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Quotation dates: 1438, 1499-1595, 1670-1697
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Girdill, Gyrdill, n.1 Also: gyrdyl(l, girdell, girdle; geirtell. [ME. girdil, gyrdyl, -el, etc., OE. gyrdel.] A girdle, a waist-belt. ?1438 Alex. ii. 2020.
Wald Jupiter it suld cost me Baith girdill and gold a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 167.
Under his girdill ane flasche of felloun flanis a1500 Id. Fab. 1343.
His hude of scarlet … vntill his girdill doun 1513 Doug. xi. ii. 84.
Hys rich gyrdill … Turnus victor byreft him 1513 Ib. xii. v. 134.
Quhar as the wovyn gyrdill … abufe his navill was beltit c1550 Rolland Court of Venus i. 136.
With girdill of gold, … And dicht dager 1595 Brechin Testaments I. 128 b.
Scho leawis to … Janat … hir new ȝellow wellicott, blak geirtell, purs and belt 1670 Kelso Baillie Ct. 50.
Ane girdell or purse containing ten pund 1697 Foulis Acc. Bk. 220.
For a leather girdell to carie 200 merks to Dunipace
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