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Plansc(h)our-, Plains(c)hour-nail(l, Planscher-nale, Planseour-naill, n. Also: planschoir-, planchour(e)-, -cheo(u)r-, plainscheour-, playnscheour-, plainȝour-, planchart-, plancher-, planceour-, -cio(u)r-, -tio(u)r-, and -naile, -nayl(e, -naiel, -nal(e, -nall. [Late ME. plancher nail (1416–67), (north.) playnchournale (1480), f. late ME. plaunchoure (c 1400), (north.) planchoure (1408), (north.) playnshore (1447–8), plawncher (1449), e.m.E. plancher (a 1490), plauncher (1552), a plank, planking or boarding, a floor or platform, med. L. (Eng.) planchura (1294–6) a floor, OF. plancher, planchier (12th c. in Littré) planking, floor, ceiling, f. planche Planch n. (cf. Plancear n.).Cf. also Plenschour-naill n. and Plancheoun-naill n. (and Planschour n.).]

A kind of nail, for, or as for, planks.plur. and coll.(a) plur. 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 294.
For iij^c planschour nalis to the werk, iiij s. vj d. 1501 Ib. II. 89.
For v^c dur nales, iij^c lathbrod, and tua hundreth planschour nailes, send to Faulkland, xj s. 1523 Ib. V. 221.
For plancheour nalis to beit the … cuppillis, x d. 1527 Ib. 325.
iiij^c planschour nalis, viij s. 1552 Edinb. Hammermen MS. fol. 191.
For garroun naylis & planchour naylis, ij s. 1553–4 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 24.
Planscheor naillis 1553–4 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 287.
Planchoure nallis 1670 Irvine Mun. II. 272.
With fyve cast of double planscour [ed. plaustour] naielscoll. 1507 Rentale Dunkeld. 204.
[2200] lathbrodis, [1100] planchour nale, [102] garrow nale [etc.], … [price of 100] lathbrodis 10 d., [100] planchour 13 d. 1511 Ib. 281.
[1600] lie plancheor naile 1531–2 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 70.
i^m planschour naill 1534–5 Ib. 127.
[13460] planscheour naile the price of the thowsand [16 s. 8 d.], … [3311] gyron nale … the thowsand [33 s. 4 d.], … [16240] dure nale … the thowsand [13 s. 4 d.](b) 1530 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 36.
For i^c playnscheour nallis and a i^c dure naill, iii s. 1589 Mill Mediæv. Plays 196.
Of plainȝour naillis to the haill skaffalding 1599 M. Works Acc. MS. VIII. i.
Plainshour naillis Ib. (ed.) I. 317.
[360] plainschour naillis 1618 Montgomery Mem. 279.
Plainschour naillis 1628 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 266.
Tuo hundreth plainscheour naill, … ane hundreth fluiring naill(c) 1517 Treas. Acc. V. 116.
Planchart nalis(d) 1577–8 Ayr B. Acc. 142.
Planscher nalis 1589-1600 Skipper's Acc. (Morton) 60 a.
Ane honderis plancher nalis 1674 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt 31 Oct.
Fluring and plancher nails(e) 1513 Treas. Acc. IV. 509.
For ane hunder greit nalis v s., … for j^c planciour nalis ii s. Ib. 525.
Planceour nalis 1515 Ib. V. 12.
Planseour naill 1555–6 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 55.
Plantior nalis Ib. 57.
Plantiour nalis 1558 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 294.
Plancior nallis

b. Attrib. with schank. 1532 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 85.
For iii^c sylour naill of planschoir naill schank Ib. 86.
For iiii^c planschoir naill schank for syling Ib. 88, 92. 1552 Edinb. Hammermen MS. fol. 191 b.
Ane hundreth planchour naill schank xxx d. Item j^c windo nayll schank xiij d.