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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lustines, n. Also: lustynes, lustinece. [ME. (c 1325) lustines(se, lustynesse, in various senses, f. Lusty a. In Sc. appar. only in verse.]

1. Delightfulness, espec. sensuous or of appearance; beauty, loveliness; also, male attractiveness, handsomeness, gallantry. 1461 Liber Plusc. 383.
God of nature, quhilk all this eird honouris … with herbe, fluris and flouris, … turn in blakynnyng all thaire lustines a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 447.
Of lustines I was hald maist conding c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxiv. 2.
Delytsum lyllie of everie lustynes Id. lxxxvii. 10. 1540 Lynd. Sat. 524.
That potent prince … Quha is of lustines the luir And moist of curage c1550 Id. Test. Meldrum 225. a1568 Bann. MS. 220 a/70.
Adew, my hairt, the flour of lustinece

2. Pleasure, delight, or, gaiety, joyfulness. a1568 Bann. MS. 238 b/16.
Be glaid in hairt and expell haviness … Dewoyd langour and leif in lustines Ib./32.