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frampold,
disagreeable
disagreeable
franchise,
freedom, privilege
freedom, privilege
franchised,
free
free
frank,
unrestrained, generous, free; sty; to pen up in a sty
unrestrained, generous, free; sty; to pen up in a sty
franklin,
yeoman
yeoman
fray,
affray, skirmish; to frighten
affray, skirmish; to frighten
free,
generous, magnanimous, innocent, untroubled; to absolve, banish
generous, magnanimous, innocent, untroubled; to absolve, banish
French crown,
French coin, baldness produced by venereal disease
French coin, baldness produced by venereal disease
frequent,
addicted, familiar
addicted, familiar
friend,
lover, mistress, relative
lover, mistress, relative
frieze,
coarse woollen cloth
coarse woollen cloth
frippery,
old-clothes’ shop
old-clothes’ shop
front,
forehead; face, foremost line of battle, beginning; to confront, oppose
forehead; face, foremost line of battle, beginning; to confront, oppose
frontlet,
band worn on forehead
band worn on forehead
froward,
perverse, wilful, rebellious
perverse, wilful, rebellious
frush,
smash
smash
fullam,
false dice
false dice
fulsome,
pregnant, loathsome, filthy
pregnant, loathsome, filthy
furnishings,
externals
externals
furniture,
equipment, harness
equipment, harness
fury,
rage, passion, poetic passion, goddess of vengeance
rage, passion, poetic passion, goddess of vengeance
fustian,
coarse cloth, bombastic gibberish
coarse cloth, bombastic gibberish
gaberdine,
loose-fitting coat or cloak
loose-fitting coat or cloak
gag,
prop open, or jerk open
prop open, or jerk open
gage,
pledge; to stake, bind, engage
pledge; to stake, bind, engage
gain-giving,
misgiving
misgiving
Galen,
famous physician of second century
famous physician of second century
gall,
resentment, bitterness; to rub sore, chafe, graze, wound, harass, scoff
resentment, bitterness; to rub sore, chafe, graze, wound, harass, scoff
galliard,
lively dance
lively dance
galliass,
large, heavy ship
large, heavy ship
galloglasses,
heavily-armed foot-soldiers of Ireland or the Western Isles
heavily-armed foot-soldiers of Ireland or the Western Isles
gallow,
frighten
frighten
gallows,
gallows-bird, one born (or deserving) to be hanged
gallows-bird, one born (or deserving) to be hanged
gamut,
musical scale
musical scale
garboil,
disturbance, quarrel
disturbance, quarrel
Gargantua,
large-mouthed giant in Rabelais
large-mouthed giant in Rabelais
garland,
royal crown, glory
royal crown, glory
garnish,
dress; to adorn, equip
dress; to adorn, equip
gaskins,
breeches
breeches
gaud,
plaything, showy ornament; to ornament
plaything, showy ornament; to ornament
gear,
stuff, talk, matter, business
stuff, talk, matter, business
geck,
dupe
dupe
gender,
kind, sort, offspring; engender
kind, sort, offspring; engender
generosity,
high birth
high birth
generous,
high-born
high-born
genius,
spirit, good or bad angel, embodied spirit
spirit, good or bad angel, embodied spirit
gentle,
of noble birth; to ennoble
of noble birth; to ennoble
gentry,
rank by birth, good breeding, courtesy
rank by birth, good breeding, courtesy
George,
jewel bearing figure of the saint, part of insignia of Order of the Garter
jewel bearing figure of the saint, part of insignia of Order of the Garter
germen,
seed
seed
gest,
deed, time allotted to stage of journey
deed, time allotted to stage of journey
gesture,
bearing
bearing
ghasted,
frightened
frightened
ghastness,
terror
terror
ghastly,
spiritual
spiritual
gig,
whipping-top
whipping-top
giglet,
wanton
wanton
gimmaled,
jointed, hinged
jointed, hinged
ging,
gang
gang
gird,
gibe; taunt, besiege
gibe; taunt, besiege
glance
(at), hint at, cast a slight on
(at), hint at, cast a slight on
glass,
mirror, sand-glass
mirror, sand-glass
glaze,
stare
stare
gleek,
gibe; to gibe, jest
gibe; to gibe, jest
