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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Glassin, a. Also: glassing, -en, glessin. [e.m.E. glassyn (1516), glassen, f. Glas n. Cf. Glasin a.] Made of, or fitted with, glass. (Chiefly of windows.)(1) 1399 Chart. Holyrood 112.
Reparacion of sant Nicholas altare … with the glassin windows 1497 Treas. Acc. I. 370.
Giffin to him in compleit payment of the glassin windowis wyrking 1534 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 67.
Vphaldand the said kirk watter-tycht in sclatis, glassin windois, and all vther necesser thingis 1549 Banff Ann. I. 26.
Braking dovn of the sklattis of the kyrk and glassin vindokis of the samyn be inordinatt playing with hand ball and fuit ball a1578 Pitsc. I. 336/17.
This palice … was. lichtit with fyne glassin wondowis in all airttis 1581–2 Misc. Spald. C. V. 53.
Payt for the glessin wyndok to the skoull 1630 Kirkcaldy Presb. 7.
For glassin windoes to the hall and chalmers, 12 lbs. 1638 Elgin Rec. II. 236.
To Alexander Forsyth, glasen wricht, … for putting wp a glassen window in the kirk c1650 Spalding I. 192.
Thay brak doun beddis, burdes, capalmries, glassin windois(2) 1540 Maxwell Mem. 409.
Ane sacryng bell; ane glassing lawwer that keippis walter to the mes 1582 Edinb. Test. X. 302.
Ane glassin flakat 1630 Bamff Chart. 223.
Thrie beir glasses, elewin glassin flakots