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Walting, Wattin(g, vbl. n. Also: waltin(e, -ein, -en(e, -on, valting, -en, waillting, volting, welting, wawting, watin(g, wat(t)ene, waitting, wettin. [e.m.E. weltinge (1552).] a. The action of Wa(l)t v. Chiefly attrib. b. = Wa(l)t n.¹ b. Chiefly pl., also coll.a. 1508 Treas. Acc. IV 135.
For grathing of foure sadilles, new pannalit, naling, and wawting of thaim with wellusattrib. 1538 Treas. Acc. VI 425.
Ane pair of hois quhilkis wer wattit with watting pasmontis of gold 1541–2 Treas. Acc. VIII 61.
For walting pasmentis and buttonis to ane ledder cote … xiiij s. 1582 Old Dundee I 46.
[It must be without] embroidering, or ony lace or pasments, except only a plain walting lace upon the seams 1586 Edinb. Test. XV 142b.
Sax dossone of watting pasmentis for gluiffis 1588–9 Cal. Sc. P. IX 672.
xvij pound blak watting pasmentis 1589 12th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. viii 104.
Wattene 1593 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 501a.
Tanny waltein pasmentis to the seamis of the cuscheon 1596 Treas. Acc. MS 81a.
Walting pasmentis of gold to thair claythis 1596 Edinb. Test. XXIX 296a.
Aucht vnce of cullouris of watting pasmentis at … four vnce … of gros walting pasmentis 1599 Treas. Acc. MS 35a.
Braid watting pasmentis of siluer 1600 Tailor's Acc. Bk. 4b.
Watene 1602 Tailor's Acc. Bk. 19b.
Wating 1603 Eglinton P. 31.
To mak my quhyt setting goun, ten yardis of quhyt valting pasmentis 20 d. 1606 Tailor's Acc. Bk. A 37b.
Twa vnce of broun valting silk pasmentis of the cullour of the claith to wat vpoun the edg of the cloik 1621 Acts IV 625/2.
A playne walting laice of silk vpoun the seamis or bordouris of thair cloathis(b) 1593 Edinb. Test. XXV 231b.
Waittingb. sing. 16… Berw. Doc. 1a.
Ane sute of clais of gray parragon with ane walting 1646 Edinb. Test. LXII 169a.
Ane scarlet freis wyllicoat with ane reid waltene about the samynepl. 1610 Brechin Test. II 102b.
Twentie aucht vnce off vpricht waltingis … xvi vnce of blak valtingis 1617 Edinb. Test. XLIX 252.
Certane remaines, waltingis, and cordingis 1620 Edinb. Test. L 282a.
Tuentie tua vnce Flanderis blak waltingis 1622–3 M. Works Acc. II 151.
vi drope of grein waltingis and silk 1629 Dumfries Test. IA 215a.
Cloak of reid skarlatt … with thrie gang of silver waltingis thairvpon 1634 Black Bk. Taymouth xxii.
Sevin drop of siluer waltins to put on the said mutch 1635 Galloway P. 11 Aug.
Waltonis 1635 Galloway P. 11 Aug.
Waltenis 1647 Edinb. Test. LXIII 51a.
Some cramasie waltings 1648 Caldwell P. 100.
4 elnes of Tours waltings to his claithes 1667–9 Home Clothing Acc. 1a.
Valtens(b) 1633 Tailor's Acc. Bk. B 30a.
Draist ȝour wyfes govne [etc.] … of boumbesay … for hailfe ane vnce of wailltingis to boire them with(c) 1621 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. II 265.
Inglis claithe and voltingis(d) 1607 Edinb. Test. XLIII 41b.
Blak Italian pasmentis and watines 1622 Edinb. Test. II 255b.
Certane remaines of counterfute wattingis estimat to xl s. 1687 Dunkeld Presb. II 470.
Fyve ell green wattinscoll. 1653 Bk. Dunvegan 186.
10 ell waltine 1674 Cunningham Diary 32.
To the altering my mourning cloke, for ten dozen buttons, 45 s.; … for waltin, 3 s. 1688 Soc. Ant. II 455.
Vestments belonging to priests … one of purple velvet with large silver watin about it 1695 Household Bk. Gr. Baillie 190.
A pair silk slipers with silk and waltin furnisht £1 4 s.(b) 1550 Treas. Acc. IX 419.
xvi knoppis with fassis and welting of gold and sylk for the harnesing of the saidis sadilis(c) 1509 Glasg. Univ. Mun. I 46.
Ane mes bwik … the quhilk is parchment one the baksyd wettin that the crucifix is one