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nicety,
coyness
coyness
Nicholas,
patron saint of scholars;
Saint Nicholas’
clerks, highwaymen
patron saint of scholars;
Saint Nicholas’
clerks, highwaymen
nickname,
name wrongly
name wrongly
niggard,
to act in a miserly way, supply sparingly
to act in a miserly way, supply sparingly
night-gown,
dressing gown
dressing gown
night-rule,
disorder by night
disorder by night
nine-men’s morris,
cutting in turf for game played with nine pegs or discs
cutting in turf for game played with nine pegs or discs
Niobe,
overboastful of her children, who were slain; she was herself turned to stone
overboastful of her children, who were slain; she was herself turned to stone
nittical,
nit-infested
nit-infested
noise,
rumour, strife, music, band of musicians; clamour, spread by rumour
rumour, strife, music, band of musicians; clamour, spread by rumour
noll,
head
head
nonsuit,
to refuse to listen to or grant the suit of
to refuse to listen to or grant the suit of
nook-shotten,
having a very uneven outline
having a very uneven outline
notch,
cut with notches, slash
cut with notches, slash
notedly,
precisely
precisely
nothing,
vulva
vulva
notion,
understanding, mind
understanding, mind
nourish,
bring up, nurture
bring up, nurture
novum,
dice-game in which chief throws are nine and five
dice-game in which chief throws are nine and five
noyance,
injury, harm
injury, harm
nuncio,
messenger
messenger
nursery,
nursing, care
nursing, care
nut-hook,
beadle, constable
beadle, constable
oathable,
fit to take an oath
fit to take an oath
ob.,
abbreviation of ‘obolus’, halfpenny
abbreviation of ‘obolus’, halfpenny
objection,
charge, accusation
charge, accusation
obligation,
contract
contract
obliged,
pledged
pledged
obsequious,
dutiful, dutiful in funeral rites
dutiful, dutiful in funeral rites
observant,
obsequious servant
obsequious servant
observe,
humour
humour
occasion,
opportunity, pretext, cause, course of events
opportunity, pretext, cause, course of events
occulted,
hidden
hidden
occupation,
business, handicraft, trade
business, handicraft, trade
occupy,
have to do with sexually
have to do with sexually
occurrent,
event
event
oddly,
unevenly
unevenly
oeillade,
inviting glance, ogling
inviting glance, ogling
o’erblow,
blow away
blow away
o’ercount,
outnumber
outnumber
o’ercrow,
triumph over
triumph over
o’erdyed,
dyed with a second colour
dyed with a second colour
o’ereaten,
left after most has been eaten
left after most has been eaten
o’erflourished,
decorated on the outside
decorated on the outside
o’erlook,
examine, bewitch, despise
examine, bewitch, despise
o’ermaster,
possess
possess
o’erparted,
having too difficult a part
having too difficult a part
o’er-peer,
rise above
rise above
o’erpost,
get over easily
get over easily
o’er-raught,
overtook
overtook
o’er-teemed,
worn out by child-bearing
worn out by child-bearing
o’er-watch,
stay awake too long
stay awake too long
o’erwhelm,
overhang
overhang
o’erwrested,
strained
strained
offend,
harm, hurt
harm, hurt
offer,
act on the offensive, venture
act on the offensive, venture
office,
function, service
function, service
offices,
parts of a house devoted to household matters
parts of a house devoted to household matters
omit,
neglect, disregard, lay aside
neglect, disregard, lay aside
omittance,
postponement
postponement
open-arse,
medlar (fruit)
medlar (fruit)
operant,
effecting, effective
effecting, effective
operation,
effect, efficacy
effect, efficacy
opinion,
censure, public judgement, self-conceit, self-confidence
censure, public judgement, self-conceit, self-confidence
opposeless,
irresistible
irresistible
opposite,
antagonist, opponent; hostile, adverse
antagonist, opponent; hostile, adverse
oppress,
suppress, distress
suppress, distress
oppression,
burden, distress
burden, distress
oppugnancy,
conflict
conflict
orb,
circle, sphere, sphere in which a star moves, heavenly body, earth
circle, sphere, sphere in which a star moves, heavenly body, earth
ordinance,
what is ordained, established rule, decree, rank
what is ordained, established rule, decree, rank
ordinary,
fixed-price tavern meal, ‘ordinary run’
fixed-price tavern meal, ‘ordinary run’
orgulous,
proud
proud
orifex,
aperture
aperture
orison,
prayer
prayer
ort,
fragment, scrap
fragment, scrap
ostent,
appearance, show
appearance, show
ostentation,
appearance, show, spectacle
appearance, show, spectacle
othergates,
in another way
in another way
otherwhiles,
at times
at times
ouch,
jewel
jewel
ounce,
lynx
lynx
ouph,
elf
elf
ousel,
blackbird
blackbird
outbrave,
to surpass in beauty or valour
to surpass in beauty or valour
outlandish,
foreign
foreign
outlive,
survive
survive
outpeer,
surpass
surpass
outrageous,
violent, volatile
violent, volatile
outsell,
exceed in value
exceed in value
outside,
outer garment
outer garment
outward,
outward appearance
outward appearance
overdrip,
drip over, overshadow
drip over, overshadow
overhear,
hear over again
hear over again
overhold,
overestimate
overestimate
overlook,
overtop, look down on from above, read through
overtop, look down on from above, read through
overpeer,
rise above, look down on
rise above, look down on
overscutched,
made haggard with beating, worn out
made haggard with beating, worn out
overture,
disclosure; formal opening, first indication
disclosure; formal opening, first indication
Ovid,
Roman poet who was sent into exile
Roman poet who was sent into exile
owe,
own, possess
own, possess
pace,
train (a horse) to pace
train (a horse) to pace
pack,
gang; conspire, shuffle (cards), to cheat, be off
gang; conspire, shuffle (cards), to cheat, be off
packing,
