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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Glas, Gles, v. [e.m.E. glass (1540), f. Glas n.] tr. To fit with glass.(a) 1562 Dundee B. Laws 29.
That the saids oyse [= round O's] be stainshont with iron and glassit 1566 Prot. Bk. T. Johnstoun 103.
The North Gallary and Est Gallary under and about glassit and kasit 1595 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 148.
Thai ordane him to caus glas sufficientlie the said wyndowes 1616 Ib. VI. 141.
To strek furth agane the tua wyndowes … and to glas the samine 1633 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 61.
To glass all the wyndoes of the Grayfrier kirk … except the southeast gavill windo … , whilk is all glassit be Alexander Stewart 1682 Inverness Presb. 106.
The Church was found ruinous, wanting thack in several places, the windowes not glassed(b) 1620 Edinb. B. Rec. vi. 210.
To repair and gles the windowis of the queir of Currie Kirk 1623 Rec. Aberd. Univ. 282.
The wther thrie windowis … to be glessit and broddit 1662 Thanes of Cawdor 316.
If all the windowes … shall be glessed both highe and loe