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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†HABIT-SARK, n.comb. Sc. form of Eng. habit-shirt, “a riding shirt: a piece of female dress now common to all ranks” (Per. 1825 Jam.).Per. 1816 J. Duff Poems 56:
Habit-sarks o' lace an' gauze, Which the swellin bosom shaws.
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