shakespeare dict

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ABATE to shorten, to cast down, to blunt

ABATEMENT diminution

ABHOR protest; disgustABIDE to sojourn to expiate

ABRIDGEMENT a short play

ABROOK to brook, abideABSEY-BOOK a primer

ABSOLUTE positive, certain Complete

ABUSE to deceive,deceptionABY to expiate a fault

ABYSM abyss

ACCITE to cite, summon

ACKNOWN 'to be acknown' is to acknowledgeACQUITTANCE a receipt or discharge

ACTURE action

ADDITION title, attribute

ADDRESS to prepare oneselfADDRESSED prepared

ADVANCE to prefer, promote to honourADVERTISEMENT admonition

ADVERTISING attentive

ADVICE consideration, discretionADVISE to consider, reflect

ADVISED considerate

ADVOCATION pleading, advocacy

AFEARED afraidAFFECT to love

AFFY to affiance To trustAFRONT in frontAGAZED looking in amazement

AGLET-BABY the small figure engraved on a jewel

AGNISE to acknowledge, confessA-GOOD a good deal, plenteously

A-HOLD a sea-term

AIERIE the nest of a bird of prey

AIM a guessALDER-LIEFEST most loved of all

ALE alehouse

ALLOW to approveALLOWANCE approval

AMES-ACE two aces, the lowest throw of the dice

AMORT dead, dejectedAN if

ANCHOR an anchorite, hermit

ANCIENT an ensign-bearer

ANGEL a coin, so called because it bore the image of an angel


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ANIGHT by night

ANSWER retaliation

ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN a cannibalANTICK the fool in the old plays

ANTRE a cave

APPARENT heir-apparentAPPEAL accusation,to accuse

APPLE-JOHN a kind of apple

APPOINTMENT preparationAPPREHENSION opinion

APPREHENSIVE apt to apprehend or understand

APPROBATION probation

APPROOF approbation, proofAPPROVE to prove To justify, make good

APPROVER one who proves or tries

ARCH chief

ARGAL a ridiculous word intended for the Latin ergoARGENTINE silver

ARGIER AlgiersARGOSY originally a vessel of Ragusa or Ragosa, a Ragosine; hence any ship of burden

ARGUMENT subject

ARMIGERO a mistake for Armiger, the Latin for EsquireAROINT found only in the imperative mood, get thee gone

A-ROW in a row

ARTICULATE to enter into articles of agreement to exhibit in articles

ASPECT regard, looksASPERSION sprinkling; hence blessing, because before the Reformation benediction

was generally accompanied by the sprinkling of holy water

ASSAY to attempt, test, make proof ofASSINEGO an ass

ASSUBJUGATE to subjugate

ASSURANCE deed of assuranceASSURED betrothed

ATOMY an atom Used in contempt of a small person

ATONE to put people at one, to reconcile to agree

ATTACH to seize, lay hold onATTASKED taken to task, reprehended

ATTENT attentive

ATTORNEY to employ as an agent To perform by an agentAUDACIOUS

spirited, daring, but without any note of blame attached to it

AUGUR auguryAUTHENTIC clothed with authority

AVE the Latin for hail; hence acclamation

AVE-MARY the angelic salutation addressed to the Blessed Virgin Mary

AVERRING confirming


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AVOID get rid of

AWFUL worshipful

AWKWARD contrary

BACCARE keep backBACKWARD the hinder part; hence, when applied to time, the past

BAFFLE embarrass

BALKED heaped, as on a ridgeBALLOW a cudgel

BALM the oil of consecration

BAN to curse

BANK to sail by the banksBARM yeast

BARN a child

BARNACLE a shellfish, supposed to produce the sea-bird of the same name

BASE a game, sometimes called Prisoners' baseBASES an embroidered mantle worn by knights on horseback, and reaching from the

middle to below the kneesBASILISK a kind of ordnance

BASTA enough

BATE to flutteras a hawk,abateBAT-FOWLING catching birds with a clap-net by night

BATLET a small bat, used for beating clothes

BATTLE army

BAVIN used as an a piece of waste wood, applied contemptuously to anything worthlessBAWCOCK a fine fellow

BAWD procurer

BAY the space between the main timbers of the roofBEADSMAN one who bids bedes, that is, prays prayers for another

BEARING-CLOTH a rich cloth in which children were wrapt at their christening

BEAT to flutter as a falcon, to meditate, consider earnestlyBEAVER the lower part of a helmet

BEETLE a mallet

BEING dwelling, inasmuch as

BE-METE to measureBE-MOILED daubed with dirt

BENDING stooping under a weight

BENVENUTO welcome (Italian)BERGOMASK a rustic dance

BESHREW evil befal

BESTRAUGHT distraught, distractedBETEEM to pour out

BETID happened

BEZONIAN a beggarly fellow

BIDING abiding-place


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BIGGEN a night-cap

BILBERRY the whortleberry

BILBO a sword, from Bilboa, a town in Spain where they were madeBILBOES fetters or stocks

BILL a bill-hook, a weapon

BIN been, areBIRD-BOLT a bolt to be shot from a crossbow at birds

BISSON blind

BLANK the white mark in the middle of a target; hence, metaphorically, that which isaimed at

BLENCH to start aside, flinch

BLENT blended

BLOOD-BOLTERED smeared with bloodBLOW to inflate

BOARD to make advances to; accost

BOB a blow, sarcasm

BODGE to botch, bungleBODIKIN a corrupt word used as an oath. 'Od's Bodikin,' God's little Body

BOITIER VERT green boxBOLD to embolden

BOLLEN swollen

BOLTED sifted, refinedBOLTER a sieve

BOLTING-HUTCH a hutch in which meal was sifted

BOMBARD a barrel, a drunkard

BOMBAST paddingBONA-ROBA a harlot

BOOK a paper of conditions

BOOT to help, to availBOOTLESS without boot or advantage, useless

BORE calibre of a gun; hence, metaph. size, weight, importance

BOSKY covered with underwoodBOSOM wish, heart's desire

BOTS worms which infest horses

BOURN a boundary A brook

BRACE armour for the arm, state of defenceBRACH a hound bitch

BRAID deceitful

BRAVE handsome, well-dressedBRAVERY finery Boastfulness

BRAWL a kind of dance

BREAST voiceBREATHING exercising

BREECHING liable to be whipt

BREED-BATE a breeder of quarrels

BREESE the gadfly


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BRIBE-BUCK a buck given away in presents

BRING to attend one on a journey

BROCK a badger, a term of contemptBROKE to act as a procurer

BROKEN having lost some teeth by age

BROKEN MUSIC the music of stringed instrumentsBROKER an agent

BROTHERHOOD trading company

BRUIT noise, report, rumourBRUSH rude assault

BUCK suds or lye for washing clothes in

BUCK-BASKET the basket in which clothes are carried to the wash

BUCKING washingBUCK-WASHING washing in lye

BUG a bugbear, a spectre

BULLY-ROOK a bragging cheater

BURGONET a kind of helmetBURST to break

BUSKY bushyBUTT-SHAFT a light arrow for shooting at a target

BUXOM obedient

CADE a cask or barrel

CAGE a prison

CAIN-COLOURED red (applied to hair)

CAITIFF a captive, a slave; hence, a witchCALCULATE prophesy

CALIVER a hand-gun

CALLET a trullCALLING appellation

CALM qualm

CAN to know, be skillful inCANAKIN a little can

CANARY a wine brought from the Canary Islands

CANDLE-WASTERS persons who sit up all night to drink

CANKER a caterpillarCANSTICK a candlestick

CANTLE a slice, corner

CANTON a cantoCANVAS to sift: hence, metaphorically, to prove

CAPITULATE make a combined force

CAPOCCHIA a simpletonCAPRICIO caprice

CAPRICIOUS lascivious

CAPTIOUS

capacious


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CARACK

a large ship of burden

CARBONADOmeat scotched for broiling

CARD

the taper on which the points of the compass are marked under the mariner's needleCAREIRE

the curvetting of a horse

CARKANETa necklace

CARL

a churl

CARLOTa churl

CASTILIAN

a native of Castile

CASTILIANO VULGOto use discreet language

CATAIANa native of Cathay

CATLING

cat-gutCAUTEL

deceit

CAUTELOUS

insidiousCAVALERO

a cavalier, gentleman

CAVIAREthe roe of sturgeon pickled; metaph. a delicacy not appreciated by the vulgar

