: scottish
—used especially of the people and language and in legal context
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Michael Gonchar, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Mary Queen of Scots was married at Notre-Dame, Joan of Arc beatified, Napoleon crowned.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
This appeal was ignored, and Cromwell soundly defeated the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar.
—David Spiegelhalter, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
As for what's next, Morley-Chisholm and the rest of her team have gotten a lot of requests for more voices, from Mary, Queen of Scots, to the poet John Keats and composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
—Patrick Wood, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Dior sent chain mail down the runway at a show inspired by Mary, Queen of Scots.
—Michael Gonchar, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Mary Queen of Scots was married at Notre-Dame, Joan of Arc beatified, Napoleon crowned.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
This appeal was ignored, and Cromwell soundly defeated the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar.
—David Spiegelhalter, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
As for what's next, Morley-Chisholm and the rest of her team have gotten a lot of requests for more voices, from Mary, Queen of Scots, to the poet John Keats and composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
—Patrick Wood, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Scots.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scots. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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Scots
1 of 2 adjectiveScots
2 of 2 noun
: the English language of Scotland
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