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Tabour, n. A small kind of drum | Tiffany, n. †A kind of thin silk

used chiefly as an accompaniment to the pipe or trumpet. Now hist., arch., or poetic. Fig. 5. 5. 42.

use.

Take, v.

To please, charm, captivate. 1. Ch. 23. Tale, n. 1. Number, reckoning, division. 2. A narrative. Pun on these meanings. Ind. 121. Taxable, a. †Blamable, chargeable. 2. Ch. 18. Tell-troth, n. †A veracious or candid person, generally used

or gauze; the emblem of sanctimoniousness. 2. 3. 6. Time, n. A part of time charac

terized by some important event or series of events. 3. I. 10. Timpane, n. [Form of tympany.] An inflated or distended condition of the abdomen or peritonium; tympanites. 2. 3. 33. Tithing, n. The act of taking tithe, or taxes for the support of the clergy and the church. I. 2. 24.

ironically; an informer; politi-Tittle, v. To tattle, to talk idly;

cal intelligencer. 4. 8. 63.

See note.

Temper, v. To allay or dilute by
mingling with something else.
Arch. 4. Ch. 13.
Tendring, ppl. a. †Treating with
solicitude, fondness, or care.
2. 3. 3.

Termes, n. pl. Limiting condi

tions. 2. 5. 25. Thankes, A much abbreviated expression of gratitude for a favour received; I give you my thanks, my thanks to you. 2. 6. 129. That, conj. So that. Arch. 2. Ch. 33. †Then, conj. Than. Ind. 98; 2. 5. 66. Think, v. †To seem, appear. [O. E. þync(e)an often confused. with O. E. benc(e)an to think.] Me thinks It seems to me.

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to prate. 2. 3. 27. Top, n. The highest example or type. Arch. or obs. 4. 2. 15. Top-gallant, n. The topgallant mast, sail, or rigging of ship: that above the topmast. Hence, fig. Any elevated place. 4.2.14. Touching, pp. Affecting, relating to. I. 2. 8.

Toy, n. A fantastic notion. 5.

I. 24.

Travell, n. [Form of travail.]
Labor in childbed. Arch. 5.
10. 132.
†Treene, a. Wooden. 4. 8. 17.
Trencher, n. A wooden plate or
platter for the table or kitchen.
5. 8. 50.
Trewel, n. [Form of trowel.] A
mason's or bricklayer's tool.
2. Ch. 66.

Trim. n. I. Fashionable dress.
2. Of ships: The state of being
fully prepared for sailing. Play
on these meanings. 2. 2. 33.
Troth, interj. In faith. Without
preposition the use of troth is
colloq. or lit., not vernacular.
Ind. 45; I. I. 15; 1. 3. 23; 4.
Ch. I.
Trow, (or I trow), 'A phrase added
to questions, and expressive
of contemptuous or indignant
surprise; nearly equivalent to
I wonder. C. D. 3. 6. 4.
Turne, n. Requirement, present
need.
2. 6. 94.

Tweak, v. To twitch; pull with a sharp jerk. Twi-reason, n. A two fold reason.

3. 5. 7.

pinch or | Vescia, n. The bladder. 3. 4. 35. 3. 4. 4. Vi-politique, n. A substitute or deputy politician; a secretary to a politician. The Persons that act; I. 7. I.

Tye, v. To bind by favour or service rendered; to put under obligations. Ind. 16. Tympanites, n. Distention of the

†Vively, adv. In a lively manner. 2. Ch. 32.

abdomen caused by the pre-Ward-mote, n. A meeting of the

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ward. Ward-mote Quest. A court formerly held in every ward in the city of London. I. 2. 28.

Wave, Waive, v. To set aside; to abandon. 4.3.15; Epilogue. 2. Watch, n. A keeping awake for the purpose of guarding or preserving. 2. 6. 9.

Undertake, v. To promise, warr- Wedge, n. A space in the form

ant. Ind. 48.

or

Undo, v. To bring ruin distress upon. 3. 6. 2: 3. 6. 12. Unvaluable, a. Invaluable, priceless. I. 7. 39. Upbraid, v. †To mock, taunt,

flout. 4. 3. 14. Usurer, n. †A person who lent money at interest. Now only applied to those who lend it at an exorbitant or illegal rate. The Persons that Act. Vapour, n. Smoke, fog. 2. 3. 36. Veine, n. I. A blood vessel.

2. Mood, temper, disposition. Pun on these two meanings. 3. 4. 50.

†Vellute, a. Same as velvet.

5.

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of a wedge. Ind. 28. Well-prest, ppl. a. Well urged

by argument; well emphasized. 3. 5. 166. Wench, n. A girl, maid. 4.2.37. Win, v. To get gain. 3. 4. 25. Wit, n. Understanding, saga

city. Ind. 38; 1. 1. 13. Withall, prep. [Form of withal.] An emphatic form of with, used

after the object at the end of a sentence or clause. Witnesse, n. A sponsor, as at a

baptism or christening. 4.8.16. Witty, a. †Well-informed; knowing; clever. I. 2. I; I. 3. 16; I. 5. 31; 2. Ch. 41. Woo, v. To seek to influence by importunity. Arch. Ind. 106. Worme, v. To free from worms.

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