glib,
castrate
castrate
gloss,
lustre
lustre
glut,
swallow
swallow
go,
walk
walk
God-a-mercy,
thank God
thank God
God’s me,
God bless me
God bless me
go
to! expression of disapproval, protest, or disbelief
to! expression of disapproval, protest, or disbelief
goatish,
lustful
lustful
good,
financially sound, rich
financially sound, rich
good-brother,
brother-in-law
brother-in-law
goodman,
husband, yeoman, master
husband, yeoman, master
goose,
smoothing iron
smoothing iron
goose of Winchester,
prostitute
prostitute
gorbellied,
fat-bellied
fat-bellied
gore,
to defile, wound
to defile, wound
gorge,
what has been swallowed
what has been swallowed
gorget,
piece of armour for the throat
piece of armour for the throat
Gorgon,
woman whose look turned the beholder to stone
woman whose look turned the beholder to stone
gossip,
god-father or -mother, sponsor; make merry
god-father or -mother, sponsor; make merry
gourd,
kind of false dice
kind of false dice
gout,
drop
drop
government,
control, self-command, evenness of temper
control, self-command, evenness of temper
grained,
ingrained, showing grain of the wood, lined, forked
ingrained, showing grain of the wood, lined, forked
gramercy,
thank you
thank you
grange,
outlying farmhouse
outlying farmhouse
gratify,
thank, reward, pay, do honour to
thank, reward, pay, do honour to
gratulate,
pleasing; greet, express joy at
pleasing; greet, express joy at
gravel,
urinary crystals
urinary crystals
greasily,
obscenely
obscenely
grece,
step, stair, degree
step, stair, degree
gree,
agree
agree
grief,
grievances
grievances
grieve,
vex, taunt
vex, taunt
groat,
fourpenny piece
fourpenny piece
groundlings,
those who stood in the cheapest part of the theatre
those who stood in the cheapest part of the theatre
grow,
be or become due
be or become due
guard,
caution, border, trimming; to ornament
caution, border, trimming; to ornament
guidon,
pennant
pennant
guiled,
treacherous
treacherous
guinea-hen,
prostitute
prostitute
guise,
custom, habit
custom, habit
gules,
red (heraldry)
red (heraldry)
gull,
unfledged bird, dupe, fool, trick; to cheat
unfledged bird, dupe, fool, trick; to cheat
gummed,
stiffened with gum
stiffened with gum
gust,
taste, relish
taste, relish
Guy,
Guy of Warwick, slayer of the giant Colbrand
Guy of Warwick, slayer of the giant Colbrand
gyve,
fetter
fetter
habit,
dress, appearance
dress, appearance
habitude,
temperament
temperament
hackney,
prostitute
prostitute
haggard,
wild hawk
wild hawk
haggle,
to hack, gash
to hack, gash
hag-seed,
child of a witch
child of a witch
hai,
home-thrust in fencing
home-thrust in fencing
hair,
kind, character
kind, character
halcyon,
kingfisher
kingfisher
half,
partner
partner
half-blooded,
of noble blood by one parent only
of noble blood by one parent only
half-cheek,
profile
profile
half-cheeked,
with a piece missing or broken on one side
with a piece missing or broken on one side
half-face,
thin face
thin face
half-faced,
showing half the face
showing half the face
half-sword,
half a sword’s length
half a sword’s length
halidom,
holy relic
holy relic
Hallowmas,
All Saints’ Day, I November
All Saints’ Day, I November
handfast,
firm hold, marriage contract
firm hold, marriage contract
handicrafts,
artisans, workmen
artisans, workmen
handy-dandy,
choose which you please (in a children’s game)
choose which you please (in a children’s game)
haply,
perhaps, by chance
perhaps, by chance
happiness,
handsomeness, appropriateness, opportunity
handsomeness, appropriateness, opportunity
hardiment,
bold exploit
bold exploit
hardness,
difficult, hardship
difficult, hardship
harlot,
man or woman of promiscuous life
man or woman of promiscuous life
harlotry,
harlot, silly wench
harlot, silly wench
hatch,
engrave, inlay, lower half of a divided door
engrave, inlay, lower half of a divided door
