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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cesnat, -nut, variant of Sesnet (sarcenet) . — 1625 Edinb. Test. LIII. 32.
x elnes pappingo grein cesnat taffitie
1674 Lauder Journal 271.
To my wife to buy a petticoat of cesnut taffety
1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII. 359.
A shirrie cesnut collar cloath … A stamped cesnut night goune lyned with cesnut
1696 Edinb. Test. LXXX. 191 b.
Ane striped gouin lyned with cesnut

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