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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Diamant, Diamand, n. Also: diamaunt, -ment; dyamant, -mand. [ME. diamant, -maunt, diamaunde (a 1310), OF. diamant, late L. diamant-, diamas.]

1. = Diamond 1.(a) 1456 Hay II. 157/25.
Sum man bathe subtile and habile as a dyamant and precious stane 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 80.
In the said box, the grete diamant with the diamantis sett about it 1502 Ib. II. 37.
Ane ring … set with ane dyamant and tua rubyis in manir of fleur de lice c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxxvii. 35.
Moir deir na is the diamaunt of delit 1535 Stewart 12332.
With mony perle … , And diamantis deir, mony dantie of delyte 15.. Clar. iii. 1148.
Ane tabiller … Of gold all wrocht with … Diamants, sapheiris and roobies 1559 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 27.
Ane ring set with ane dyamant 1573 Rep. Elphinstone Mun. 22.
Sevin dyamantes, thairof ane greit and squair in the middis 1578 Inv. R. Wardr. 267.
Tuelf roses of diamantis(b) 1508 Treas. Acc. IV. 127.
To the … goldsmyth that wrocht the thrissil with ane diamand 15.. Clar. ii. 425.
Ane rich flour of lustie diamand, The quhilke bricht was and illuminand

2. A diamond-shaped piece of iron, esp. the head of this form for a tilting-spear. 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 293.
For making of the dyamandis [for gun-shot] 1496 Ib. II. 389.
For sevin score viralis and diamandis for speris 1505–6 Ib. III. 182.
To Robert, cultellar, … for xij spere hedis for justing. Item, for vyrales and dyamandis for justing 1506–7 Ib. 364.
For xij virales, xxiiij diamandis to the last tournay