Highland womann.

1610 in A. Macdonald & J. Dennistoun Misc. Maitland Club (1833) I. 416 A Heyland woman..gave hir ane bowet atchesonne.

1698 F. Grant Sadducismus Debellatus 37 Until Sabbath following She continued in the light Fit, but withal every Morning and Evening was still seiz'd with her sore Fits, and continued still to name M. M. (who was at this time set at liberty) the forementioned L. M. E. T. an [sic] Highland Woman, and others as being her Tormentors.

1754 E. Burt Lett. N. Scotl. II. xxvi. 344 A very old wrinkled Highland Woman..standing over against me, when the Soldiers were fixing their Engines, seemed to sneer at it.

1770 W. Guthrie New Geogr. Gram. 80 The dress of the Highland women consisted of a petticoat and jerkin, with strait sleeves, trimmed or not trimmed, according to the quality of the wearer.

1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xx. 304 The task of ablution and abstersion being performed..by a smoke-dried skinny old Highland woman.

1878 W. Black Macleod of Dare II. xii. 218 I may learn a little Gaelic: indeed, Keith, when you see me in the Highlands, you will find me a thorough Highlandwoman.

1915 Celtic Rev. 10 189 They were brave too, being true Highland women.

1969 Times 12 July 20/2 In the closes dividing the houses of chainmail grey they say of his mother, as of all Highland women, that she had second sight.

2001 G. Chan Carved Box ii. 33 You're my kin, Callum. I'm surprised that, as the son of a Highland woman, you don't know how powerful a tie that is.