† braidieadj.
Scottish. Obsolete. rare.
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ˈbraidieness n.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > quality of
swikeldoma1250
swikelhedea1250
falsehood1297
deceit1303
falsenessc1330
fraud?a1400
dolosity1401
guilefulnessa1425
feignedness1435
deceitfulness1509
deceivableness1526
knavishness1528
braidienessa1600
fallacy1641
trickiness1723
trickishness1788
deceptiveness1837
snakiness1842
sophistic1868
snakishness1901
a1600 A. Montgomerie Poems (1821) 54 Sir, I have sein them baith, In braidieness & lye aback Escape.
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adj.a1600