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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1534
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(Pale,) Paill, v.1 [Cf. ME. paled ppl. a. striped (1395), palynge vbl. n. furnishing with vertical stripes (Chaucer), f. pale v. to furnish with pales, as a fence (c 1330), OF. paler: see Pale n.1 3.] tr. To adorn with vertical stripes. — 1534 Treasurer's Accounts VI. 201.
To paill the fruntale, v½ elnis quhite satyne
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