upper part of the body, quilted and strengthened with whalebone (worn chiefly by women, but also by men); a corset, stays; freq. called a pair of bodies (bodice) 'a pair of stays,' NED., s. v. Bodice. 2. I. 70. addressed, as in Shaks., 'bully Bot- Bodkin, n. A long hairpin. 3. broken. 3. 5. 23. Bumroll, a sort †Shattered; Buskin, n. 1) A covering for I. 52, 58. Booth, n. A temporary or make- the foot and leg reaching to the shift dwelling. 1. 2. 90. calf, or to the knee; a half-boot. Bountie, n. †Kindness; benefi- NED. (a) Of the tragedian. I. I. 18; 5. 3. 266. (b) For ordinary cence. 4. 6. 62, 63. Braue, adj. 1) Worthy, lent, 'fine.' Arch. 1. 2. 207. excel wear. 3. 4. 292. 2) Buskins: a nickname for a 2) Of high rank? Fine and ele- 'tribune,' or city magistrate. 5. 3. gant? Arch. 2. I. 145. Bribe, v. (a) To obtain by hire or reward; (b) to extort; steal. 4. 8. 28. Briefe, adj. †Phr., Be briefe: be expeditious, quick. 1. 1. 8. Bring knowne, v. phr. To make acquainted. Arch. 3. 1. 251-2. (Obs. form of Breeze.) Brize, n. A gad-fly. 3. 1. 261. Cf. note. Brooke, v. To endure; tolerate. 5. 2. 73. 90. n. The herald's wand carried by Mercury, pictured with two serpents twined about it. 4. 4. 14. Cf. note. Caitiue, adj. (A form of Caitiff.) Worthless; vile. 5. 3. 458. Cam'rade, n. [ad. Sp. camarada, orig. 'chamberful', then 'chamber Buffon, n. A buffoon; wag; mate'; F. camarade, camerade.] railer. A.D. 176. Comrade, here with something of Buffon, adj. Addicted to low the earlier sense of chamber-mate, raillery. Arch. 5. 3. 382. tent-fellow, and so associate and equal. I. 2. 37. Bully, n. A term of endearment and familiarity, orig. applied to Cf. ||Cantharides, n. Pl. of caneither sex: sweetheart, darling. tharis, a beetle known as the SpanLater applied to men only, imply-ish fly. The term here means a ing friendly admiration: good biting scoundrel. 5. 3. 436. friend, fine fellow, 'gallant.' Often prefixed as a sort of title to the name or designation of the person note. Cargo, n. A term of contempt or opprobrium. 5. 3. 459. one Carrier, 1. A messenger; who fetches and carries. I. 2. 173. Case, n. 1) An animal's skin or hide. 5. 3. 651. †Cheape, adv. A derivative of the obs. n. Cheap, meaning 'bargain.' Cf. note. I. 2. 209. Check, v. To rebuke; censure. 2) A pair; brace. 5. 3. 396. Arch. or dial. 3. 5. III. Cf. note. †Cheuʼrill, adj. Of the nature of 3) Phr., In case: in condition. cheverel-leather; yielding, elastic. Catamite, n. [ad. Lat. Catamitus, f. Ganymedes, the name of Jove's cup-bearer.] A boy kept for unnatural purposes. NED. 4. 5. 66. Catch-pole, n. [a. med. Lat. cacepollus, lit. chase-fowl.] A sheriff's officer, esp. one who arrests for debt. Obs.? 3.4. 18. Cf. note. Cates, n. pl. Choice viands, dainties. 4. 5. 41. Censure, n. [ad. Lat. censura, censorship, judgment.] Judgment, opinion, criticism. Arch. 1. 2. 259; 3. 5. 123, et passim. ||Centum viri, n. pl. Members of the ancient Roman court dealing with common causes. 3. 4. 57. Cf. 2) Careful in choosing; discriminating. 4. 8. 9. Chose, pp. A shortened form of chosen. Occasional in ME., but very frequent in the 18th c. NED. 5. 3. 411. Chymæra, n. A fancy, delusion. I. 2. 206. Citie mannerly, adj. phr. †According to the citizens' ways; bourgeois. 