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Sid(e, adj. Also: syd(e, syed, syid. [ME and e.m.E. sid (Orm), side (Cursor M.), syde (a1310), OE síd. Cf. ON síðr.] Long, wide, large; ? pendulous. a. Of a garment.Cf. side-cote lio(u)n Lio(u)n n. 2 a, and Fut(e)syde adj.(1) attrib. 1451 Acts II 40/1.
The ymage of Sanct Andro … with a side cote ewin to his fute 1456 Hay II 7/4.
A syde goune, alde and bare of wolle, and evill farand … for grete age of wering 1460 Hay Alex. 18637.
The princeis all richt deadlyik in thair cheir In syid blak habeittis 1478–9 Acta Aud. 83/1.
Four syd wemenis govnis 1488 Treas. Acc. I 165.
To be ilkane of thaim j sid goune 1492 Treas. Acc. I 202.
Blak veluus to be a lang gowne and a syd jacat to the King 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 790.
With lawreir crownit in robbis side all new 1513 Doug. vi x 42.
Orpheus of Trace, in syde rob harpand hie 1533 Bell. Livy II 12/16.
The vncouth sicht of side beltit gownis 1534 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 144.
Ane syd hugtone coit of vorsat 1538 Argyll Rec. 479.
xv elnis of holland claith to be syde Heland sarkis to the kingis grace c1540 Lynd. Syde Taillis 13.
Thir syde taillis, Quhilk throw the dust and dubbis traillis 1549 Compl. 69/1.
Ane syde mantil that couurit al hyr body 1567 Crim. Trials I i 495.
My lord [Bothwell] … tuke his side riding cloak about him, of sad Inglish claith 1558-66 Knox I 147.
Syd gounis mycht have bene sein wantonly wag from the one wall to the other 1587 Montgomery Mem. 341.
Ane woman's syd riding sadle, with tages, curpon and stirop c1650 Spalding II 388.
Haddoche prepairit him self noblie for death, and causit mak ane syd Holland cloth sark 1666 Wodrow Hist. II (1829) 56.
The bishops desire side gowns, and a man to bear up their tails 1668 Glasgow Maltmen 68.
Ane syde coat and breitches, with ane coat and a sark to George Pollock, late Toun Officer of the calling(b) 1530 Balmerino and L. Chart. ii 32.
Ane syed jacet 1530 Balmerino and L. Chart. ii 32.
Fower syed skapulars & twa schort — 1540 Maxwell Mem. I 411.
Ane side coit lioun 1573 Edinb. Test. II 300.
Thrie syid coit lyones price of the pece xxx s.superl. c1540 Lynd. Syde Taillis 72.
In burrowis wantoun burges wyiffis Quha may haue sydest taillis stryiffispredic. 1513 Doug. xiii Prol. 85.
Syde was this habyt, round, and closyng meit c1540 Lynd. Syde Taillis 88.
I think sic giglottis ar bot glaikit … Harland thare claggit taillis so syde 1596 Dalr. I 94/7.
Thair cotes war syd evin to the hancklethcomb. 1429 Acts II 18/2.
That the commonis wifis … wer nouther lang tail na syde nekit hudis 1540 Maxwell Mem. 410.
Thre side nekkit preistis bannettis 1548–9 Treas. Acc. IX 279.
To be Ladye Barbara ane goun, syde talit 1578 Edinb. Test. VI 232b.
Ane syd talit blak coit 1586 Grant Chart. 400.
Ane syde-nekit clok of fyne Franche blak(2) a1400 Leg. S. xlv 210.
[He] gert a kirtil be mad meet For hire, syd done to the fete 1481 Acts II 132/2.
That thai ger make thare jakkis syde to the knee 1561 Edinb. B. Rec. III 121.
Ane goun of fyne blak weluot syde to thair fut 1590 Burel Queen's Entry in Mill Mediæv. Plays 202 n.
In a robe Of clenely crispe side to his kneis a1651 Calderwood VII 54.
That bishops and doctors of divinitie sould weare blacke cassikins syde to their kneecompar. 1429 Acts II 18/2.
That na ȝeman … wer hewyt clathes siddar na the kne a1651 Calderwood II 364.
A short pitticoate little syder than her knees

b. Of the hair, or a beard.attrib. a1400 Leg. S. ix 218.
That Ethiope … had the face … awful & mysmade; & thare-with a syd berd it had 1513 Doug. vii i 106.
In hir syde hair It semyt the hait fyre kyndillit bricht a1578 Pitsc. I 258/15.
He had nothing on his heid bot syde reid ȝallow hair behind and on his halffitis quhilk wan doune to his schoulderis 1596 Dalr. I 29/21.
Oxne and bules snawquhyte with a mane thick and syde 1633 Elgin Rec. II 226.
Alexander Keith … for bydeing out of his masters hous wnder nicht is ordeant to pull of his syde herespredic. 15.. Clar. i 964.
Rycht syd and felterit hang his lyart haire

c. Of parts of the body.Quot. 16 … may = Side-faced adj. in profile.attrib. a1500 Henr. Fab. 2820.
The mous beheld vnto hir [sc. the paddock's] fronsit face Hir runkillit cheikis and hir lippis syde 16… Inv. of Pictures in Hamilton Mun. MS 59.
A younge man with a syde face and a blacke cap on his headepredic. 1590 Burel Pilgr. i 330.
The gru … Quhois legs wer lang and sydecomb. 1531 Bell. Boece II 201.
Ane man with doubil membris, side wambit [L. ventre obeso] 1662 Kelso Baillie Ct. 69b.
Ane litle broun naig syd tailed both paised and trotted