The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

ABATE, v.t. to shorten.
cast down. Cor. III. 3.
V. 4.

GLOSSARY

N's Dr. III. 2.. To
To blunt. R. III.
Abatement, sb. diminution. Lear, I. 4.
Abide. vi. to sojourn. Wint. Tale, Iv. 3. v.t.
to expiate (a corruption of 'Aby'). J. C. III.
1; Ibid. III. 2.

Able, v.t. to uphold. Lear, Iv. 6.
Abridgement, sb. a short play. Ham. II. 2.
Abrook, v.t. to brook, abide. 2 H. VI. II. 4.
Absey-Book, sb. a primer. John I. 1.

Antick, sb. the fool in the old plays. R. II.

III. 2.

Antre, sb. a cave. Oth. I. 3.

Apparent, sb. heir-apparent. Wint. Tale, 1. 2.
Appeal, sb. accusation. M. for M. v. 1.

Absolute, adj. positive, certain. Cym. IV. 2; Appeal, v.t. to accuse. R. II. 1. 1.

Ham. v. 2. Complete. Temp. 1. 2. Abuse, v.t. to deceive. Lear, iv. 7.

Abuse, sb. deception. M. for M. v. 1.

Appeared, p,p, made apparent. Cor. IV. 3.
Apple-John, sb. a kind of apple. 1 Hen. IV.
III. 3.

Aby, v.t. to expiate a fault. M. N's Dr. III. 2. Appointment, sb. preparation. M. for M. II. 1. Abysm, sb. abyss. Temp. I. 2.

Accite, v.t. to cite, summon. 2 H. IV. v. 2.
Accuse, sb. accusation, 2 H. VI. III. 1.
Achieve, v. to obtain. H. V. IV. 3.

Acknown, p.p. 'to be acknown' is to acknowl-
edge. Oth. III. 3.

Acquittance, sb. a receipt or discharge. Ham.

IV. 2.

Action-taking, adj. litigious. Lear, II. 2.
Acture, sb. action. Lover's Com. 185.
Addition, sb. title, attribute. All's Well, II.
3; T. & Cr. 1. 2.
Address, v.r. to prepare oneself. 2 H. VI. v.
2; Ham. I. 2.

Addressed, part. prepared. L's L's L. II. 1.
Advance, v.t. to prefer, promote to honor.
Tim. 1. 2.

Advertisement, sb. admonition. Much Ado,
&c. v. 1.

Advertising, pr. p. attentive. M. for M. v. 1.
Advice, sb. consideration, discretion. Two
Gent. II. 4; M. for M. v. 1.

Advise, v. sometimes neuter, sometimes reflect-
ive, to consider, reflect. Tw. N. IV. 2.
Advised, p.p. considerate. Com. of E. v. 1.
Advocation, sb. pleading, advocacy. Oth. III. 4.
Afeard, adj. afraid. Merry Wives, III. 4.
Affect, v.t. to love. Merry Wives, II. 1.

1 H. IV. II. 4.

2 H. VI. IV. 1. To
1 H. VI.

Apprehension, sb. opinion. Much Ado, III. 4. Apprehensive, adj. apt to apprehend or understand. J. C. III. 1.

AH's Well,

Approbation, sb. probation. Cym. 1. 5.
Approof, sb. approbation, proof.
I. 2; Temp. II. 5.
Approve, v.t. to prove.
tify, make good. Lear, II. 4.
Approver, sb. one who proves or tries. Cym.

II. 4.

R. II. I. 3. To jus

Arch, sb. chief. Lear, II. 1.

Argal, a ridiculous word intended for the Latin
ergo. Ham. v. I.

Argentine, adj. silver. Per. v. 2.
Argier, sb. Algiers. Temp. 1. 2.

Argosy, sb. originally a vessel of Ragusa or
Ragosa, a Ragosine; hence any ship of bur
den. M. of V. 1. 1.

Argument, sb. subject. Much Ado, 11. 3.
Armigero, a mistake for Armiger, the Latin
for Esquire. Merry Wives, 1. 1.
Aroint, v.r. found only in the imperat. mood,
get thee gone. Mac. 1. 3; Lear, III. 4.
A-row, adv. in a row. Com. of E. v. 1.
Articulate, v.i. to enter into articles of agree-
ment. Cor. 1. 9. v.t. to exhibit in articles. 1
H. IV. v. 1.

Ask, v.t. to require. 2 H. VI. 1. 2.

Affeered, p.p. assessed, confirmed. Mac. iv. 3. Aspect, sb. regard, looks. A. & C. I. 5.
Afront, adv. in front.
Affy, v.t. to affiance.
trust. T. A. I. 1.
Agazed, p.p. looking in amazement.
I. 1.
Aglet-baby, sb. the small figure engraved on a
jewel. Tam. of S. 1. 2.