4. I. 35. Citi-sin, n. Citizen (a quibble). Closet, n. A private apartment in the royal residence. 4. 2. 64. Cloth, n. †Apparel. 3. 4. 376. Cloth, v. Obs. form of Clothe. A.D. 159. *Clumsie, adj. †Benumbed or stiffened with cold. 5. 3. 296. Cf. note. 540 *Clutch, v. 5. 3. 302, (clutcht; see note), 541, 542. Clyster, n. An enema. Possibly here a syringe used for injection. A.D. 207. Cockatrice, n. A loose woman; a mistress. (Orig. A fabulous monster reputed to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg, and supposed to have the power of killing by the glance of its eye; a basilisk. CD.) 3. 4. 202 (cf. note), et passim. Collied, pp. [f. colly, to blacken with coal-dust or soot. Cf. collowsoot, smut.] Begrimed, blackened. Arch. 4. 5. 135. Come, v. †Phr., Come at [= Lat. accedere]: to approach, come to. 3. 4. 347. Commend, ข. 1) To Arch. 2.2. 35. praise. 2) To recommend to favorable attention. 3. 4. 373. Commended, pp. Flatteringly reported? Arch. 2. 2. 93. Commiserate, v. To take pity on, without object expressed. (This intr. use appears to be obs.) 3.3.31. Committed, pp. Embroiled. [Cf. Lat. proelium commissum.] Obs? R. 12. Complement, n. 1) Compliment. E. 20. 2) Anything that goes to make up or fully equip. NED. 5. 2. 20. Concluded, pp. [ad. Lat. concludere, to shut up closely.] Inclosed; contained (in physical sense). 4. 8. 2. Conference, n. Communication; intercourse? Obs. 5. 1. 125. Confluence, n. †Agreement in opinion; consensus. 5. 2. 40. Coniuration, n. [ad. Lat. conjurare, to swear together, conspire.] +Conspiracy; banding together under oath against a superior power. 4. 4. 17. Coniuring, adj. Conspiring. Pro. 8. *Conscious, adj. 3. 3. 25; 5. 3. 298, 525 (conscious dampe; cf. note), 527. Consent, n. Agreement by a number of persons; concert. Obsolescent. 5. I. 139. Consumption, n. Destruction. (cf. Horace, Sat. I. 9. 33, consumet.) Containe, v. 1) To govern; keep under control. 4. 6. 60. 2) †To hold in regard. 5. I. 37. Contend, v. [ad. Lat. contendere, to strive, strain.] 1) †To strive; endeavor. 3. 5. 12, 68. 2) (a) †To strive; (b) to compete, vie. 4. 5. 194. Contention, n. Competition, contest, trial of skill. 2. 2. 163. Conuert, v. [f. Lat. convertere, to turn round.] To turn (the mind or attention). 3. I. 194. Copper-lac't, adj. Wearing copper lace for ornament, as did the Elizabethan actors. 3. 4. 214. Cf. note. Coronet, n. †A style of headdress. 3. I. 56. Cothurnall, adj. [ad. Lat. cothurnus, a thick-soled boot reaching to the middle of the leg, worn by tragic actors in the ancient Athenian drama. NED.] Pertaining to tragedy. 5. 3. 291. Cot-queane, n. A coarse, masculine woman; hussy. Arch. 4. 5. 96, 128. Cot-queanitie, n. The state of being a low, scolding woman, or cotquean. Nonce word. 4. 5. 129. Counterfeit, n. A pretender; an impostor? 4. 6. 37. 2) (a) Knowledge how to do a thing; ability, skill; Arch.; (b) knowledge, erudition. A.D. 217. Cure, v. [f. Lat. curare, to care for, cherish.] To care for, cherish. 5. 3. 340. Custard, n. [Apparently a perverted form of crustade, with which Court-curle, n. A style of head- it is connected by the forms crus dress. 3. I. 54. Court-frump, n. See Frump. Court-hound, n. A keen-scented, hungry courtier. 5. 3. 55. Courtly, adj. 1) †Courtierly; court-like. 2. I. 133. 2) Of, or connected with, the court. 2. 2. 