CEASE

put off, made to ceaseCENSURE

to judge, criticise

CEREMONY

a ceremonial vestment, religious rite, or anything ceremonialCERTES

certainly

CESSrate, reckoning

CHACE

a term at tennisCHAMBER

a species of great gun

CHAMBERER

an effeminate man


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CHANSON

a song

CHARACTaffected quality

CHARACTER

a letter, handwriting, to carve or engraveCHARACTERY

handwriting That which is written

CHAREa turn of work

CHARGE-HOUSE

a free-school

CHARLES' WAINthe constellation called also Ursa Major, or the Great Bear

CHARNECO

a species of sweet wine

CHAUDRONentrails

CHEATERfor escheator, an officer who collected the fines to be paid into the Exchequer A

decoy

CHEQUEa technical term in falconry; when a falcon flies at a bird which is not her proper

game she is said to cheque at it

CHEER

fortuneCHERRY-PIT

a game played with cherrystones

CHEVERILkid leather

CHEWIT

coughCHILDING

pregnant

CH'ILL

vulgar for 'I will.'CHIRURGEONLY

in a manner becoming a surgeon

CHOPINa high shoe or clog

CHRISTOM

clothed with a chrisom, the white garment which used to be put on newly-baptizedchildren

CHUCK

chicken, a term of endearment

CHUFF


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a coarse blunt clown

CINQUE PACE

a kind of danceCIPHER

to decipher

CIRCUMSTANCEan argument

CITAL

recitalCITE

to incite

CITTERN

a guitarCLACK-DISH

a beggar's dish

CLAP I' THE CLOUT

to shoot an arrow into the bull's eye of the targetCLAW

to flatterCLEPE

to call

CLIFFclef, the key in music

CLING

to starve

CLINQUANT

glittering

CLIPto embrace, enclose

CLOUT

the mark in the middle of a targetCOAST

to advance

COBLOAF

a big loafCOCK

a cockboat

COCK-AND-PIEan oath

COCKNEY

a cookCOCK-SHUT-TIME

the twilight, when cocks and hens go to roost

COG

to cheat, dissemble


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COGNIZANCE

badge, token

COIGNprojecting corner stone

COIL

tumult, turmoilCOLLECTION

drawing a conclusion

COLLIEDblackened. Othello;

COLOUR

pretence

COLOURABLEspecious

COLT

to defraud, befool

CO-MARTa joint bargain

COMBINATEbetrothed

COMBINE

to bindCOMMODITY

interest, profit COMMONTY

used ludicrously for comedy

COMPACTcompacted, composed

COMPARATIVE

drawing comparisonsCOMPETITOR

one who seeks the same thing, an associate in any object

COMPLEMENTaccomplishment

COMPLEXION

passion

COMPOSEto agree

COMPTIBLE

tractableCON

to learn by heart, to deceive

CONCEITconception, opinion, fancy

CONCUPY

concubine

CONDITION


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temper, quality

CONDOLEMENT

griefCONDUCT

escort

CONFECTto make up into sweetmeats

CONFOUND

to consume, destroy Coriolanus;CONSIGN

to sign a common bond

CONSORT

to accompanyCONSTANCY

consistency

CONSTANT

settled, determinedCONSTER

to construeCONTINUATE

uninterrupted

CONTRACTIONthe marriage contract

CONTRARY

to oppose

CONTRIVEto conspire to wear away

CONVENT

to conveneCONVERT

to change

CONVERTITEa convert

CONVEY

to manage

CONVEYANCEtheft, fraud

CONVINCE

to conquer, subdueCONVIVE

to feast together

CONVOYescort

CONY-CATCH

to cheat

CONY-CATCHING


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poaching, pilfering

COOLING CARD

used metaphorically for an insurmountable obstacleCOPATAIN HAT

a high-crowned hat

COPEto reward, to give in return

COPY

themeCORAGIO

courage

CORANTO

lively danceCORINTH

a brothel

CORINTHIAN

a wencherCORKY

dry like corkCORNUTO

a cuckold

COROLLARYa surplus

OF THE FIELD

an aide-de-camp

CORRIVALrival

COSTARD

the headCOSTER-MONGER

peddling, mercenary

COTEa cottage or to quote or to overtake

COT-QUEAN

an effeminate man, molly-coddle

COUNT CONFECTa nobleman composed of affectation

COUNTERFEIT

portrait A piece of base coinCOUNTERPOINT

a counterpane

COUNTERVAILto counterpoise, outweigh

COUPLEMENT

union

COURT HOLY-WATER


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flattery

COVENT

a conventCOVER

to lay the table for dinner

COWISHcowardly

COWL-STAFF

the staff on which a vessel is supported between two menCOX MY PASSION

an oath, a euphemism for 'God's Passion.'

COY

to stroke, fondle to condescend with difficultyCOYSTRIL

a kestrel, a hawk

COZEN

to cheatCOZENAGE

cheatingCOZENER

a cheater

COZIERa tailor

CRACK

to boast or a loud noise

CRACKERboaster

CRACK-HEMP

a gallows-birdCRANK

a winding passage

CRANKINGwinding

CRANTS

garlands. A doubtful word

CRAREa ship of burden

CRAVEN

a dunghill cockCREATE

formed, compounded

CREDENTcreditable

CREDIT

report

CRESCIVE


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increasing

CRESTLESS

not entitled to bear arms, lowbornCRISP

curled, winding

CROSSa piece of money, so called because the coin was formerly stamped with a cross

CROW-KEEPER

one who scares crowsCROWNER

a coroner

CROWNET

a coronetCRY

the yelping of hounds A pack of hounds

CRY AIM

to encourageCUE

the last words of an actor's speech, which is the signal for the next actor tobegin

