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Distaste, n. 1) †Annoyance, distraction, that 'leaves a bad taste in the mouth.' 5. 3. 171.

2) Dislike; disgust. 1. 2. 62. Distinct, pp. adj. †Distinguished; differentiated. 5. 2. 44.

Dittie, n. †A ballad, poem. 2. 2. 170; 4. 3. 86, 98 (ditt').

Diuers, adj. Various; several. Now somewhat archaic, but well known in legal and scriptural phraseology. NED. 3. I. 151.

Diuert, v. [ad. Lat. divertere, to turn in different directions, and devertere, to turn away.] To turn away, in literal sense. 4. 6. 9.

Diuision, n. †Variation; modulation. 4. 5. 198.

hist.

century. NED. Obs. exc. 3. 4. 337.

Dump, n. (a) Melancholy; depression (now only in plural); (b) perplexity; amazement? 3. 4 226.

E

Earnest, n. 1) [a. OE. eornost, earnestness, zeal; glossed by Lat. serium, studium.] Seriousness; sober purpose. (Without prep. in, Arch.) 3. 4. 100.

2) An instalment of money, paid to secure a bargain or contract. 3. 4. 179.

Element, n. One's proper sphere; the class of persons with whom one naturally associates. I. 2. 36.

Ellebore, n. [ad. Lat. elleborus, 1) Judgment; opin- hellebore.] A poisonous but medicinal plant; a powder prepared from

Doome, n. ion. 5. 1. 139. 2) Sentence (of a judge). 5. 3. this. 5. 3. 403. Cf. note. 134, 596.

Doubt, v. To anticipate with apprehension; suspect or fear. Arch. 3. I. 278.

Drachme, n. A Grecian silver coin, varying in value but probably averaging 191⁄2 cents. I. 2. 160, et passim. Cf. note.

Dresser, n. One who prepares, or works over (something). Arch. 3. 4. 339. Cf. Play-dresser, 5. 3. 226, and note. Dressing, n. The hair arranged in some peculiar way. Arch. 3. 1. 48. Cf. note.

Emblem (e, n. 1) A person who is the symbol or type of some quality or condition. I. 2. 222.

2) †A drawing or picture expressing an allegory or moral fable. 5. 3. 59.

+Embrion, n. An embryo. E. 15. Endeare, v. †To attract and bind; win the affection (of). 3. 4. 88, et passim.

Enforc't, pp. †Created as by a tour de force; 'trumped up.' Obs.? 4. 6. 70.

Enforme, v. †Prob. inform, in the Lat. sense of 'delineate' and

Drop, v. intr. To shed tears; hence 'describe.' E. 54. (Cf. Inweep. Obs.? I. 2. 152.

Dubblet, n. A close-fitting bodygarment, with or without sleeves, worn by men from the 14th to the

forme, to disclose, tattle. 4. 5. 113.)

Enghle, n. An ingle; a boy favorite in bad sense. Arch. 1. 2. 17; 3. 4. 292. Cf. Enghle, v.

Enghle, v. To cajole, wheedle. | regarded as an aphrodisiac. NED. Arch. 2. 2. 236. Cf. note.

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A test, proof; (b) ta sample. 4. 3. 65.

Estate, n. State or condition in
4. 9. 22; 5. 1. 65.
†Estimate, valua-
Make that esteeme.

Esteeme, n.
tion: phr.,
3. 1. 174.

2) The feeling of mortification and ill-will occasioned by the contemplation of superior advantages general. Arch. possessed by another. NED. In 5. 3. 619, Enuie seems to partake of both meanings. (It is often difficult to determine which sense Jonson has in mind; in Shakespeare the noun occurs about as often in the one sense as in the other.)

Enuie, v. 1) To hate; show malice toward; rail against. P. 27; 5. I. 78, 92; 5. 3. 472.

2) To feel displeasure and illwill at the superiority of (another person) in happiness, success, reputation, or the possession of anything desirable. NED. Passim. Cf. Enuied, pp. 4. I. II.

Enuious, adj. 1) +Malicious; spiteful. 4. 7. 10; 5. 3. 470. (This is the usual sense in Shakespeare.) 2) In modern sense. 4. 5. 156. (Both senses? 5. 3. 238.)

Euert, v. overturn.]

[ad. Lat. evertere, to To overturn; disturb

profoundly. 4. 6. 10.
Euery, pron. Each one, every
one. 5. 3. 241.

Examin'd, pp. adj.

Critically

tested and proved. Obs.? 5. I. III. Exceeding, adv. Exceedingly.

Arch. 3. 1. 247.

Excellence, n. +Excellency: a title of honor.

2. 2. 4.

Excellencie, n. †Excellence; surpassing skill. 2. 2. 159.

+Excellent, adv. Excellently; exceedingly. 4. I. 3; 4. 5. 152, 153. Excessiue, adv. Excessively.