plotting
plotting
paddock,
toad
toad
pageant,
show, spectacle
show, spectacle
pain,
trouble, punishment
trouble, punishment
painful,
laborious, toilsome
laborious, toilsome
pale,
fence, enclosure; enclose, encircle
fence, enclosure; enclose, encircle
palisado,
staked fence
staked fence
pall,
fail
fail
palliament,
white robe of a candidate for the Roman consulship
white robe of a candidate for the Roman consulship
palmer
, pilgrim
, pilgrim
palsy,
tremors
tremors
palter,
equivocate, use trickery
equivocate, use trickery
pander,
go-between in a love affair, pimp
go-between in a love affair, pimp
Pandion,
see PHILOMEL
see PHILOMEL
pantaloon,
foolish old man
foolish old man
pantler,
servant in charge of the pantry
servant in charge of the pantry
paper,
notice specifying offence committed; write down
notice specifying offence committed; write down
paragon,
compare, excel, show as a model
compare, excel, show as a model
Parca,
one of the three fates who prepared and cut the thread of human life
one of the three fates who prepared and cut the thread of human life
parcel,
part, item, group
part, item, group
parcel-gilt,
partly gilded
partly gilded
pard,
panther or leopard
panther or leopard
pardie,
certainly, indeed
certainly, indeed
Paris ball,
tennis ball
tennis ball
paritor,
official who summoned offenders to an ecclesiastical court
official who summoned offenders to an ecclesiastical court
parlous,
perilous, cunning, dreadful, shrewd, clever
perilous, cunning, dreadful, shrewd, clever
part,
action, side
action, side
partage,
freight, cargo
freight, cargo
partake,
impart, take sides
impart, take sides
partaker,
confederate, supporter
confederate, supporter
parted,
divided, gifted
divided, gifted
partialize,
make partial
make partial
particular,
detail, individual, personal interest, intimacy; private, personal
detail, individual, personal interest, intimacy; private, personal
partisan,
footsoldier’s weapon, a long-handled spear with a blade
footsoldier’s weapon, a long-handled spear with a blade
parts,
qualities, accomplishments
qualities, accomplishments
pash, head;
to strike violently, smash
to strike violently, smash
passado,
a forward thrust in fencing
a forward thrust in fencing
passant,
heraldic term of beast stepping; surpassing
heraldic term of beast stepping; surpassing
passenger,
traveller on foot
traveller on foot
passing,
excessively
excessively
passion,
suffering, affliction, fit of disease, overpowering emotion, passionate speech, sorrow; feel deep emotion
suffering, affliction, fit of disease, overpowering emotion, passionate speech, sorrow; feel deep emotion
passionate,
express with passion; compassionate, sorrowful
express with passion; compassionate, sorrowful
patch,
fool
fool
patchery,
trickery
trickery
paten,
thin circular metal plate
thin circular metal plate
patent,
title, privilege, authority
title, privilege, authority
patience,
permission, leave
permission, leave
patronage,
uphold, defend
uphold, defend
pattern,
precedent, model; to give an example, be a pattern or precedent for
precedent, model; to give an example, be a pattern or precedent for
pax,
tablet kissed by priest and congregation in celebration of mass
tablet kissed by priest and congregation in celebration of mass
peach,
denounce, turn informer
denounce, turn informer
peat,
spoilt girl
spoilt girl
peck,
pitch
pitch
peculiar,
individual, private, belonging to one person
individual, private, belonging to one person
pedant,
schoolmaster
schoolmaster
peeled,
tonsured
tonsured
Pegasus,
winged horse
winged horse
peise,
balance, weight, suspend
balance, weight, suspend
pelf,
property, possessions
property, possessions
pelican,
believed to feed its young with its own blood
believed to feed its young with its own blood
pelt,
rage, scold
rage, scold
pelting,
paltry, worthless
paltry, worthless
pencil,
paintbrush
paintbrush
pendulous,
impending, suspended
impending, suspended
pensioners,
royal bodyguard
royal bodyguard
Penthesilea,
Amazon queen
Amazon queen
peradventure,
by chance, perhaps
by chance, perhaps
perdition,
ruin, loss, damnation
ruin, loss, damnation
perdurable,
everlasting
everlasting
peregrinate,
travelled, foreign in style
travelled, foreign in style
perfect,
fully informed, equipped, ready; accomplish, instruct
fully informed, equipped, ready; accomplish, instruct
perfection,
performance, completion
performance, completion
periapt,
amulet
amulet
period,
end, goal, highest point, full pause, full stop; to end
end, goal, highest point, full pause, full stop; to end
perjure,
perjurer; corrupt
perjurer; corrupt
perniciously,
to destruction
to destruction
perpend,
consider
consider
persistive,
steadfast
steadfast
perspective,
optical device for producing fantastic images; picture of figure producing a distorted or unexpected effect
optical device for producing fantastic images; picture of figure producing a distorted or unexpected effect
pert,
lively
lively
pervert,
turn aside
turn aside
pester,
throng, obstruct
throng, obstruct
pestiferous,
pernicious
pernicious
phantasim,
fantastic being
fantastic being
Philomel, Philomela,
daughter of Pandion, raped by Tereus (husband of her sister Progne), who cut out her tongue; she wove her story into a tapestry. Progne feasted Tereus on their murdered son; Philomela was changed into a nightingale.
daughter of Pandion, raped by Tereus (husband of her sister Progne), who cut out her tongue; she wove her story into a tapestry. Progne feasted Tereus on their murdered son; Philomela was changed into a nightingale.
Phoebe,
Diana, goddess of the moon
Diana, goddess of the moon
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