CUISSES

pieces of armour to cover the thighsCULLION

a base fellow

CUNNING

skillCUNNING

skilful

CURBto bend, truckle

CURRENTS

occurrencesCURSTNESS

shrewishness

CURTAL

a docked horseCURTAL-AXE

a cutlass

CUSTALORUMa ludicrous mistake for Custos Rotulorum

CUSTARD-COFFIN

the crust of a custard-puddingCUSTOMER

a common woman

CUT

a cheat 'To draw cuts' is to draw lots


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DAFF

to befool, to put off, to doff

DAMNto condemn

DANGER

reach, control, powerDANSKER

a Dane

DARE

to challengeDARKLING

in the dark

DARRAIGN

to set in arrayDAUB

to disguiseDAUBERY

imposition

DAY-WOMANa dairy-maid

DEARN

lonely

DEBOSHEDdebauched, drunken

DECK

to bedewDECK

a pack of cards

DECLINEto enumerate

DECLINED

fallen

DEEMdoom, judgment

DEFEAT

to undo, destroyDEFEATURE

disfigurement

DEFENCEart of fencing

DEFEND

to forbid

DEFENSIBLE


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having the power to defend

DEFTLY

dexterouslyDEFY

renounce

DEGREESa step

DELAY

to let slip by delayingDEMERIT

merit, desert

DEMURELY

solemnlyDENAY

denial

DENOTEMENT

marking Note or manifestationDEPEND

to be in serviceDERIVED

born, descended

DEROGATEdegraded

DESCANT

a variation upon a melody

DESIGNto draw up articles

DESPATCH

to deprive, bereaveDESPERATE

determined, bold

DETECTto charge, blame

DETERMINE

to conclude

DICHoptative mood

DIFFUSED

confusedDIGRESSING

transgressing, going out of the right way

DIG-YOU-GOOD-DENgive you good evening

DILDO

the chorus or burden of a song

DINT


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stroke DISABLE

to disparage

DISAPPOINTEDunprepared

DISCASE

to undressDISCONTENT

a malcontent

DISCOURSEpower of reasoning

DISDAINED

disdainful

DISLIMNto disfigure, transform

DISME

a tenth or tithe

DISPARKto destroy a park

DISPONGEto squeeze out as from a sponge

DISPOSE

disposal, to conspireDISPOSITION

maintenance

DISSEMBLY

used ridiculously for assemblyDISTASTE

to corrupt

DISTEMPEREDdiscontented

DISTRACTION

a detached troop or company of soldiersDISTRAUGHT

distracted, mad

DIVERTED

turned from the natural courseDIVISION

a phrase or passage in a melody

DIVULGEDpublished, spoken of

DOFF

to put offDOLT

a small Dutch coin

DOLE

lamentation


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DON

to do on, put on

DONE'done to death,' put to death

DOTANT

one who dotes, a dotardDOUT

to do out, quench

DOWLASa kind of coarse sacking

DOWLE

the swirl of a feather

DOWN-GYVEDhanging down like gyves or fetters

DRAB

a harlot

DRABBINGwhoring

DRAUGHTa privy

DRAWN

having his sword drawnDRAWN

drunk, having taken a good draught

DRIBBLING

weakDRIVE

to rush impetuously

DROLLERYa puppet-show

DRUMBLE

to dawdleDRY

thirsty

DUDGEON

a daggerDULL

soothing

DULLARDa dull person

DUMP

complaintDUP

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EAGERsour, harsh

EANLING

a yeanling, a lambEAR

to plough

ECHEto eke out

EFT

ready, convenient

EISELvinegar

ELD

old age

EMBOSSEDswollen into protuberances

EMBOWELLEDdisembowelled, emptied

EMBRASURE

embraceEMINENCE

exalted station

EMPERY

empireEMULATION

jealousy, mutiny

EMULOUSjealous

ENCAVE

to place oneself in a caveEND

'Still an end,' continually for ever

ENFEOFF

to place in possessionENGINE

a machine of war

ENGLUTto swallow speedily

ENGROSS

to make gross or fatENGROSSMENT

immoderate acquisition

ENKINDLE

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ENMEW

to shut up, as a hawk is shut up in a mew

ENSCONCEto cover as with a fort

ENSEAMED

fat, rankENSHIELD

hidden

ENTREATMENTSinterviews, pleas

EQUIPAGE

attendance

EREWHILEa short time since

ESCOT

to pay a man's reckoning, to maintain

ESPERANCEhope, used as a war-cry

ESPIALa scout or spy ESTIMATION

conjecture

ETERNEeternal

EVEN

to equal

EXAMINEto question

EXECUTOR

an executionerEXEMPT

excluded

EXERCISEa religious service

EXHALE

to hale or draw out to draw the sword

EXHIBITIONallowance, pension

EXIGENT

death, endingEXION

ridiculously used for 'action.'

EXPECTexpectation

EXPEDIENCE

expedition, undertaking haste

EXPEDIENT


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expeditious, swift

EXPIATE

completedEXPOSTULATE

to expound, discuss

EXPOSTUREexposure

EXPULSE

to expelEXSUFFICATE

contemptible

EXTEND

to seizeEXTENT

a seizure

EXTERN

outwardEXTIRP

to extirpateEXTRACTING

distracting

EXTRAUGHTextracted, descended

EXTRAVAGANT

foreign, wandering

EYASa nestling hawk

EYAS-MUSKET

a nestling of the musket or merlin, the smallest species of British hawkEYE

a glance

EYEa shade of colour, as in shot silk

EYNE

eyes

FACINOROUS

wicked

FACTguilt

FACTIOUS

instant, importunate

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essential virtue or power

FADGE

to suitFADING

a kind of ending to a song

FAINglad

FAIR

beautyFAITOR

a traitor

FAll

to let fallFALLOW

fawn-coloured

FALSING

deceptiveFANCY-FREE

single,untouched by loveFANG

to seize in the teeth

FANTASTICa fantastical person

FAP

drunk

FARCEDstuffed

FARDEL

a burdenFARTUOUS

used ridiculously for ' virtuous.'

FASTassuredly, unalterably

FAT

dull

FAVOURcountenance

FEAT

dexterous, to make fineFEATER

neatly

FEATLYnimbly, daintily

FEATURE

beauty

FEDERARY


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confederate

FEEDER

agent, servantFEE-GRIEF

a grief held

FEEREa companion, husband

FEHEMENTLY

used ridiculously for 'vehemently.'FELL

the hide

FENCE

art or skill in defenceFEODARY

one who holds an estate by suit or service to a superior lord, one who acts under

the direction of another

FESTERto rankle, grow virulent

FESTINATELYquickly

FET

fetchedFICO

a fig

FIELDED

in the field of battleFIG

to insult

FIGHTSclothes hung round a ship to conceal the men from the enemy

FILE

a list or catalogue or to smoothFILL-HORSE

shaft-horse

FILLS

the shaftsFILTH

a whore

FINEend

FINELESS

endlessFIRAGO

ridiculously used for 'Virago.'

FIRE-DRAKE

Will o' the Wisp


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FIRE-NEW

with the glitter of novelty on, like newly- forged metal

FIRKto chastise

FIT

a canto or division of a song or a trick or habitFITCHEW

a polecat

FIVESa disease incident to horses

FLAP-DRAGON

raisins in burning brandy

FLAP-JACKa pan-cake FLAT

certain

FLATNESS

lowness, depthFLAW

a gust of wind sudden emotion, or to make a flaw in, to breakFLECKED

spotted, streaked

FLEETto float To pass away to pass the time

FLEETING

inconstant, swift

FLESHMENTthe act of fleshing the sword, hence the first feat of arms

FLEWED

furnished with hanging lips, as hounds areFLIGHT

a particular mode of practising archery

FLIRT-GILLa light woman

FLOTE

wave, sea

FLOURISHan ornament

FLUSH

fresh, full of vigourFOIL

defeat, disadvantage

FOINto fence, fight

FOISON

plenty

FOND


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foolishly affectionate

FOOT-CLOTH

a saddle-cloth hanging down to the groundFORBID

accursed, outlawed

FORBODEforbidden

FORCE

to stuff, for 'farce.'FORCED

falsely attributed

FORDO

to kill, destroy To wearyFOREIGN

obliged to live abroad

FOREPAST

formerFORESLOW

to delayFORFEND

to forbid

FORGETIVEinventive

FORKED

horned

FORSPEAKto speak against

FORSPENT

exhausted, wearyFORTHRIGHT

a straight path

FORWEARYto weary, exhaust

FOSSET-SELLER

one who sells the pipes inserted into a vessel to give vent to liquor

FOXa sword

FOX-SHIP

the cunning of the foxFRAMPOLD

peevish, unquiet

FRANKthe feeding place of swine

FRANKED

confined

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a freeholder, a small squire

FRAUGHT

freightedFRAUGHTAGE

freight

FRAUGHTINGto fraught. loading or constituting the cargo of a ship

FRESH

a spring of fresh waterFRET

the stop of a guitar

FRET

to wear away To variegateFRIPPERY

an old-clothes shop

FRONT

to affront, opposeFRONTIER

oppositionFRONTLET

that which is worn on the forehead

FRUSHto break or bruise

FUB OFF

to put off

FULLAMa loaded die

FULSOME

lustfulFURNISHED

equipped

FURNITORfurnitory, an herb

GABERDINE

a loose outer coat

GADa pointed instrument

GAIN-GIVING

misgivingGAIT

going, steps

GALLIARD

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GALLIASSE

a ship

GALLIMAUFRYa ridiculous medley

GALLOW

to scareGALLOWGLASS

the irregular infantry of Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland

