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Holland, n. Also: -ande, holand, hollan, holle(i)n, holane, -ene, -on, holing, hoilleing, hoeillin, holne. [ME. Holand (1427), e.m.E. Holland, Du. Holland, originally one of the provinces of the Netherlands.]

1. attrib. a. With claith, a linen fabric made in Holland. Also attrib. with sark, scheit.Very frequent in the Treas. Acc. in the 16th c.(a) 1473 Treas. Acc. I. 20.
xvj elne of Hollande clath for sarkis to the King
1490 Ib. 190.
ij elne of Holland clayth to brest curcheis
1506–7 Ib. III. 288.
Holland claith to be ane corporale to the samyn altar
1540 Lynd. Sat. Proclam. 224.
Ane sark Of holland claith baith quhyt and tewch
1561 Inv. Q. Mary 24.
Twa restis of holand claith … to mak nicht quaiffis for the Queene
1575 Edinb. Test. III. 328 b.
Ane courchair of holland claith; ane collar and tua missellis all holland claith
1606 Ib. XLII. 217.
Ane pair of holland claytht scheittis
1644 Acts VI. 76/2.
Payment of excise. On all camrick, laune, or holand cloath for the value of each tuentie shilline
c1650 Spalding II. 388.
Haddoche prepairit him self noblie for death, and causit mak ane syd Holland cloth sark
(b) 1542 Acts & Decr. MS. I. 141.
Ane surplaith of kirsp, ane of lane, ane of holane claith
1561 Inv. Q. Mary 34.
Twa coveringis of holane claith steikit
1580 Treas. Acc. MS. 432 b.
xvj eln of holane clayth to be tuelf burde courchefis
1615 Haddington Corr. 292.
Holane cloathe coddwairs
1627 Edinb. Test. LIV. 54 b.
Ane drinking holane claith
(c) 1566 Fleming Q. Mary 500.
Of holene claitht, xx elle
1578 Nugæ Derelictæ (1880) xii. 4.
Twa collattis sewit of holene clayth
1632 Inv. Newark 5 a.
Ane nott of hollein cloath scheitis and small lining scheitis

b. With can, doyt, lame disch, man, mere (mare). 1501 Treas. Acc. II. 21.
To bring hame sex Holland meris to the King
1556 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 316.
Payit to four serjands that convoyit the Holand men to the sheref of Fyf
1627 Edinb. Test. LIV. 134.
Sex dosone of holland lame dischis
1630 Bamff Chart. 223.
Twa Holland cans with thair lids
1635 Cochran-Patrick Coinage II. 41.
Forrane copper coyne ... such as holland doyts, doubles and suche kinde of trashe

2. Holland cloth. Also attrib. 1501 Edinb. Hammermen 37.
For holing brug hangin to the alter iiij d.
1512 Edinb. Hammermen 78.
For ane eln of holland to be ane corperale
1603 Montgomery Mem. 250.
For fyue yardis of rund hollan to be me lyg sokis
1611 Rep. Mar & Kellie MSS. 67.
2 elles of holon to line the hose
1632 Inv. Newark 5 a.
Of hollen cod waires
c 1644 Tailor's Acc. Bk. B. 65.
Sleiweis of teifteit hoeillin, ... hoilleing
1668 Edinb. Test. LXXIII. 171.
Ane pair of holne sheits
1694 Inchmahome Pr. 163.
Of dutch holland shirts, 0 1. … of scots holland shirts, 0 1
1705 Foulis Acc. Bk. 387.
To my gooddoughter … to buy flanan and holand

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