Where did the saying dressed up to the nines come from?
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What language did the saying dressed up to the nines come from? In what 1719 written work did the saying dressed up to the nines come from? In what 1800 written work did the saying dressed up to the nines come from? Where is the possible legendary origin forthe saying dressed up to the nines?
Scots
Epistle to Ramsay
Poem on Pastoral Poetry
the nine Muses the Nine Worthies the Nine Worthies or the nine Muses