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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1561-1697
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Stripit, Stript, ppl. adj. Also: strypit, stripped, stiruped. [e.m.E. striped (1617), stript (1629), MLG striped, Du. strÿpt; Strip n., Strip(e n.2] a. Decorated with narrow bands or stripes of another material. b. Striped, consisting of bands of different colours.a., b. (1) 1561 Inv. Q. Mary cxli.
Twa blew damais capis stripit with gold 1561 Inv. Q. Mary 34.
Item ane covering of incarnet taffeteis stickit and strypit with siluir pasmentis and freinyeit with siluir 1568 Edinburgh Testaments I 160.
Ane … goune of Franche broun slevit with dammes & stripit with weluot 1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 319.
Stript or tufted canves with threid the peice [£6] … stript tufted or quilted canves with silk the peice [£8] … stript canves with copper the peice [£8](2) 1653 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries XXIII 300.
Ane peece of stript stuff hanging ower the chimney 1667 Strathblane Par. 317.
Ane shewed covering with a stript table cloathe 1668 Edinburgh Testaments LXXIII 273.
Old stripped clothes 1674 Lauder Jrnl. 274.
Given also to hir … to buy a suite of French stripped hangings with … 6 lb. sterl. 1682 Irvine Nomenclatura 246.
Vestis virgata, stript plaids, which served them in peace and war 1683 New Mills Manuf. 58.
To … mak ane setllment with the stoking wevers for working … the new fashoned stript hoes 1690 Berw. Doc. fol. 1a No. 35.
1½ ells plain mushlin … ½ ells ditto stripped 1695 Household Bk. Gr. Baillie 165.
For stript crap for window courtins at 8 s. 6 d. per ell 1697 Scottish Notes and Queries 2 Ser. II 90.
Ane stripp'd feather bed(b) 1684 New Mills Manuf. 74.
The pryce for workeing of woman stockens stiruped of different collours in the gusset as mens are 1684 New Mills Manuf. 64.
The silk stocken stiruped in the head [to] be maid wydder in the topps
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