221. Courtly, adv. In a courtly manner. 2. I. 148, 150. Cousin, n. Perhaps only kinsman, kinswoman. 2. I. 2, et passim. Obs. or arch. Couey, n. (Covey.) A set or company of persons. Arch. 5. 3. 127. Crampt, pp. †Affected as with cramp; gripped and wrung. 3. 2. 26. Crie, v. Phr. Crie mercie, used in explanation or apology. Obs. 2. I. 19, et passim. +Crop-shin, n. [Another form of copshen, corpion, a herring of tarde and custad (e. The fashion of the thing appears to have altered about 1600.] Formerly, a kind of open pie containing pieces of meat or fruit covered with a preparation of broth or milk, thickened with eggs, sweetened, and seasoned with spices, etc. NED. 5. 3. 546. Cf. phr., Quaking custard. D Dame, n. 1) A form of address originally used to a lady of rank, or a woman of position; the feminine corresponding to Sire; My lady, Madam: gradually extended to women of lower rank, and, after the 16th c., left to these. NED. 4. 6. 24. 2) A female ruler. 5. 2. 63. Damne, v. To doom, condemn (to). A.D. 198. Damnified, pp. [ad. Lat. damnificare, to injure.] Injured. Rare. 5. 3. 577. Dampe, n. (a) An exhalation; (b) ffog, mist. 5. 3. 525 (cf. note), 527. Dealt, pp. Negotiated or treated (with), in bad sense. Arch. 4.4. 31. Deare, adj. †Precious; valuable. E. 42. Declame, v. †To decry, .denounce. E. 53. Despight, n. (A form of Despite.) Phr. In their despight: to their prejudice or injury. Arch. 5. 3. 384. Cf. note. Desseigne, n. sign.) Purpose, plan. 2. 2. 228. Detract, v. tr. preciate. Rare. Deuise, v. (A form of De I. 2. 29; To disparage; de5. 1. 92; 5. 3. 617. To forge, invent. 'Death, interj. God's death. Arch. 3. 4. 351. Difference, n. Phr., make a dif3. 2. 4, et passim. ference of. 5. I. 80; R. 8: Set difference twixt, 1. 2. 252: Put difference betweene, 5. 1. 97-8. Arch. A discrimination or distinction viewed as conceived by the subject rather than as existing in the object. Now only in phr. to make a difference: to distinguish, discriminate, act or treat differently. NED. Declin'd, pp. adj. Sunk to an unworthy object. Arch. or lit. 4. 6. 55. Decorum, n. (a) That which is proper to the character, position, rank, or dignity of a real person. Arch.; (b) That which is proper to the circumstances or requirements of the case; seemliness, propriety, fitness. Arch. NED. 5. 2. 32. *Defunct, adj. 5. 3. 288, 489 (note), 493. Cast Deiected, pp. [f. Lat. dejicere, to throw or cast down.] down, in active sense. 3. 4. 191. Deiection, n. †A casting down; humiliation. P. 22; 5. 3. 359. Delicates, n. pl. [ad. Lat. delictus, alluring, voluptuous.] Allurements; moods of complaisance. 2.2. 197. Delicately, adv. 2. I. 8. or +Disbase, v. To debase; cause to descend in the social scale. But cf. note. 2. I. 69. Discipline, n. A system of control or government. I. 2. 29. Disclaime, v. †Phr., Disclaime in: to renounce or disavow all interest in. I. 2. 108. Disease, n. Discomfort, trouble, injury. 3. 5. 73. (In modern sense, passim.) Disgrace, n. †Dishonor, as ex+Delightfully. hibited by the person who inflicts it. NED. A.D. 74. Denounce, v. (a)To accuse of? (b) to threaten vengeance through? 3. 5. 82. Depraue, v. †To vilify; defame. 5. 3.233. Disguis'd, adj. †Disguising; deceptive. Past participle used present. 4. 7. 55. as Dishonest, adj. †Discreditable; shameful. 5. 3. 150. |