GAMESTERa frolicsome person, a loose woman

GARBOIL

disorder, uproar

GARISHgaudy, staring

GARNER

to lay by, as corn in a barn

GASTfrightened

GAUDYfestive

GAZE

an object of wonderGEAR

matter of business of any kind

GECK

a foolGENEROSITY

noble birth

GENEROUSnoble

GENTILITY

good mannersGENTLE

gentlefolk, noble

GENTRY

complaisance, conduct becoming gentlefolkGERMEN

seed, embryo

GESTperiod

GIB

a he-catGIFTS

talents, endowment

GIGLOT

a wanton girl


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GILDER

a coin

GILTmoney State of wealth

GIMMAL

doubleGIMMOR

contrivance

GINGgang

GIRD

to gibe GIRD

a sarcasm or gibeGLEEK

to scoff

GLOSE

to commentGLUT

to swallowGNARL

to snarl

GOOD-DEEDindeed

GOOD-DEN

good-evening

GORBELLIEDcorpulent

GOURD

a game of chanceGOUT

a drop

GOVERNMENTdiscretion

GRAINED

engrained

GRAMERCYgrand mercy, much thanks

GRANGE

the farmstead attached to a monastery, a solitary farm-houseGRATILLITY

used ridiculously for 'gratuity.'

GRATULATEto congratulate

GRAVE

to bury

GREASILY


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grossly

GREEK

a bawdGREEN

immature, fresh, unused

GREENLYfoolishly

GREET

to weepGRIZE

a step

GROSSLY

palpablyGROUNDLING

one who sits in the pit of a theatre

GROWING

accruingGUARD

to decorateGUARDAGE

guardianship

GUINEA-HENthe pintado

GULES

red, a term in heraldry

GULFthe throat

GUN-STONE

a cannon ballGUST

taste, relish

GYVEto fetter

HACKto become common

HAGGARD

a wild or unreclaimed hawkHAG-SEED

seed or offspring of a hag

HAIRcourse, order, grain

HALIDOM

holiness, sanctification, Christian fellowship

HALL


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an open space to dance in

HALLOWMAS

All Hallows' DayHAP

chance, fortune

HAPPILYaccidentally

HARDIMENT

defiance, brave deedsHARLOCK

charlock, wild mustard

HARRY

to annoy, harassHAUNT

company

HAVING

property, fortuneHAVIOUR

behaviorHAY

a term in fencing

HEADYviolent, headlong

HEBENON

henbane

HEFTfurnished with a handle: hence, metaphorically, finished off

HELM

to steer, manageHENCE

henceforward

HENCHMANa page or attendant

HENT

to seize, take

HERMITa beadsman, one bound to pray for another

HEST

commandHIGHT

called HILD

heldHILDING

a paltry fellow

HINT

suggestion


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HIREN

a prostitute

HITto agree

HOISE

to hoist, heave up on highHOLP

to help

HOMEto the utmost

HONEST

chaste

HONESTYchastity

HONEY-STALKS

the red clover

HOODMAN-BLINDthe game now called blindman's-buff

HORN-MADbrain-mad

HOROLOGE

a clockHOT-HOUSE

a brothel

HOX

to hamstringHUGGER-MUGGER

secrecy

HULLto drift on the sea like a wrecked ship

HUMOROUS

fitful, or, perhaps, hurriedHUNT-COUNTER

to follow the scent the wrong way

HUNTS-UP

a holla used in hunting when the game was on footHURLY

noise, confusion

HURTLEto clash

HURTLING

noise, confusionHUSBANDRY

frugality Management

HUSWIFE

a jilt


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CE-BROOK

an icy-cold brook

I'FECKSa euphemism in faith

IMAGE

representationIMBARE

to bare, lay open

IMMEDIACY

close connexionIMMOMENT

unimportant

IMP

to graft. to splice a falcon's broken feathersIMP

a scion, a childIMPAWN

to stake, compromise

IMPEACHto bring into question

IMPERCEIVERANT

perception

IMPETICOSto pocket

IMPORTANCE

importunityIMPORTANT

importunate

IMPORTINGsignificant

IMPOSE

imposition, meaning command or task imposed upon any one

IMPOSITIONScommand

IMPRESE

a device with a mottoIMPRESS

to compel to serve

INCAPABLEunconscious

INCARNARDINE

to dye red

INCENSED


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incited, egged on

INCH-MEAL

by inch-meal, by portions of inchesINCLINING

compliant

INCLIPto embrace

INCLUDE

concludeINCONY

fine, delicate

INCORRECT

ill-regulatedINDENT

to compound or bargain INDEX

a preface

INDIFFERENTordinary

INDIGESTdisordered

INDITE

to invite, to convictINDUCTION

introduction, beginning

INDURANCE

delayINGRAFT

to engraff, engrafted

INHERITto possess

INHOOPED

penned up in hoopsINKHORN-MATE

a contemptuous term for a man of learning

INKLE

narrow tapeINLAND

civilized, well-educated

INLYinward

INLY

inwardlyINQUISITION

enquiry

INSCONCE

to arm, fortify


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INSTANCE

example, information, reason, proof

INTENDINGregarding

INTENDMENT

intentionINTENTIVELY

attentively

INTERESSEDallied

INTERMISSION

pause, delay

INTRENCHMENTnot capable of being cut

INTRINSE

intricate

INTRINSICATEintricate

INVENTIONimagination

INWARD

an intimate friendINWARDNESS

intimacy

IRREGULOUS

lawless, licentiousITERATION

reiteration

JACK

a mean fellowJACK-A-LENT

a puppet thrown at in Lent

JACK GUARDANT

a jack in officeJADE

to whip, to treat with contempt

JARthe ticking of a clock

JAUNCE

to pranceJESS

a strap of leather attached to the talons of a hawk, by which it is held on the

fist

JEST


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to tilt in a tournament JET

to strut

JOURNALdaily

JOVIAL

merrily, appertaining to JoveJUDICIOUS

critical

JUMPto agree to hazard

JUSTICER

a judge, magistrate

JUTto encroach

JUTTY

a projection, to jut out beyond

JUVENALyouth, young man

KAMcrooked

KECKSY

hemlock

KEECHa lump of tallow

KEEL

to skinKEEP

to restrain

KEISARCaesar, Emperor

KERN

the foot soldiers of the Irish

KIBEa chilblain

KICKSHAW

a made dishKICKSY WICKSY

a wife, used in disdain KILN-HOLE

the ash-hole under a kilnKINDLE

to bring forth young - used only of beasts

KINDLESS

unnatural


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KINDLY

natural

KIRTLEa gown

KNAP

to snap, crackKNAVE

a boy, a serving-man

KNOTa figure in garden beds

KNOW

to acknowledge

LABRAS

lipsLACED-MUTTON

a courtesan

LAGthe lowest of the people

LAKIN

ladykin, little lady, an endearing term applied to the Virgin Mary in the oath, 'By

our lakin.'LAND-DAMN

to kill by stopping the urine

LAPSEDtaken, apprehended

LARGE

licentious, freeLARGESS

a present

LASS-LORN

deserted by a mistressLATCH

to smear, to catch

LATEDbelated

LATTEN

made of brassLAUND

lawn

LAVOLTA

a dance


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LAY

wager

LEAGUEbesieging army

LEASING

lyingLEATHER-COATS

a kind of apple

LEECHa physician

LEER

countenance, complexion

LEETa manor court

LEGE

to allege

LEGERITYlightness

LEIGERan ambassador resident abroad

LEMAN

a lover or mistressLENTEN

meagren - that which may be eaten in Lent

L'ENVOY

the farewell or moral at the end of a tale or poemLET

to hinder to binder

LETHEdeath

LEVEL

to aimLEWD

ignorant, foolish, rude

LEWDLY

wickedlyLEWDSTER

a lewd person

LIBBARDa leopard

LIBERAL

licentiousLIBERTY

libertinism

LIEF

dear


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LIFTER

a thief

LIGHT O' LOVEa tune

LIGHTLY

easily, generallyLIKE

to liken, compare, to please LIKELIHOOD

promise, appearanceLIKING

condition

LIMBECK

a stillLIMBO

or Limbo patrum, the place where good men under the Old Testament were believed to

