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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1795
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SCRIM, n.2, v.2
I. n. A kind of thin coarse linen or open-mesh canvas cloth, made in narrow widths, similar to cheese cloth. Gen.Sc. Appar. of Sc. orig. but now in technical usage in Eng.; a piece of cloth of this sort used for washing or scouring, cleaning windows, etc. (Edb. 1964).Ags. 1795 Stat. Acc.1 VI. 514:
Before that time [1740] the flax was dressed by women; there was no cloth made at Forfar, but a few yard-wides, called Scrims.
II. v. To fill (a crevice, joint, crack, etc.) with scrim, as in plastering (Edb. 1956 Scotsman (22 Sept.) 9). Gen.Sc.
[Prob. a reduced form of scrim(p-claith), see Scrimp, from its narrow width and loose texture.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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