William Shakespeare: The Complete Works 2nd Edition (612 page)
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Phoebus,
Apollo, god of the sun
Apollo, god of the sun
phoenix,
unique Arabian bird which, dying, is recreated from its own ashes
unique Arabian bird which, dying, is recreated from its own ashes
phraseless,
inexpressible
inexpressible
phthisic,
consumptive cough
consumptive cough
physic dose with medicine
physical,
beneficial to health
beneficial to health
pia mater,
brain
brain
picked,
refined, fastidious
refined, fastidious
Pickt-hatch,
London district noted for brothels
London district noted for brothels
pie,
magpie
magpie
piece,
cask of liquor, masterpiece; add to, augment
cask of liquor, masterpiece; add to, augment
pied,
parti-coloured
parti-coloured
pike,
spike in centre of buckler
spike in centre of buckler
pill,
plunder, rob, strip (of bark), make bald
plunder, rob, strip (of bark), make bald
pillicock,
penis
penis
pin
and web, disease of the eye
and web, disease of the eye
pinch,
bite, pang; to bite, harass, distress
bite, pang; to bite, harass, distress
pismire,
ant
ant
pitch,
high point of a falcon’s flight
high point of a falcon’s flight
place
position, office
position, office
placket,
petticoat, opening, slit
petticoat, opening, slit
planched,
made of boards
made of boards
plant,
sole of the foot
sole of the foot
plantage,
plants
plants
plash,
pool
pool
plausible,
pleasing
pleasing
plausibly,
with applause
with applause
plausive,
deserving of applause
deserving of applause
Plautus,
Roman writer of comedy
Roman writer of comedy
pleached,
formed by intertwined overarched boughs, folded
formed by intertwined overarched boughs, folded
pleasant,
merry, jokey
merry, jokey
pleurisy,
abundance, excess
abundance, excess
plight,
pledge
pledge
Pluto,
ruler of the underworld
ruler of the underworld
Plutus,
god of riches
god of riches
poach,
to thrust, stab
to thrust, stab
point,
highest point, conclusion, lace with tags (for attaching hose to doublet, etc.), full stop
highest point, conclusion, lace with tags (for attaching hose to doublet, etc.), full stop
poking-stick,
rod used for pleating ruffs
rod used for pleating ruffs
polecat,
prostitute
prostitute
policy,
government, administration, prudence in managing public or private affairs, cunning, craftiness, trick
government, administration, prudence in managing public or private affairs, cunning, craftiness, trick
politic,
dealing with government and administration, crafty
dealing with government and administration, crafty
politician,
schemer, scheming statesman
schemer, scheming statesman
pomewater,
large juicy kind of apple
large juicy kind of apple
pomp,
procession, pageant
procession, pageant
Pontic
sea, Black Sea
sea, Black Sea
poop,
swamp, overwhelm
swamp, overwhelm
poor-john,
salted fish
salted fish
popular,
plebeian, vulgar
plebeian, vulgar
popularity,
common pledge
common pledge
porridge,
porrage, soup
porrage, soup
porringer,
basin
basin
port,
gate, bearing, style of living
gate, bearing, style of living
portable,
bearable, endurable
bearable, endurable
portage,
portholes
portholes
portance,
behaviour
behaviour
posied,
inscribed with a motto
inscribed with a motto
possess,
inform, acquaint
inform, acquaint
posset,
drink of hot milk curdled with ale or wine; curdle, thicken
drink of hot milk curdled with ale or wine; curdle, thicken
post,
post set up for notices, etc., doorpost on which tavern reckoning was kept, courier, messenger, post-horse; to hasten, carry swiftly
post set up for notices, etc., doorpost on which tavern reckoning was kept, courier, messenger, post-horse; to hasten, carry swiftly
poster,
swift traveller
swift traveller
posy,
motto inscribed inside a ring
motto inscribed inside a ring
potable,
able to be drunk
able to be drunk
potato,
sweet potato, supposedly aphrodisiac
sweet potato, supposedly aphrodisiac
potency,
power, authority
power, authority
potent,
potentate
potentate
potential,
powerful
powerful
potting,
tippling
tippling
pouncet-box,
small box for perfumes
small box for perfumes