be imprisoned till released by Christ after his crucifixion

LIMEto entangle as with bird-lime To smear with bird-lime To mix lime with beer or

other liquorLIMN

to draw

LINEto cover on the inside To strengthen by inner works

LINSTOCK

a staff with a match at the end of it used by gunners in firing cannon

LISTa margin - a bound or enclosure

LITHER

lazyLIVERY

a law phrase, signifying the act of delivering a freehold into the possession of

the heir or purchaser - uniformLIVING

lively, convincing

LOACH

a fish so calledLOCKRAM

coarse linen

LODE-STARthe leading-star, pole-star

LOFFE

to laughLOGGATS

the game called nine-pins

LONGLY

longingly


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LOOF

to lull, bring a vessel up to the wind

LOONa low contemptible fellow

LOT

a prize in a lotteryLOTTERY

that which falls to a man by lot

LOWTa clown

LOWT

to treat one as a lowt, with contempt

LOZELa spendthrift

LUBBER

a leopard

LUCEa fresh-water fish

LUMPISHduff, dejected

LUNES

fits of lunacyLURCH

to defeat, to win, to shift

LURE

a thing stuffed to resemble a bird with which the falconer lures a hawkLUSH

juicy, luxuriant

LUSTIGlusty, cheerful

LUXURIOUS

lasciviousLUXURY

lust

LYM

a limer or slow hound

MADE

having his fortune madeMAGNIFICO

the chief magistrate at Venice

MAGOT-PIE

a magpie


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MAIL

covered as with a coat of mail

MAIN-COURSEa sea-term

MAKE

to do up, bar To doMALKIN

a familiar name for Mary hence a servant wench

MALLECHOmischief

MAMMERING

hesitating

MAMMETSa woman's breasts, a doll

MAMMOCK

to break, tear

MANto tame a hawk

MANDRAGORAmandrake a plant of soporiferous quality, supposed to resemble a man

MARCHES

frontiers, bordersMARCHPANE

a kind of sweet biscuit

MARGENT

marginMARRY TRAP

an oath

MARTLEMASthe Feast of St. Martin, which occurs on the 11th of Nov. when the fine weather

generally ends; hence applied to an old man

MATCHan appointment

MATE

to confound, dismay

MEACOCKtame, cowardly

MEALED

mingledMEAN

instrument used to promote an end

MEASUREA stately dance

MEAZEL

a leper, spoken in contempt of a mean person

MEDAL


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a portrait in a locket

MEDICINE

a physicianMEED

reward, hire Merit

MEHERCLEby Hercules

MEINY

retinueMELL

to mix, to meddle

MEPHISTOPHILUS

the name of a familiar spiritMERCATANTE

a foreign trader

MESS

a company of fourMETAPHYSICAL

supernaturalMETE-YARD

measuring-wand

MEW UPto confine

MICHER

a truant

MICKLEmuch

MILL-SIXPENCE

a milled sixpence MINCEto do any thing affectedly

MINCING

affectedMISCREATE

illegitimate

MISDOUBT

to suspectMISERY

avarice

MISPRISEto despise To mistake

MISPRISION

mistakeMISSIVE

messenger

MISTEMPERED

angry


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MISTHINK

to think ill of

MISTRESSthe jack in bowling

MOBLED

muffledMODERN

commonplace

MODULEa model, image

MOE

and more, of frequent occurrence

MOIETYa portion

MOME

a stupid person

MOMENTANYmomentary

MONTHS-MINDa monthly commemoration of the dead, but used ludicrously to mean a great mind or

strong desire

MOODanger

MOON-CALF

a nick-name applied to Caliban

MOONISHinconstant

MOP

nodMORISCO

a Moor

MORTdeath, applied to animals of the chase

MORT-DU-VINAIGRE

a ridiculous oath

MORTALfatal, deadly, murderous

MORTIFIED

asceticMOSE

disease in a horse

MOTIONsolicitation, emotion, a puppet

MOTIVE

one who moves

MOTLEY


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or the many-coloured coat of a fool, or a fool

MOTLEY-MINDED

foolishMOUSE-HUNT

a weasel

MOWto make grimaces

MOY

a coinMUCH

significant of contempt, used ironically

MURE

a wallMUST

a scramble

MUTINE

a mutineer

NAPKINa handkerchief

NATURAL

an idiot

NAYWARDtowards denial

NAYWORD

a catch-word, by-wordNEB

the beak

NEELDa needle

NEIF

hand

NEPHEWa grandson

NETHER-STOCKS

stockingsNEXT

nearest

NICEfoolish

NICK score or reckoning, to brand with folly NIGHTED

black as night

NIGHT-RULE nightly solemnity


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NINE MEN'S MORRIS a place set apart for a Morris dance by nine men

NINNY a fool, jester

NOBILITYnobleness

NOBLE

a coinNODDY

a dolt

NOOK-SHOTTENindented with bays and creeks

NOURISH

a nurse

NOVUMa game at dice

NOWL

head

NUTHOOKa hook for pulling down nuts, hence a thief

Oa circle

OAR

to row as with oars

OBSEQUIOUSbehaving as becomes one who attends funeral obsequies

OBSEQUIOUSLY

funereallyOBSTACLE

ridiculously used for 'obstinate.'

OCCURENTan incident

OD'S BODY

Oath

OD'S HEARTLINGSOath

OD'S PITTIKINS

oathOD'S PLESSED WILL

oath'

OEILLIADan amorous glance

O'ERPARTED

having too important a part to act

O'ER-RAUGHT


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overreached overtasked

OFFERING

challengingOFFICE

benefit, kindness use, function

OLDgreat,fine, or pretty

ONCE

some time ONEYERa banker

OPE

open

OPERANTactive

OPINIONED

used ridiculously for pinioned

OPPOSITEadversary

ORDERmeasures

ORDINANCE

rank, orderORGULOUS

proud

ORT

leaving, refuseOSTENT

show, appearance

OSTENTATIONshow, appearance

OUNCE

a beast of prey of the tiger kindOUPHE

a fairy

OUSEL-COCK

the blackbirdOUT

all out, fully

OUT-LOOKto face down

OUTWARD

outsideOWE

to own


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PACK

a number of people confederatedPADDOCK

a toad

PAIDpunished

PALABRAS

wordsPALE

to enclose

PALL

to wrapPALLED

impaired

PALMER

one who bears a palm-branch, in token of having made a pilgrimage to PalestinePALMY

victoriousPARCELLED

belonging to individuals

PARDthe leopard

PARLE

talk

PARLOUSperilous keen, shrewd

PARTED

endowed, giftedPARTIZAN

a pike

PASHto strike violently, to bruise, crush

PASS

to practise To surpass expectation

PASSANTa term of heraldry, applied to animals represented on the shield as passing by at a

trot

PASSINGsurpassingly, exceedingly

PASSIONATE

to suffer, to have feelingsPASSY-MEASURE

a kind of dance

PASTRY

the room where pastry was made


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PATCH

a mean fellow

PATCHEDdressed in motley

PATCHERY

trickeryPATH

to walk

PATHETICALaffected, hypocritical

PATIENT

to make patient, to compose

PATINEthe metal disc on which the bread is placed in the administration of the Eucharist