3. 5. I.

Exempt, adj. †Cut off from;

Erected, pp. adj. Prepared; self-deprived of. 5. 2. 41. sustained? Obs.? P. 13.

in

Erection, n. Advancement dignity or esteem. Obs.? 5. 3. 374. Eringo, n. A form of Eryngo. The candied root of the Sea Holly (Eryngium maritinum), formerly

Exhale, v. †To drag out or away. 3. 3. 26. Cf. note.

Exhibited, pp. Offered; done: an affectation. 3. 4. 155. Exhibition, n. for one's support.

†An allowance I. 2. 79.

Expiate, v. To cause to cease; make an end of. 2. 2. 234. Cf. note.

Extrude, v. To thrust out of or from, here unique in taking double object. 3. 1. 288.

Ey-strings, n. pl. The muscles, tendons, or nerves of the eye. E. 28.

F

Facultie, n. 1) †A branch of art; department of knowledge. 5. I. 18. 2) (a) Ability or aptitude; (b) ta personal quality; disposition. E. 42; 3. 5. 20.

Fain'd, pp. Obs. form of Feigned. 4. 6. 49.

Faine, adv. Gladly; willingly. Obs. or arch. 2. 2. 114, et passim. Faith, interj. In or on one's faith.. Obs. or arch. I. 3. 62. Fame, n. 1) Report, rumor; common talk. Rare. 3. 5. 60.

54.

2) Rumor personified. 5. 2. 75.
3) Reputation. 3. 5. 76, 129; 4. 7.

3) Shape, form. Arch. 3. 5. 105. 4) The action or process of forming or fashioning (esp. one's thoughts). 5. 1. 106.

Fast, n. The action of fasting; abstinence. Rare. 4. 5. 15.

*+Fatuate, adj. Silly, foolish. 5. 3. 519, 521.

Fault, n. +Deficiency; lack. Phr., For fault of: in default of; through want of. Obs. 2. 2. 11; 4. 3. 33.

Fawne, n. 1) A cringing spy. 4. 7. II.

2) Fawning speech; servility. 5. I. 95.

Feature, n. [a. Lat. factura, a making, formation.] Something formed or shaped, a creation. (Cf. facture, a thing made, creation.) Arch. 2. 1. 109. Cf. note.

Features, n. pl. General mental qualities? Obs.? 2. 1. 76. Fellow-sharer, n. An actor who, with the owner or lessee, shared in

Familiar, adj. Acquainted. 3.4. the receipts and expenses of an Elizabethan play-house; a 'house

399.

Farder, adv. Obs. form of holder.' 3. 4. 256; 4. 4. 8, 11. Farther. A.D. 18.

Farthing, n. The quarter of a penny; the coin representing this value. (Until 17th c. chiefly a silver coin; subsequently of copper alloys; now of bronze.) NED. 4. I. 45. Fartingall, n. Farthingale: a framework of hoops, usually of whalebone, worked into some kind of cloth, formerly used for extending the skirts of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat. NED. 2. 1. 69. Fashion, n. 1) Outward action; mere form or pretense. 2. 2. 190. 2) High quality, or breeding; social rank. 3. 3. 19.

Felt, v. Perceived by the sense of smell. Obs. exc. dial. 2. I. 18. Cf. note.

Femall, adj. A form of Female. †Simple, plain. 4. 2. 39.

Ferret, n. [prob. ad. Lat. fur, robber; Mod.F. furet.] A young thief? Arch. 3. 4. 126. Cf. note. Fetch, v. To derive, as from a source. Obs.? 3. 5. 108. Fild, pp. (a) †Poured out; (b) filled. 4. 5. 163.

Fill, v. To put (wine, etc.) into a vessel with the view of filling it; hence, to pour out. Obs. exc. arch. | NED. 4. 5. 133.

Fire, n. A star. Poet. 4. 9. 83. Fist, n. 'The hand, not necessarily clenched or closed. Obs. exc. in jocular use.' NED. 5. 3. 302. +Flaggon chaine, n. Prob. here, a heavy gold chain worn about the neck. (But NED. knows only the following? A chain-bracelet to which a smelling-bottle (F. flacon) could be attached.) 5. 3. 42. Fleete, v. To pass away quickly; flit. Obs. exc. poet. A.D. 157. Fleshly, adj. (a) Material, as opposed to spiritual; (b) pertaining to the present life. Rare. 5. 1. 115.

Fooling, n. †Preceded by an adj., Condition or humour for fooling. NED. 4. 5. 82.

Fopperie, n.

Front, n. Forehead; face. Poet. or rhet. 5. 3. 593; A.D. 156.

Frost-fearing, adj. Fitted to frighten away, or to withstand, frost or cold. Nonce word? I. I. 83.

Frump, n. Sneer; mockery. Court-frumps, sneers of the court circle. 4. I. 12.