powder,
preserve meat with salt or spice
preserve meat with salt or spice
powdering-tub,
pickling-tub, sweating-tub used in cure of venereal disease
pickling-tub, sweating-tub used in cure of venereal disease
power,
army
army
pox,
syphilis, venereal disease
syphilis, venereal disease
practice,
trickery, conspiracy, plot
trickery, conspiracy, plot
practisant,
one who carries out a trick
one who carries out a trick
practise,
plot, conspire
plot, conspire
praemunire,
writ for maintaining papal jurisdiction in England
writ for maintaining papal jurisdiction in England
praetor,
Roman magistrate
Roman magistrate
praise,
appraise, value
appraise, value
prank,
adorn
adorn
prate,
chatter, prattle
chatter, prattle
precedent,
former; original from which a copy is made, sign
former; original from which a copy is made, sign
precisian,
puritan
puritan
precurrer,
forerunner
forerunner
precurse,
heralding
heralding
predicament,
situation
situation
prefer,
present, advance, introduce, recommend
present, advance, introduce, recommend
preferment,
advancement, promotion
advancement, promotion
pregnancy,
quickness of wit
quickness of wit
pregnant,
clear, fertile, compelling, resourceful, receptive
clear, fertile, compelling, resourceful, receptive
prejudicate,
influence beforehand
influence beforehand
prejudice,
injury; injure
injury; injure
premise,
aforesaid matter
aforesaid matter
premised,
sent before
sent before
preparation,
accomplishment
accomplishment
preposterous,
inverting the natural order of things, monstrous
inverting the natural order of things, monstrous
prerogative,
precedence, pre-eminence, prior place
precedence, pre-eminence, prior place
presage,
omen, prognostication, foreboding
omen, prognostication, foreboding
presence,
presence-chamber, company, person
presence-chamber, company, person
present,
immediate, instant; ready money, to show, represent, bring a charge against
immediate, instant; ready money, to show, represent, bring a charge against
presently,
immediately
immediately
presentment,
dedication
dedication
press,
crowd, crowding, printing-press, cupboard, authority to enlist men compulsorily; to crowd, oppress, force into military service
crowd, crowding, printing-press, cupboard, authority to enlist men compulsorily; to crowd, oppress, force into military service
pressure,
impression, character impressed
impression, character impressed
pretence,
expressed aim, intention, pretext
expressed aim, intention, pretext
prevent,
anticipate, escape, avoid
anticipate, escape, avoid
prick,
mark made by pricking, dot, point, spot in centre of target, prickle, penis; to mark by making a dot, etc., pierce, fix, point, spur
mark made by pricking, dot, point, spot in centre of target, prickle, penis; to mark by making a dot, etc., pierce, fix, point, spur
pricket,
buck in its second year
buck in its second year
prick-song,
music sung from notes
music sung from notes
pride,
magnificence, splendid adornment, highest state, mettle, sexual desire
magnificence, splendid adornment, highest state, mettle, sexual desire
prig,
thief
thief
prime,
first, chief, sexually excited; springtime
first, chief, sexually excited; springtime
primogenitive,
first-born’s right to inherit
first-born’s right to inherit
principal,
superior, abettor, principal rafter
superior, abettor, principal rafter
princox,
pert youth
pert youth
Priscian,
Roman grammarian
Roman grammarian
prithee,
please
please
private,
private person
private person
privates,
sexual organs
sexual organs
prize,
contest; to value, esteem
contest; to value, esteem
prizer,
prize-fighter, wrestler
prize-fighter, wrestler
probal,
to, able to bear the probe or examination of
to, able to bear the probe or examination of
probation,
trial, proof
trial, proof
proceeder,
one proceeding to a university degree
one proceeding to a university degree
procurator,
proxy
proxy
prodigious,
ominous, portentous, monstrous, abnormal
ominous, portentous, monstrous, abnormal
proditor,
traitor
traitor
proface,
‘may it do you good’, formula of welcome before a meal
