"neat" meaning in Scots

See neat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /net/ Forms: nate [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English nete, from Anglo-Norman neit, a variant of Old French net, nette, from Latin nitidus (“gleaming”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|net|nete}} Middle English nete, {{der|sco|xno|neit}} Anglo-Norman neit, {{der|sco|fro|net}} Old French net, {{der|sco|la|nitidus||gleaming}} Latin nitidus (“gleaming”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective}} neat
  1. trim, smart (of persons)
    Sense id: en-neat-sco-adj-sI1f2FFe
  2. exact, precise, nett
    Sense id: en-neat-sco-adj-pOAOVt5e Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 18 63 19

Verb

IPA: /net/ Forms: nate [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English nete, from Anglo-Norman neit, a variant of Old French net, nette, from Latin nitidus (“gleaming”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|net|nete}} Middle English nete, {{der|sco|xno|neit}} Anglo-Norman neit, {{der|sco|fro|net}} Old French net, {{der|sco|la|nitidus||gleaming}} Latin nitidus (“gleaming”) Head templates: {{head|sco|verb}} neat
  1. to make neat
    Sense id: en-neat-sco-verb-FepPK6u-
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