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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Plan-,) Plainscheill-naill, n. Also: plainchell-. (Var. of Plansc(h)our-nail(l, Plancheoun-naill: cf. late ME. plantel (1412), var. of plancher Planschour n., and Plenschell naill n.) — 1606 Edinb. Test. XLI. 82.
Ten stane wecht of maid plainscheill naillis at xxxij s. the stane 1614 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 348.
For vic plainchell naillis iii lib.
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