PATTERN

to give an example

PAUCA VERBAfew words

PAUCASfew

PAVIN

a dancePAX

a small image of Christ

PAY

to despatchPEAT

a term of endearment for a child

PEDASCULEa pedant, schoolmaster

PEER

to peep outPEIZE

to balance, weigh down

PELTING

paltryPERDU

lost

PERDURABLEdurable

PERDY

a euphemism for Par DieuPERIAPTS

charms worn round the neck

PERJURE

a perjured person


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PERSEVER

to persevere

PERSPECTIVEa telescope, or some sort of optical glass

PEW-FELLOW

a comradePHEEZE

to comb, fleece, curry

PIA-MATERthe membrane covering the brain, the brain itself

PICK

to pitch, throw

PICKEDchosen, selected

PICKERS

thieves, the fingers, used ridiculously

PICKINGinsignificant

PICKT-HATCHa place noted for brothels

PIED

motley-coated, wearing the motley coat of a jesterPIELED

shaven

PLIGHT

pitchedPILCHER

a scabbard

PILLto pillage

PIN

a malady of the eye The centre of a targetPINFOLD

a pound, a place to confine lost cattle

PIONED

diggedPLACKET

a petticoat-front

PLAITEDintricate

PLANCHED

made of boardsPLANTATION

colonizing, planting a colony PLAUSIVE

plausible

PLEACHED


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interwoven

POINT

a lace furnished with a tag by which the breeches were held upPOINT-DE-VICE

faultless

POLLEDbare

POMANDER

a perfumed ballPOMEWATER

a kind of apple

POOR-JOHN

a herringPOPINJAY

a parrot

PORT

pomp, statePORT

a gatePORTABLE

bearable

PORTANCEconduct, behavior

POSSESS

to inform

POTCHto push violently

POTENT

a potentatePOUNCET-BOX

a box for holding perfumes

POWERforces, army

PRACTISE

wicked stratagem

PRACTISANTa confederate

PRANK

to dress upPRECEPT

a justice's summons

PRECIOUSLYin business of great importance

PRENOMINATE

to name beforehand, to prophesy

PRE-ORDINANCE


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old-established law

PRESENCE

the presence-chamberPREST

ready

PRETENCEdesign

PRETEND

to portendPREVENT

to anticipate

PRICK

the mark denoting the hour on a dial, to incite To choose by pricking a hole with apin opposite the name

PRICK-SONG

music sung in parts by note

PRICKETa stag of two years

PRIDEheat

PRIG

to stealPRIME

rank, lecherous

PRIMER

more-importantPRIMERO

a game at cards

PRINCIPALITYthat which holds the highest place

PRINCOX

a coxcombPRISER

a prize-fighter

PROCURE

to bringPROGRESS

a royal ceremonial journey

PROJECTto shape or contrive

PROMPTURE

suggestionPRONE

ready, willing

PROOF

strength of manhood


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PROPAGATE

to advance, to forward

PROPAGATIONobtaining

PROPER-FALSE

natural falsehoodPROPERTIED

endowed with the properties of

PROPERTIESscenes, dresses,used in a theatre

PROPERTY

to take possession of

PROPOSEto suppose, for the sake of argument To converse

PROROGUE

to defer

PROVANDprovender

PROVISIONforecast

PUCELLE

a virgin, the name given to Joan of ArcPUDENCY

modesty

PUGGING

thievingPUN

to pound

PURCHASEto acquire, win

PURCHASE

gain, winningsPUT

to compel

PUTTER-ON

an instigatorPUTTER-OUT

one who lends money at interest

PUTTING-ONinstigation

PUTTOCK

a kite


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QUAIL

to faint,languid

QUAINTcuriously beautiful

QUAKE

to cause to trembleQUALIFY

to moderate

QUALITYthose of the same nature Rank or condition

QUARREL

a suit, cause

QUARRYgame, a heap of game

QUART D'ECU

a quarter crown

QUARTERthe post allotted to a soldier

QUATa pimple; used in contempt of a person

QUEASY

squeamish, unsettledQUELL

murder

QUENCH

to grow coolQUERN

a hand-mill QUEST

enquiry, search, inquest, juryQUESTRIST

one who goes in search of another

QUICKso far gone in pregnancy that the child is alive

QUICKEN

to come to life

QUIDDITa subtle question

QUILLET

a subtle case in lawQUINTAIN

a post for tilting

QUIPsharp jest, a taunt

QUIRE

to sing in concert

QUIT


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to requite, respond

QUITANCE

requitalQUIVER

active

QUOTEto note

RABATO

a ruffRABBIT-SUCKER

a weasel

RACE

breed; inherited natureRACK

wreckRACK

to enhance the price of anything

RAGa term of contempt applied to persons

RAKE

to cover

RAPTtransported with emotion

RAPTURE

a fitRASCAL

a lean deer

RASHquick, violent

RATE

opinion, judgment, to assign, to value, to scold

RATOLORUMa ludicrous mistake

RAUGHT

past tense of reachRAVIN

ravenous, to devour

RAWLYinadequately

RAWNESS

unprovided state

RAYED


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arrayed, served

RAZED

slashedREAR-MOUSE

the bat

REBATEto deprive of keenness

REBECK

a three-stringed fiddleRECEIPT

money received

RECEIVING

capacityRECHEAT

a point of the chase to call back the hounds

RECORD

to singRECORDER

a fluteRECURE

to cure, recover

RED-LATTICEsuitable to an ale-house, because ale-houses had commonly red lattices

REDUCE

to bring back

REECHYsmoky, dirty

REFELL

to refuteREFER

to reserve to

REGIMENTgovernment

REGREET

a salutation

REGUERDONrequital

RELATIVE

applicableREMORSE

pity

REMORSEFULfull of pity, compassionate

REMOTION

removal

REMOVED


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sequestered, remote RENDER

account

RENEGEto renounce, to deny

REPAIR

to renovate, comfortREPEAL

to reverse the sentence of exile

REPROOFconfutation

REPUGN

to resist

REQUIEMmass for the dead, so called because it begins with the words "Requiem eternam..."

RESOLVE

to satisfy

RESPECTconsideration

RESPECTIVErespectful, thoughtful, corresponding

RESPECTIVELY

respectfullyRETAILED

handed down

RETIRE

retreatREVERB

to echo

REVOLTa rebel

RIB

to enclose as within ribsRID

to destroy

RIFT

splitRIGGISH

wanton

RIGOLa circle

RIPE

drunkRIVAGE

the shore

RIVALITY

equal rank


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RIVE

to fire

ROADthe high road, applied to a common woman

ROISTING

roistering, violentROMAGE

unusual stir

RONVONa term of contempt applied to a woman

ROOD

the crucifix

ROOKa cheater

ROPERY

roguery

ROPE-TRICKStricks such as are played by a rope-dancer

ROUNDto whisper, to become great with child, to finish off, a diadem, unceremonious

ROUNDEL

a dance or songROUNDURE

an enclosure

ROUSE

carousalROYNISH

mangy

RUBIOUSruddy

RUDDOCK

the redbreastRUSH

to push

RUSHLING

rustling

SACRIFICIAL

reverent, as words used in religious worshipSACRING-BELL

the little bell rung at mass

SAD

serious


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SADLY

seriously

SADNESSseriousness

SAG

to hang downSALT

lascivious, taste

SANDEDmarked with yellow spots

SANS

without

SAUCYlascivious

SAW

a moral saying

SAYsilken

SAYassay, taste, relish

SCAFFOLDAGE

the gallery of a theatreSCALD

scurvy, scabby

SCALE

to weigh in scalesSCALL

a scab, a word of reproach

SCAMBLEto scramble

SCAMEL

sea-mewSCAN

to examine subtly

SCANT

to cut short, to spareSCANT

scanty, short scarcely

SCANTLINGa small portion

SCAPE

to escapeSCATHE

to injure

SCATHFUL

destructive


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SCONCE

the head

SCOTCHto bruise or cut slightly

SCRIMER

a fencerSCROYLE

a scabby fellow

SCULLa shoal of fish

SCURVY

scabby; metaph. mean

SEALto set one's seal to a deed, to confirm

SEAM

fat

SEAMYshowing the seam or sewing

SEARscorched, withered

SEAR

to stigmatiseSEARCH

to probe, to apply a healing remedy

SEATED

fixed, confirmedSECT

a slip or scion, a political party

SECURELYinconsiderately

SEEL

to closeSEELING

closing, blinding

SEEMING

seemly, becominglySEEN

versed, instructed

SELDseldom

SELF-BOUNTY

native goodnessSEMBLABLY

alike

SENIORY

seniority


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SENNET

a flourish of trumpets

SEPULCHREto bury

SEQUESTRATION

separationSERE

dry

SERJEANTa bailiff

SERPIGO

a cutaneous disease

SETEBOSthe name of a fiend

SETTER

one who watches travellers to give information to thieves

SEVERALland which is not common but appropriated

SHARDSshreds, broken fragments of pottery

SHARKED

snatched up, as a shark does his preySHEEN

brilliancy

SHEER

pure UnmixedSHENT

rebuked, blamed, hurt

SHERIFF'S-POSTa post at the door of a sheriff, to which royal proclamations were fixed

