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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Brissell, n. Also: bryssell, brissel, -all, -ile, bristell. [Variant of Bressale. See also Birsall.]

1. Brazil as a dye-stuff; cloth dyed with this. Also blew and rede brissell. 1502 Halyb. 274.
Item, send with hym at that samyn tym a stek of bryssell
1564 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 187.
That na fals cullour be brissell, vrsell, aller barkis, … be vsit in tymes cuming
1567 Edinb. Test. I. 1.
Foure scoir stane wecht of brissell
1574 Ib. III. 93.
Fourtie pund wecht of litting brissell
1578 Conv. Burghs I. 76.
Euery burgh … to tak ordour anentis thame quha hantis the litting of fals litt, sic as blew brissell, ochart litt
1583 Edinb. Test. XIII. 119 b.
Ane dosane and half of blew brissell
1613 Conv. Burghs II. 382.
Ane barrell mader, … ane pok brissel
1623 Elgin Rec. II. 181.
James Gregour confessit that on Sonday was fyvtein dayis he risped brissell

b. Attrib. with litt, ryding coat, stuff. 1593 Edinb. Test. XXV. 217.
Thrie dossone of reid brissell litt
1641 Ib. LX. 5 b.
Ane syd buird with ane carpett of bristell stuff thairvpone
1692 Pr. Inchmahome 159.
Ane rich brissell ryding coat

2. Brazil wood as a material. Usu. attrib. 1576 Edinb. Test. IV. 105 b.
Ane brissell elwand
1582 Treas. Acc. MS. 41 b.
Ane pair of brissell taiblis to his hienes chalmer
a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xxxii. 35.
Beguyling bairnis that shoots with brissall bowis
1600 Black Bk. Taymouth 336.
Ane pair of tabillis of brissell, indentit with brissall with xxvii. men of bane and thre of tymmer
1605 Edinb. Test. XL. 367.
Certane small brissell treis and vtheris small merchandice
1612 Dundee Shipping L. 230.
His said schip … laidnit with pettie cairdis, brissell cames, and uther frensche wairis
1680 Blackness Customs MS. 4 b.
Ane hundretht tuenty fyve pund bryssell wood
1694 Pr. Inchmahome 161.
Ane looking glas with a black brissel frame

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