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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1560
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Fax, n. [ME. faxe, fax, OE. fex, feax.] a. The hair of the head. b. erron. Face (of a person). a1400 Legends of the Saints xvii. 7.
Scho was far of fax and face ?1438 Alex. ii. 3408.
My mother … That is so fare of fax and face c1450-2 Howlat 55.
Quhy is my fax, quod the file, fassonit so foule? a1500 Henr. Orph. 365.
Were scho at hame … , Scho wald refete full sone in fax and face 1513 Doug. ii. vi. 51.
Hys fax and berd was fadyt quhar he stude, And all hys hayr was glotnyt ful of blude 1513 Ib. viii. Prol. 32.
The fillok hir deformyt fax wald haue a fair face c1550 Rolland Court of Venus i. 617.
The ȝoungkeir … , with fax and face fumous 1560 Id. Seven Sages 7190.
This woman is … In fax, in face, in fait and in fassounis … like my awin Quene 1560 Ib. 10101.
Ȝour fauour, ȝour fax and ȝour visage
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