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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1513-1597
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Conterfait, -fute, a. Also: contyrfait, contirfeit, conterfitt, -foot. [ME. contrefayt, -fet(e, etc., OF. contrefait p.p. of contrefaire. Cf. Counterfait, -fute a.] Imitated, pretended, counterfeit. 1513 Doug. iii. v. 129.
Litil Troy … Lyke the gret cite contyrfait on raw 1513 Ib. x. xi. 89.
Quent fenȝeit wordis, fant and contyrfait 1540 Lynd. Sat. 1634 (B).
Thair come thre knavis in clething conterfait [: dissait] a1578 Pitsc. I. 349/15.
Ony pairt of the scriptour … nor na buikis conterfitt thairwpoun 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 298.
The samyne [cunȝie] was alledgit contirfeit 1597 Edinburgh Testaments XXX. 162.
Auchtene dussone of Frenche small conterfute buttounes of gold
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