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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Diamont, Dyamont, -mond, n. Also: dyamonth, -mount, -mound; dyomont, -mond; dymunt, -mond; deamond; dayamo(u)nt, -mond. [ME. dyamont(e, -monde, -mounde, etc., variants of dyamant Diamant.]

1. A diamond. Also attrib. with ring, stane.(a) ?1438 Alex. ii. 5778.
Thir ar men all made of stele Or of dyamontis a1500 Henr. Fab. 868.
[A] croun … With iaspis ionit … And mony diueris dyamontis dicht a1500 Rauf C. 465; Ib. 665.
Stanes of beriall cleir, Dyamountis and sapheir a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 319.
Frenyeis of fyne silk, … With deir dyamonthis bedene 1538 Treas. Acc. VI. 408.
For … the setting of the bonet in perle and dyamontis 1561 Crim. Trials I. 416.
Ane small dowble ring of gold, sett with ane dyamont and ane rubye 1574 Acts III. 84/2.
Ane greit H of dyamont with ane ruby pendand 1590 Edinb. Test. XXI. 190.
Ane ring with ane fynne dyamont stane thairin 1610 Crim. Trials III. 100.
Four baiser stanes, with certane blude stanes and dyuerse dyamontis(b) 1516 State P. (Reg. H.) No. 22.
The King of Fraunces great diamont on a rede hat of silk 1535 Stewart 15395.
Tha knychtis kene clad all in curage cleir, Witht diamontis ding 1581 Acts III. 279/1.
Ane garnising circuit about with perilis, rubeis and diamontis 1599 Reg. Privy C. V. 543.
Ane grit diamont sett in ane chattoun of gold(c) c1475 Wall. ix. 1930.
Cler aspre eyn, lik dyamondis brycht a1578 Pitsc. I. 368/13.
Tablattis and ringis witht rubeis and dyamondis 1610 Edinb. Test. XLVI. 174 b.
Ane pointtit dyamound ring 1652 Montgomery Mem. 319.
Gold buttons, with a table deamond on the top of each of them(d) a1578 Pitsc. I. 360/5.
Dayamondis, rubieis, sapheris 1644 11th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. vi. 57.
Ane tebil dayamont 1651 Montgomery Mem. 314.
A brod iouell with dayamonds, … a dayamount breslet(e) 1584 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 336.
On the said taiblett ane dyomont stayne and ane emerawld stayne 1589 Ib. V. 4; Ib. 7.
Ane taiblett of gold … with ane dyomond and ane emmerauld(f) 1665 Grant Chart. 353.
To my eldest son … my best dymond ring and uearing rings 1683 Wemyss Chart. 255.
A breslit of cornelians, persed, and dymunts on the cornelians

2. = Diamant 2. 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 293.
A waw of irne, to be dyamondis for guncast 1511 Ib. IV. 272.
Foure dusson of wirrellis with diamontis