† semysadj.
Obsolete. rare.
The distinctive epithet of some kind of leather.
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semys1508
well-curried?1562
chamoised1620
fire-cured1844
shamoyed1857
sueded1888
oozed1897
mulled1919
patent1953
roughout1957
1508 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1902) IV. 25 iiij skinnis of blak semys leddir to be ane doublat to the King.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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adj.1508- give a ring
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