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Glossary Term: kirking plaid
Glossary Definition: Type of Paisley shawl traditionally worn by a bride or new mother the first time she attended church after her wedding or the birth of a child. The shawls were mainly white with blue and red patterning at each end.
![Kirking shawl, c1840s by David Sime of Edinburgh [Image courtesy of Heriot-Watt University Archive, Records Management & Museum Service, Galashiels]](../../imageGallery/images/mid/1956.jpg)
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