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(Speciosity,) Speciosit(i)e, Spesiositie, n. [Late ME and e.m.E. specioustee (a1470), speciosity (1608), -itie (1627), MF spéciosité (15th c. in Larousse), L. speciositāt-.] Beauty; the quality of being beautiful. a. Of persons. b. Of buildings. —a. 1533 Boece 611.
Gelis … in pulcritude and fairnes of persoun excelling all vthire wemen in thai dayis … The king of France hering of hir speciosite, was all way gewin to hir luff 1535 Stewart 16780.
His pulchritude that was of sic plesance. Rycht ȝoung he wes, full of speciositie 1535 Stewart 25809.
Spesiositie 1535 Stewart 55509, etc.
Of hir fairnes and speciositie, This ilk Robert sic plesance than had he —b. 1535 Stewart 3607.
The palice proper wes to se, Poleist perfyte with all speciositie 1535 Stewart 37616.
Scho [sc. Fenella] had gart big … Ane prettie tour … He [sc. King Kenneth] wald desyre … for to … se sic plesand werk of greit speciositie