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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1597-1616, 1688-1689
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Pirny, -ie, a. (n). [f. Pirn n.] Variegated, striped. = Pirnit ppl. a. — 1597 Edinburgh Testaments XXXI. 141 b.
Sextene elne pirny canves at vj s. viij d. the elne 1605 Tailor's Acc. Bk. 32 b.
Pirnie canuas to be … soik heidis 1616 Edinburgh Testaments XLIX. 168.
Pirnie stuff a1689 Cleland 12.
Such who bore the pirnie standarts … with brogues, trues, and pirnie plaides
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