Aspersion, sb. sprinkling; hence blessing be-
cause before the Reformation benediction was
generally accompanied by sprinkling of holy
water. Temp. III. 3.

Agnise, v.t. to acknowledge, confess. Oth. 1. 3.
A-good, adv. a good deal, plenteously. Two
Gent. IV. 4.

A-hold, adj. a sea-term. Temp. 1. 1.

Assay, sb. attempt. M. for M. III. 1.
Assay, v.t. to attempt, test, make proof of.
Merry Wives, II. 1.

Assinego, sb. an ass. T. & Cr. II. 1.
Assubjugate, v.t. to subjugate. T. & Cr. II. 3.
Assurance, sb. deed of assurance. Tam. of S.

IV. 2.

Aiery, sb. the nest of a bird of prey. R. III. Assured, p.p. betrothed. Com. of E. III. 2.

Ale, sb. alehouse. Two Gent. II. 5.
Allow, v. to approve. Tw. N. 1. 2.
Allowance, sb. approval. Cor. III. 2.
Ames-ace, sb. two aces, the lowest throw of the
dice. All's Well, II. 3.

Amort, adj. dead, dejected. Tam. of S. Iv. 3.
An, conj. if. Much Ado, 1. 1.
Anchor, sb. an anchorite, hermit. Ham. III. 2.
Ancient, sb. an ensign bearer. 1 H. IV. IV. 2.

Wives, II. 2.

Merry

Avaunt, int. be gone, a word of abhorrence. Com. of E. IV. 3.

Ave, int. the Latin for hail; hence acclamation.
M. for M. 1. 1.

Ave-Mary, sb. the angelic salutation addressed
to the B. Virgin Mary. 2 H. VI. I. 3.
Averring, pr. p. confirming. Cym. v. 5.
Awful, adj. worshipful. Two Gent. iv. 1.
Awkward, adj. contrary. 2 H. VI. III. 2.

Balm, sb. the oil of consecration.

1; 3 H. VI. II. 1.

R. II. IV.

Ban, v.t. to curse. Lucr. 1460.
Bank, v.t. to sail by the banks. John, v. 2.
Barm, sb. yeast. M. N's Dr. II. 1.
Barn, sb. a child. 1 H. IV. II. 3.
Barnacle, sb. a shell-fish, supposed to produce
the sea-bird of the same name. Temp. iv. 1.
Base, sb. a game, sometimes called Prisoners'
base. Cym. v. 3.

Bases, sb. an embroidered mantle worn by
knights on horseback, and reaching from the
middle to below the knees. Per. II. 1.
Basilisk, sb. a kind of ordnance. 1 H. IV. IV. 3.
Basta, int. (Italian), enough. Tam. of S. 1. 1.
Bastard, sb. raisin wine. M for M. III. 2.
Bat-fowling, part. catching birds with a clap-
net by night. Temp. 11. 1.

Bate, v.i. to flutter as a hawk. 1 H. IV. v. 1. Bate, v.t. to except. Temp. II. 1. To abate. Much Ado, II. 3.

Batlet, sb. a small bat, used for beating clothes. As you Like it, II. 4.

Battle, sb. army. 1 H. IV. IV. 1.

Beshrew, int. evil befal. Com. of E. II. 1. Bestraught, p.p. distraught, distracted. Indic to Tam. of S.

Beteem, v.t. to pour out. M. N's Dr. I. 1.
Betid, p.p. happened. Temp. I. 2.
Bezonian, sb. a beggarly fellow. 2 H. IV
Biding, sb. abiding-place. Lear, Iv. 6.
Biggen, sb. a night-cap. 2 H. IV. IV. 5.
Bilberry, sb. the whortleberry. Merry Wives

V. 3.

V. 5.

Bilbo, sb. a sword, from Bilboa, a town it
Spain where they were made. Merry Wives
I. 1.

Bilboes, sb. fetters or stocks. Ham. v. 2.
Bill, sb. a bill-hook, a weapon. Much Adc,
Cym. II. 3.

III. 3.

Bin been, are.

Ballow, sb. a cudgel. Lear, Iv. 6. Bird-bolt, sb. a bolt to be shot from a crossbow at birds. Much Ado, I. 1.

Birding, part. hawking at partridges. Merry Wives, III. 3.

Bisson, adj. blind. Cor. II. 1.

Blank, sb. the white mark in the middle of a target; hence, metaphorically, that which is aimed at. Wint. Tale, II. 3.

Blench, v.t. to start aside, flinch. M. for M
IV. 5.

Blent, p.p. blended. M. of V. 111. 2.
Blood-boltered, part. smeared with blood. Mac.

