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Unblechit, -bleichit, ppl. adj. Also: unbleitched, -bleached, -bleschit, -et, -bleisched, -bletshed, -blicht, onbleitschit, -bleschit, one bleche. [e.m.E. unbleched (1531-2), vnbleached (1648); Blechit ppl. adj.] Of cloth: Unbleached. Also absol.(a) 1568 Edinb. Test. I 196.
Ane dosane of small vnbleschet lynning 1572 Canongate Ct. Bk. 379.
The thifteous stealing and conceling of ane pair of scheittis of unbleichit hardin 1576–7 Shetland Doc. 198.
Aucht cuttell of unblicht larrett for ane gudling 1583 St. A. Test. II 21.
Certane lynning claith, sum blechit and sum vnblechit 1586 Edinb. Test. XVI 318b.
Vnbleschit 1633 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 367.
Bocht to the glasinwrichtis ane elne of unbleisched lining for dichting the glass windowes x s. 1649 Edinb. Test. LXIV 120.
Unbleitched 1658 Elgin Rec. I 305.
Vnbleached 1691 Soc. Ant. LIII 60.
Unbletshed(b) 1568 Edinb. Test. I 108.
xviij elnis of onbleschit hardin [24 s.] 1608 Wedderb. Compt Bk. 104.
xj pokis of onbleitschit hardinabsol. 1602 Skipper's Acc. (Morton) 29b.
Boycht viii wobeis one bleche at v pound the scor