hatchment,
memorial tablet with coat of arms
memorial tablet with coat of arms
hautboy,
shawm, woodwind instrument, ancestor of the oboe
shawm, woodwind instrument, ancestor of the oboe
havoc,
devastation; cry havoc, give the signal to an army to plunder
devastation; cry havoc, give the signal to an army to plunder
hazard,
game at dice, chance, venture
game at dice, chance, venture
head,
headland, topic, army
headland, topic, army
head borough,
parish officer
parish officer
heap,
crowd
crowd
heavy,
important, dull, sluggish, sleepy, grievous
important, dull, sluggish, sleepy, grievous
hectic,
wasting fever
wasting fever
Hector,
Trojan hero
Trojan hero
Hecuba,
Queen of Troy, wife of Priam and mother of Hector
Queen of Troy, wife of Priam and mother of Hector
hedge-pig,
hedgehog
hedgehog
Helen,
most beautiful woman of her world, wife of the Greek Menelaus, carried off to Troy by Paris
most beautiful woman of her world, wife of the Greek Menelaus, carried off to Troy by Paris
Helicon,
mountain of Greece sacred to the Muses
mountain of Greece sacred to the Muses
hemp-seed,
gallows-bird, one born (or deserving) to be hanged
gallows-bird, one born (or deserving) to be hanged
Hercules,
as a baby strangled two serpents; performed twelve great labours, including the obtaining of the golden apples of the Hesperides and the overcoming of Cerberus, the three-headed dog of the underworld
as a baby strangled two serpents; performed twelve great labours, including the obtaining of the golden apples of the Hesperides and the overcoming of Cerberus, the three-headed dog of the underworld
Hero,
see LEANDER
see LEANDER
Hesperus,
the evening star
the evening star
hest,
command
command
heyday,
excitement
excitement
high-crested,
proud
proud
high-lone,
quite alone, without support
quite alone, without support
high-proof,
in the highest degree
in the highest degree
high-stomached,
haughty
haughty
hight,
called
called
hilding,
contemptible, good-for-nothing, baggage
contemptible, good-for-nothing, baggage
him,
male (dog)
male (dog)
hint,
occasion, reason, opportunity
occasion, reason, opportunity
hipped,
lame in the hip
lame in the hip
hit,
succeed, agree
succeed, agree
hive,
hive-shaped hat
hive-shaped hat
hoar,
grow mouldy
grow mouldy
hobby-horse,
figure of a horse used in morris dances, etc., buffoon, prostitute
figure of a horse used in morris dances, etc., buffoon, prostitute
holding,
consistency, burden of a song
consistency, burden of a song
holp,
helped
helped
honest,
worthy, virtuous, chaste
worthy, virtuous, chaste
honesty,
honour, decency, chastity
honour, decency, chastity
honour,
chastity
chastity
hoodman-blind,
blind man’s buff
blind man’s buff
horn,
the mark of a cuckold
the mark of a cuckold
horn-book,
child’s first reader
child’s first reader
horn-mad,
ready to gore the enemy, enraged at being cuckolded
ready to gore the enemy, enraged at being cuckolded
hose,
stockings, breeches
stockings, breeches
host,
lodge
lodge
hot-house,
brothel
brothel
housekeeper,
householder, watch-dog, stay-at-home
householder, watch-dog, stay-at-home
housekeeping,
hospitable running of the household
hospitable running of the household
hox,
hamstring
hamstring
hoy,
a small vessel
a small vessel
hugger-mugger,
secrecy
secrecy
hull,
float, drift with sails furled
float, drift with sails furled
humorous,
moist, capricious, moody
moist, capricious, moody
humour,
moisture; bodily fluid supposedly composed of blood, phlegm, choler, and melancholy, the proportions determining personal temperament; temperament, mood, whim, caprice, inclination
moisture; bodily fluid supposedly composed of blood, phlegm, choler, and melancholy, the proportions determining personal temperament; temperament, mood, whim, caprice, inclination
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