SHIVE

sliceSHOT

the reckoning at an ale-house

SHOUGHS

shaggy dogsSHOULDERED

plunged

SHOVEL-BOARDgame played by sliding metal pieces along a board at a mark

SHREWD

mischievousSHRIFT

confession, absolution

SHRIVE

to confess


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SHRIVING-TIME

time for confession

SHROUDto enshroud oneself, cover oneself up

SIDE-SLEEVES

loose hanging sleevesSIGHT

an aperture in a helmet

SIGHTLESSinvisible, unsightly

SIGN

to give an omen

SILLYsimple, rustic

SIMULAR

counterfeit, feigned

SINGLEfeeble

SIRa title applied to a bachelor of arts at the Universities

SITH

sinceSITHENCE

since

SIZES

allowancesSKAINS-MATES

scapegraces

SKILLto be of importance

SKILLESS

ignorantSKIMBLE-SKAMBLE

rambling, disjointed

SKINKER

a drawer of liquorSKIRR

to scour

SLEAVEfloss-silk

SLEDDED

sledgedSLEIDED

untwisted, raw, applied to silk

SLEIGHTS

artifices


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SLIPS

a noose, or area of tournamont

SLIVERto slice

SLOPS

loose breechesSLUBBER

to slur over

SMIRCHEDsmeared, soiled

SMOOTH

to flatter

SNEAPtaunt, sarcasm

SNEAPED

pinched

SNECK-UPgo hang

SNUFFanger, 'To take in snuff' is to take offence

SOFTLY

gentlySOIL

spot, taint

SOLICIT

solicitation SOLIDAREa small coin

SOLVE

solutionSOMETIMES

formerly

SOOTHtruth, conciliation

SOOTH

true

SORELa buck of the third year

SORRIEST

most sorrowfulSORRY

sorrowful, dismal

SORTa company Rank

SORT

to choose, to suit, to consort

SOT


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fool

SOUL-FEARING

soul-terrifyingSOWL

to lug, drag

SOWTERname of a dog

SPECIALLY

a special contractSPED

settled, done for

SPEED

fortuneSPERR

to bolt, fasten

SPIAL

spySPILL

to destroySPILTH

spilling

SPLEENviolent haste Used of the lightning flash

SPRAG

quick

SPRINGshoot

SPRINGHALT

a disease of horsesSPRITED

haunted

SQUAREto quarrel, the front part of a woman's dress, stomacher

SQUARE

equitable

SQUARERquarreller

SQUASH

an unripe peascodSQUIER

a square or rule

SQUINYto squint

STAGGERS

a disease in horses attended with giddiness

STAIN


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to disfigure

STALE

a decoy, a gull, a prostituteSTALE

to make stale, deprive anything of its freshness

STAND UPONto be incumbent on

STANIEL

an inferior kind of hawkSTARK

stiff

STARKLY

stifflySTATE

a canopied chair

STATION

attitude, act of standingSTATIST

a statesmanSTATUA

a statue

STATUEimage, picture

STATUTE

security, obligation

STATUTE-CAPSwoollen caps worn by citizens

STAY

a chequeSTEAD

to profit

STEELEDset or fixed

STERNAGE

steerage, course

STICKLERan arbitrator in combats

STIGMATIC

a deformed personSTIGMATICAL

deformed

STILLconstant

STILLY

softly

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to stop to stop

STITHY

a smith's forgeSTITHY

to forge

STOCCADOa stoccata, or thrust in fencing

STOCK

a stockingSTOMACH

courage, appetite, inclination

STONE-BOW

a cross-bow for throwing stonesSTOUP

a cup

STOUT

strong, healthySTOVER

fodderSTRAIGHT

immediately

STRAINlineage, disposition

STRAITED

straitened

STRANGEforeign

STRANGENESS

coyness, reserveSTRANGER

foreigner

STRAPPADOa kind of punishment

STRICTURE

strictness

STROSSERStrowsers

STUCK

a thrust of a swordSTUCK IN

corruption of stoccata

STUFFbaggage material, substance

STUFFED

filled, stored

STY


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to lodge as in a sty

SUBSCRIBE

to yield, to succumbSUCCESS

issue, consequence

SUCCESSIVEsucceeding

SUCCESSIVELY

in successionSUDDEN

hasty, rash

SUDDENLY

hastilySUFFERANCE

suffering

SUGGEST

to tempt, enticeSUGGESTION

temptation, enticementSUITED

dressed

SULLENdoleful, melancholy

SUMPTER

a horse that carries provisions on a journey

SUPPOSEa trick, imposition

SUPPOSED

counterfeitSURCEASE

to cease

SURPRISEto capture by surprise

SUR-REINED

over-worked

SUSPECTsuspicion

SUSPIRE

to breatheSWABBER

a sweeper of the deck of a ship

SWARTHblack, quantity of grass cut down by one sweep of the scythe

SWASHER

swaggerer

SWASHING


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dashing, smashing

SWATHLING

swaddlingSWAY

to move on

SWEARto adjure

SWEAR OVER

to out-swearSWIFT

ready, quick

SWINGE-BUCKLER

a bully

TABLEa tablet, note-book

TABLE-BOOK

note-bookTABLES

the game of backgammon, a note-book

TABOUR

a small side-drumTABOURER

a player on the tabour

TABOURINEtambourine, drum

TAG

the rabbleTAINT

tainted

TAINTURE

defilementTAKE

to infect, blast, bewitch

TAKE INto conquer

TAKE OUT

to copyTAKE UP

to borrow money, or buy on credit, to make up a quarrel

TAKING

infection, malignant influence


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TAKING UP

buying on credit

TALEcounting, reckoning

TALL

strong, valiantTALLOW-CATCH

a lump of tallow

TANGtwang, sound

TANG

to sound

TANLINGanything tanned by the sun

TARRE

to excite, urge on

TARRIANCEdelay

TASKto tax, challenge

TASKING

challengingTASTE

to try

TAWDRY-LACE

a rustic necklaceTAXATION

satire, sarcasm

TAXINGsatire

TEEN

griefTELL

to count

TEMPER

to mixTEMPERANCE

temperature

TEMPEREDmixed

TEND

to attend toTENDER

to hold, to esteem, to have consideration for

TENT

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TERCEL

the male of the goshawk

TERMAGANTa ranting character in old plays

TESTED

pure, assayedTESTERN

to reward with a tester, or six-pence

THARBOROUGHa constable

THEORICK

theory

THEWESsinews, muscles

THICK

rapidly

THICK-PLEACHEDthickly intertwined

THIRD-BOROUGHa constable

THOUGHT

anxiety, griefTHRASONICAL

boastful

THREE-MAN BEETLE

a wooden mallet worked by three menTHREE-MAN-SONG-MEN

singers of glees in three parts

THREE-PILEthree-piled velvet

THRENE

lament THRIDthread, fibre

THROE

to put in agonies

THRUMthe tufted end of a thread in weaving

THRUMMED

made od coarse ends or tuftsTICKLE

ticklish

TIGHTnimble, active

TIGHTLY

briskly, promptly

TIKE


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a cur

TILLY-VALLY

an exclamation of contemptTILTH

tillage

TIMELESSuntimely

TINCT

stain, dyeTIRE

attire, head-dress

TANG

twang, soundTOD

to yield a tod of wool

TOKENED

marked with plague spotsTOKENS

plague spotsTOLL

to exact toll, to pay toll

TOO TOOexcessively

TOPLESS

supreme, without superior

TOUCHtouchstone for testing gold

TOUCHED

prickedTOUSE

to pull, drag

TOWARDnearly ready

TOYS

trifles, foolish tricks

TRADEbeaten path

TRANECT

a ferryTRANSLATED

transformed

TRASHto cheque, as a huntsman his hounds

TRAVAIL

labour, toil

TRAY-TRIP


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an old game played with dice

