: scottish
—used especially of the people and language and in legal context
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
The new series will follow Jamie’s parents, Scots Ellen MacKenzie (played by Pennyworth‘s Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Condor’s Nest‘s Jamie Roy), and Claire’s parents, Brits Julia Moriston (We Hunt Together‘s Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Treadstone‘s Jeremy Irvine).
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 Jan. 2025
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
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Noun
Film credits include Harriet, Mary Queen of Scots, and Boy Erased.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
The new series will follow Jamie’s parents, Scots Ellen MacKenzie (played by Pennyworth‘s Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Condor’s Nest‘s Jamie Roy), and Claire’s parents, Brits Julia Moriston (We Hunt Together‘s Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Treadstone‘s Jeremy Irvine).
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 Jan. 2025
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
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“Scots.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scots. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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Scots
1 of 2 adjectiveScots
2 of 2 noun
: the English language of Scotland
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