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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1438, 1500-1586, 1643
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Furrit, ppl. a. Also: furryt, furret, fwrrit. [ME. furred (c 1325), f. Fur v.] Trimmed or lined with fur. — 1375 Barb. xvi. 485.
The Richmond commonly Wes wount that furrit hat to wer a1400 Legends of the Saints xvi. 524.
That body … Wappit in a furrit mantele ?1438 Alex. ii. 5546.
Lo quhare He sittis, with the furrit mantill thare c1420 Ratis Raving 1666.
This eild … lwis furryt claithis wyde c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxi. 36.
Flattry weiris ane furrit govn 1530 Balmerino and L. Chart. ii. 32.
Twa fwrrit lynyngs of gownis 1551 Treasurer's Accounts X. 33.
Ane furrit vylecoit 1586 Edinburgh Testaments XVI. 183.
He leuis … to his brother … his best furret goun 1643 Edinburgh Testaments LX. 238.
Fourtie nyn pair of furrit gloves
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