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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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¶JEMMIES, n.pl. A kind of woollen cloth manufactured in Aberdeen.Abd. 1795 Stat. Acc.1 XIX. 208:
Cloths manufactured from the above wool . . . jemmies and stripped apron stuffs.
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