TREACHERS

traitorsTREATIES

entreaties

TRENCHEDcarved

TRICK

technically, a copy of a coat of armsTRICKED

blazoned

TRICKING

ornamentTRICKSY

elegantly quaint

TRIPLE

thirdTROJAN

a thiefTROL-MY-DAMES

the name of a game also called pigeon-holes

TROTH-PLIGHTbetrothed

TROW

to trust, think

TRUEhonest

TRUNDLE-TAIL

a long-tailed dogTUCKET-SONANCE

a flourish on the trumpet

TUNDISHa funnel

TURLYGOOD

a name adopted by bedlam-beggars

TURNto modulate

TWANGLING

twangingTWIGGEN

made of twigs, wicker

TWILLEDRetained by woven branches

TWINK

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TWIRE

to peep, twinkle

UMBERED

stained, dark, as with umber

UNANELEDwithout extreme unction

UNBARBED

untrimmed

UNBATEDunblunted

UNBOLT

to disclose

UNBOLTEDunsifted, unrefined

UNBREATHEDunpractised

UNCAPE

to throw off the houndsUNCHARGED

undefended, applied to the gates of a city

UNCLEW

to unravel, undoUNCOINED

unalloyed, unfeigned

UNDERGOto undertake

UNDERTAKER

one who takes up another's quarrelUNDER-WROUGHT

undermined

UNEATH

hardlyUNEXPRESSIVE

inexpressible

UNFAIRto deprive of beauty

UNHAPPILY

censoriouslyUNHAPPY

mischievous

UNHATCHED

undisclosed


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UNHOUSELED

without receiving the sacrament

UNIMPROVEDunreproved

UNION

a pearl UNJUSTdishonest

UNKIND

unnaturalUNLIVED

bereft of life

UNMANNED

untamed, applied to a hawkUNOWED

unowned

UNPREGNANT

stupidUNPROPER

common to allUNQUESTIONABLE

not inquisitive

UNREADYundressed

UNRESPECTIVE

inconsiderate

UNSISTINGunresting

UNSTANCHED

incontinentUNTEMPERING

unsoftening

UNTENTEDunsearchable

UNTRADED

unused, uncommon

UNTRIMMEDno ornaments

UPSPRING REEL

a boisterous danceURCHIN

the hedge-hog

USANCEusury

USE

interest

UTIS


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riotous merriment, which accompanied the eighth day of a festival

UTTER

to expel, put forthUTTERANCE

extremity

VADE

to fade

VAIL

to lowerVAILING

lowering

VAINNESS

vanityVALANCED

adorned with a valence or fringe often applied to the beardVALIDITY

value

VANTAGEadvantage

VANTBRACE

armour for the front of the arm

VARLETa servant, valet

VAST

A gulfVASTIDITY

immensity

VASTLYlike a waste

VASTY

vast, waste

VAUNTprecedes

VAUNT-COURIERS

forerunnersVAWARD

the van, vanguard, advanced guard of an army, the first of anything

VEGETIVESherbs

VELURE

velvet

VELVET-GUARDS


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literally velvet trimmings applied metaphorically to the citizens who wore them

VENEW

a bout in fencing, metaphorically applied to repartee and sallies of wit VENEYa bout at fencing

VENGE

to avengeVENTAGES

holes in a flute or flageolet

VERBALwordy

VERY

true, real

VIAoff with you!

VICE

to screw, the buffoon in old morality plays

VIEto challenge, a term at cards, to play as for a wager

VIEWLESSinvisible

VILLAIN

a lowborn manVINEWED

mouldy

VIOL-DE-GAMBOYS

a bass violVIRGINALLING

playing as on the virginals, a kind of a spinet

VIRTUEthe essential excellence valour

VIRTUOUS

excellent, endowed with virtuesVIZAMENT

advisement

VOLUBLE

fickleVOLUNTARY

volunteer

VOTARISTvotary, one who has taken a vow

VULGAR

the common peopleVULGARLY

publicly


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WAFTto wave, beckon To turn, float

WAFTAGE

passageWAFTURE

waving, beckoning

WAGEto reward as with wages

WAILFUL

lamentable

WAISTthe middle of a ship

WANNION

'with a vengeance.'

WAPPENEDwithered, overworn

WARDPrison guard

WARDEN

a large pear used for bakingWARDER

truncheon

WARN

to summonWASSAIL

a drinking bout, Festivity

WATa familiar word for a hare

WATCH

a watch lightWATCH

to tame by keeping constantly awake

WATER-GALL

a secondary rainbowWATER-RUG

a kind of dog

WATER-WORKpainting in distemper

WAX

to growWAXEN

to hiccough

WEALTH

weal, advantage


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WEAR

fashion

WEATHER-FENDto defend from the weather

WEB AND PIN

the cataract in the eyeWEE

small, tiny, to think

WEEDgarment

WEET

to wit, know

WEIGH OUTto outweigh

WELKIN

the sky

WELL-LIKINGin good condition

WENDto go

WESAND

the wind-pipeWHELKED

marked with whelks or protuberances

WHEN

an exclamation of impatienceWHIFFLER

an officer who clears the way in processions

WHILE-EREa little while ago

WHILES

untilWHIP-STOCK

handle of a whip

WHIST

hushed, silentWHITE

the centre of an archery butt

WHITELYpale-faced

WHITING-TIME

bleaching time WHITSTERbleacher

WHITTLE

a clasp knife

WHOO-BUB


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hubbub

WHOOP

to cry out with astonishmentWICKED

noisome, baneful

WIDOWto give a jointure to

WIDOWHOOD

widow's jointureWIGHT

person

WILD

wealdWILDERNESS

wildness

WIMPLED

veiled, hoodedWINDOW-BARS

lattice-work across a woman's stomacherWINDRING

winding

WINTER-GROUNDto protect (a plant) from frost

WISH

to commend

WISTLYwistfully

WIT

knowledge, wisdomWITHOUT

beyond

WITSfive, the five senses

WITTOL

a contented cuckold

WITTYintelligent

WOMAN-TIRED

hen-peckedWONDERED

marvellously gifted

WOODmad

WOODCOCK

a simpleton

WOODMAN


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a forester, huntsman

WOOLWARD

shirtlessWORLD

'To go to the world' is to get married So 'a woman of the world' is a married woman

WORMa serpent

WORSER

worseWORSHIP

to honour

WORTH

wealth, fortuneWORTS

cabbages

WOT

to knowWOUND

twisted aboutWREAK

to avenge

WREAKFULrevengeful, avenging

WREST

an instrument used for tuning a harp

WRITgospel, truth

WRITHLED

shrivelledWROTH

calamity, misfortune

WRUNGtwisted, strained

WRY

to swerve

XANTHIPPE

Socrate's scolding wife

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YARELY

readily

YAWout of control

Y-CLAD

cladY-CLEPED

called, named YEARN

to grieve, vexYELLOWNESS

jealousy

YELLOWS

a disease of horsesYEOMAN

a sheriff's officer

YIELD

to reward To report

ZANY

a clown, gull

shakespeare dict

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