnis of bombasie rais to be … doublattis [for pages] 1563–4 Prot. Bk. T. Johnsoun 138.
Ane doublat of bombase with platis 1566 Treas. Acc. MS. 119.
xxxv elnis of bombesie rais to be thame dowblettis 1587 Acts III. 507/2.
To exercise thair craft … in making of searges, … bombesies, stemmingis [etc.] 1591 Crim. Trials I. 243.
Thre elnes of bombesie and fyve quarteris of broune 1618 Edinb. Test. L. 117.
Scho leues to … hir brother dochter ane vther goune of sey bombasie(b) 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 201.
That thair be na sic gudis as followis sauld … silkis, worsattis, bunbaseyis, fustianis [etc.] 1565–6 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 499.
Als mekle bumbassie rais as wilbe him ane doublett 1579 Edinb. Test. VII. 267 b.
Ane pece of bumbasie of the doubill lew … ane pece of bumbacie of the singill lew 1597 Tailor's Acc. Bk. MS. 8.
iii quarteris of Scottis sey bumbasie to lyne the taillis … of this … jupe 1684 Greyfriars Interments 719.
7 els of bwmbisie to bie cloth coler with a latchet of thrid biesid the elmark
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