Fulsome, adj. Disgustingly meddling. Obs.? 2. I. 28.

*Furibund, adj. Furious, raging. 5. 3. 519, 521.

Fustie, adj. [ad. OF. Lat. fust, a cask. Cf. 'to savour of the foist,' i. e., to smell of the mouldy winecask.] Stale; ill-smelling. 3. 4. 387.

G
Gable-end, n.
+Foolish action, dress. 3. I. 55.

statement, etc. 3. I. 123.

Forbeare, v. To have patience with. I. 2. 181. (Forborne, pp. 3. 3. 24. Rare.)

'Fore, prep. Before; by: used in asseveration or adjuration. 3. I.

221.

Forge, v. 1) Tr. To fashion (something not material); to invent. 4. 9. 98.

2) Absol. Invent (falsehoods); devise (evil). E. 53. Formalitie, n. Regularity; conformity to legal custom. I. I. 16.

Regular,

Formall, adj. tomary? Obs.? P. 10.

cus

Fret, v. To rub. 3. I. 72. Frie, n. 1) A crowd of insignificant persons. P. 19.

†A style of headCf. note. Gallant, n. [ad. OF. galer, to make a show, to make merry.] 1) A man of fashion and pleasure. Arch. I. 2. 51, 76.

2) A woman of fashion and pleasure. 3. 4. 395.

Gallant, adj. 1) Fashionable; courtierlike. 2. 1. 45.

2) Indulging in social gaiety or display. 3. 1. 15, 16.

Gallo-belgick, adj. [ad. Mercurius Gallo-Belgicus, an annual register first published at Cologne in 1588.] High-flown; outlandish. 5. 3. 574. Cf. note.

+'Gan, ข. Aphetic form of Began; pret. of Gin, to begin. 5. 2. 56.

Gathering, n. A collection in 3. 4. 362. Cf.

2) Youngster, young rascal. Arch. money. Now dial.

4. 5. 113.

Fright, v. To frighten, scare, terrify. Rare exc. poet. 1. 2. 61, et passim (Frighted, pp. 5. 3. 291.)

note.

†Generaltie, n. A general idea, statement, term; generality. 5. I. 133.

Generation, n. †Breed;

I. 2. 39.

set. Glauering, adj. Flattering;
blandishing; deceitful. 3. 4. 322.

Generous, adj. [ad. Lat. gen-
erosus, f. genus, stock, race.] †Well
or nobly born (and hence, noble-
minded?). 5. 3. 394, 601.

*+Glibberie, adj. [Corresponds
to Du. glibberig, mod. LG. glibbrig.
Cf. Eng. glib = smooth, easy.] Slip-
pery; untrustworthy. NED. 5. 3.
Gent., n. An abbreviated form of 287, 489 (cf. note), 493.
Gentlemen. 5. 3. 626.

Gentle, n. A person of noble or
gentle birth. Here used in cere-
monious address. 2. 2. 214.

Gentle-folkes, n. pl. Persons of
good family and position. (The
sing. first appears in the 19th c.;
earlier writers used the pl. Folks.
See NED.) Arch. 2. I. 55, 64.

Gentleman, n. A man of gentle
birth; properly, one entitled to
bear arms, though not ranking
among the nobility. NED. 1. 2.
30, et passim.

Gentlewoman, n. In strict sense:
a woman of gentle birth. 2. I. 89,
et passim.

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Glister, n. A clister, injection.
4. 4. 41. (Cf. Clyster, A.D. 207.)

Glose, n. [Orig. f. Gr. yλŵooa,
tongue, language, etc.] Flattery;
flattering or fawning speech. Rare.
3.5. 36.

Glosse, n. A sophistical or dis-
ingenuous interpretation. E. 40.
Goat-footed, adj. Having feet
like a satyr's. 4. 7. 10.

God, n. As a title. Occas. pre-
fixed (without article) to the name
of a deity (or of a person likened
to one). Obs. NED. 47. 6.

God-head, n. 1) Divine nature
or essence; deity. 4. 5. 103.

2) A deity or divinity. Rare.
4. 5. 192.

†Gods a mee, interj. phr. God
save me? Used in protest or im-
patience. I. I. 5, 38.

†Gods me, interj. phr. Prob. a
shortened form of Gods a mee, q. v.
3. 3. 15.

†Gods my bodie, interj. phr.
God save my bodie? 2. I. 29.
†Gods my life, interj. phr. God
save my life? 2. 2. 13.

†God's my passion, interj. phr.

3) Quality of gentleman; knight- To express impatience: precise
liness. Arch. 5. 1. 17.

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make-up doubtful. 2. I. 113.

Goe to, v. phr. Used to express
exhortation, remonstrance, derision,
incredulity. Obs. or arch. 3. 4. 60,
et passim.

Goe your (thy) waies, v. phr.

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