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Tische(w, Tussa(y, n. Also: tissew, tisshue, tischey, -ay, tyschay, tysche, tuscha, tusch(i)e, tuesche, tussia. [ME and e.m.E. tissew, tyssu (both Chaucer), tuschwe (1508), tysshewe (1513), tissue (1543), OF tissu.]

1. A rich or ? fine kind of cloth, ? a garment made of this. c1409-1436 Kingis Q. § 49.
And forto walk that fresche Mayes morowe An huke sche had vpon hir tissew quhite 1460 Exch. R. VI 583.
Pro panno linio et laneo diversorum colorum, foderaturis, tussais, et aliis necessariis 1501 Cal. Doc. IV 336.
A gown of tawny cloth of gold of tisshue 1504 Treas. Acc. II 461.
To the quenis tailȝour for translating of goun claith of gold tischew 1632 14th Rep. Hist. MSS App. iii 235.
Ane blak wroght velvet goun, laid over with gold lugit lace, with kirtill, sleives of cloth of tuschie, and stammager of ane stuff lyke vnto tusche

2. A band, ribbon, girdle or belt of such stuff.(a) c1450-2 Howlat 405 (A).
Mony schene scheld With tuscheis of trast silk tichit to the tre 1465 Aberd. B. Rec. MS V i 560 (30 Aug.).
liij s. the quhilkis the saide Johne Stewinson borowyt at him vpon ane siluer tusche 1473 Treas. Acc. I 74.
vj elne of lawne, … a tussay, price xx s. 1488 Acta Conc. I 98/1, 2.
To pref the avale of a silkin dun tuscha of siluer … laid in wed … a tuscha of silk siluerit 1519 Fife Sheriff Ct. 153.
That Cristiane Kilgour suld deliver Mariory Pousta hir reid siluerit tussia 1521 Dundee B. Ct. I 64b (13 Dec.).
A siluer belt with a red tusche 1522 Dundee B. Ct. I 85a (29 March).
Twa siluer beltis ane with a blak tusche and ane vther a red tusche of silk a hed & pendas of siluer a1540 Freiris Berw. 154 (M).
Hir tusche was with siluer weill besene 1494 Loutfut MS 144b.
The targat alway to be hingin be the myddis or be the tuesche gif it beis hung be the helme(b) 1503 Treas. Acc. II 388.
xj½ elne tisches to put under the burdis of gold of the kingis harnesing 1503 Treas. Acc. II 393.
xj½ elne tisches to mend the bordoring of the kingis sadill bordorit with tischeis 1513 Doug. i vii 132.
Of gold tharon was belt a rych tyschay [Sm. tischay, Ruddim. tischey] 1513 Doug. v vi 49.
Ane arow cays … Hungyn by a braid tysche of gold 1513 Doug. ix vi 125.
In takynnyng, Ane rych tysche or belt hynt he syne 1513 Doug. xii v 133.
This dart hyt … Quhar as the wovyn gyrdill or tysche Abufe his navill was beltit