‘may it do you good’, formula of welcome before a meal
profited,
proficient
proficient
progeny,
lineage, race
lineage, race
progress,
royal journey in state
royal journey in state
project,
notion, idea; set forth, exhibit
notion, idea; set forth, exhibit
projection,
plan
plan
prolixious,
prolonged
prolonged
prolong,
postpone
postpone
Prometheus,
stole fire from heaven and was chained to Mount Caucasus
stole fire from heaven and was chained to Mount Caucasus
prone,
ready, eager
ready, eager
proof,
test, trial, experience, issue, result
test, trial, experience, issue, result
propend,
incline
incline
proper,
(one’s) own, private, peculiar, excellent, handsome
(one’s) own, private, peculiar, excellent, handsome
property,
identity, particular quality, take possession of, endow with qualities, make a tool of
identity, particular quality, take possession of, endow with qualities, make a tool of
proportion,
portion, division, relative size, proportioning, rhythm
portion, division, relative size, proportioning, rhythm
propose,
put forward, set before one’s mind, suppose, converse
put forward, set before one’s mind, suppose, converse
propriety,
identity, proper state
identity, proper state
propugnation,
defence
defence
prorogue,
prolong, postpone
prolong, postpone
prosecution,
pursuit
pursuit
Proserpina,
daughter of Ceres, carried away by Pluto to become queen of hell
daughter of Ceres, carried away by Pluto to become queen of hell
prosperous,
favourable
favourable
Proteus,
a sea-god, able to assume different shapes
a sea-god, able to assume different shapes
protractive,
consisting in delay
consisting in delay
proud,
elated, giving cause for pride, lofty, splendid, spirited, swollen, over-luxuriant, sexually excited
elated, giving cause for pride, lofty, splendid, spirited, swollen, over-luxuriant, sexually excited
prove,
try, test, find by experience, experience
try, test, find by experience, experience
publish,
make known, proclaim, denounce
make known, proclaim, denounce
pucelle,
virgin, maid, slut
virgin, maid, slut
puck,
pixy, mischievous spirit
pixy, mischievous spirit
pudding,
sausage, stuffing
sausage, stuffing
pudency,
modesty
modesty
puissance,
strength, armed force
strength, armed force
puissant,
strong, powerful
strong, powerful
pumpion,
pumpkin
pumpkin
punk,
prostitute, harlot
prostitute, harlot
punto reverso,
back-handed thrust in fencing
back-handed thrust in fencing
puny,
novice, person of small account
novice, person of small account
purblind,
quite blind, partially blind
quite blind, partially blind
purchase,
booty, prize, annual rent from land; to strive, gain, acquire otherwise than by inheritance
booty, prize, annual rent from land; to strive, gain, acquire otherwise than by inheritance
purgation,
clearing from accusation or suspicion
clearing from accusation or suspicion
purlieu,
tract of land bordering on a forest
tract of land bordering on a forest
purpose,
proposal, conversation
proposal, conversation
pursuivant,
junior attendant on heralds, herald, messenger
junior attendant on heralds, herald, messenger
pursy,
short-winded, fat
short-winded, fat
purveyor,
steward going ahead to make provision
steward going ahead to make provision
putter
on, instigator
on, instigator
puttock,
bird of prey, kite, buzzard
bird of prey, kite, buzzard
quail,
prostitute; to fail, faint, overpower
prostitute; to fail, faint, overpower
quaint,
skilful, clever, dainty, line, beautiful, elaborate
skilful, clever, dainty, line, beautiful, elaborate
qualification,
calm and controlled condition
calm and controlled condition
qualify,
moderate, mitigate, appease, control, dilute
moderate, mitigate, appease, control, dilute
quality,
accomplishment, rank, profession, party, side, manner, cause
accomplishment, rank, profession, party, side, manner, cause
quarry,
heap of slaughtered game
heap of slaughtered game
quarter,
part, watch, relations with and conduct towards another
part, watch, relations with and conduct towards another
quat,
pimple
pimple
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