Lexicographical Neighbors of Messan
Literary usage of Messan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1853)
"The only other detrital phenomenon of the kind here adverted to which I have to
mention, is one in Glen messan, a branch of the greater valley, ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"An obsolete form of missal. messan, ». and a. .... [Also messan-dog; used in
cooking for a mess. The richly chased vessels of gold and silver which served ..."
3. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"messan, or messin, a cur, a lap- dog, a pet dog. But tho' he was o' high degree,
The fient o' pride, ... We hounds slew the hare, quoth the blind messan. ..."
4. History of the Lands and Their Owners in Galloway: With Historical Sketches by Peter Handyside M'Kerlie (1906)
"... or Kirk-Lachie as locally pronounced. It is so given on the Ordnance Map.
There is difficulty in regard to the derivation of messan. ..."
5. The Poems of William Dunbar: Now First Collected. With Notes, and a Memoir by William Dunbar (1834)
"messan, a lap-dog; messan- tyk, a cur, a house-dog. Methis, (p. 22,) to come
within our bounds. Mett, met, measure. Meyne, same as mene. ..."
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