IV. 1.

Blow, v.t. to inflate. Tw. N. II. 5. Board, v.t. to accost. Tam, of S. 1. 2. Bob, sb. a blow, metaph. a sarcasm. Like it, II. 7.

As you

Bob, v.t. to strike, metaph. to ridicule, or to ob tain by raillery. T. & Cr. III. 1; Oth. v. 1. Bodge, v. to botch, bungle. 3 H. VI. 1. 4. Bodikin, sb. a corrupt word used as an oath.

'Od's Bodikin, God's little Body. Ham. II. 2. Boitier vert (French), green box. Merry Wives, I. 4.

Bold, v.t. to embolden. Lear, v. 1.
Bollen, adj. swollen. Lucr. 1417.
Bolter, sb. a sieve. 1 H. IV. 11. 3.
Bolted, p.p. sifted, refined. H. V. II. 2.
Bolting-hutch, sb. a hutch in which meal was
sifted. 1 H. IV. II. 4.

Bavin, sb. used as an adj. a piece of waste Bombard, sb. a barrel, a drunkard. Temp. 11. 2. wood, applied contemptuously to anything| Bombast, sb. padding. L's L's L. v. 2. worthless. 1 H. IV. III. 2. Bona-roba, sb. a harlot. 2 H. IV. III. 2. Bawcock, sb. a fine fellow. Tw. N. III. 4. Bond, sb. that to which one is bound. Lear. Bay, sb. the space between the main timbers of I. 1. the roof. M. for M. II. 1.

Beadsman, sb. one who bids bedes, that is, prays prayers for another. Two Gent. I. 1. Bearing-cloth, sb. a rich cloth in which children were wrapt at their christening. Wint. Tale,

III. 3.

Beat, v.i. tc Autter as a falcon, to meditate,
consider earnestly. Temp. I. 2.
Beaver, sb. the lower part of a helmet. 1 H.
IV. IV. 1.

Beetle, sb. a mallet, 2 H. IV. 1. 2.
Being, sb. dwelling. Cym. 1. 6.

Being, conj. since, inasmuch as. A. & C. III. 6.
Be-mete, v.t. to measure. Tam. of S. IV. 3.
Be-moiled, p.p. daubed with dirt. Tam, of S.

IV. 1.

Brave, adj. handsome, well-dressed. Temp. 1. 2.
Brave, sb. boast. John, v. 2.
Bravery, sb. finery. Tam. of S. Iv. 3. Boast-
fulness. Ham. v. 2.
Brawl, sb. a kind of dance. L's L's L. III. 1.
Breed-bate, sb. a breeder of debate, a fomenter
of quarrels. Merry Wives, I. 4.
Breast, sb. voice. Tw. N. II. 3.
Breathe, v.t. to exercise. All's Well, II. 3.
Breathing, pr. p. exercising. Ham. v. 2.
Breeching, adj. liable to be whipt. Tam. of S.

III. 1.

Breese, sb. the gadfly. A. & C. 111. 8.
Bride-buck, sb. a buck given away in presents.
Merry Wives, v. 5.

Bring, v.t. to attend one on a journey. M. for
M. 1. 1.

Brock, sb. a badger, a term of contempt. Tw. N. II. 5.

Broke, v.t. to act as a procurer. All's Well,

III. 5. Broken, p.p. having lost some teeth by age. All's Well, 11. 3.

Broken music, the music of stringed instruments. T. & Cr. III. 1.

Broker, sb. an agent. Two Gent. 1. 2. Brotherhood, sb. trading company. T. & Cr.

Bruit, sb. noise, report, rumor. 3 H. VI. IV. 7.
Bruit, v.t. to noise abroad. Mac. v. 7.
Brush, sb. rude assault. 2 H. VI. v. 3; Tim.
IV. 3.

Buck, sb. suds or lye for washing clothes in.
Merry Wives, 111. 3; 2 H. VI. IV. 2.

Buck-basket, sb. the basket in which clothes are
carried to be washed. Merry Wives, III. 5.
Bucking, sb. washing. Merry Wives, III. 3.
Buck-washing, sb. washing in lye. Merry
Wives, III. 3.
Bug, sb. a bugbear, a sceptre. 3 H. VI. v. 2;
Cym. v. 3.

Bully-rook, sb. a bragging cheater. Merry
Wives, 1. 3.

Burgonet, sb. a kind of helmet.

2 H. VI. v. 1.

Burst, v.t. to break. Ind. to Tam. of S. Busky, adj. bushy. 1 H. IV. v. 1.

Canker, sb. a caterpillar. Two Gent. 1. 1. The dog-rose. Much Ado, I. 3. Canstick, sb. a candlestick. 1 Hen. IV. III. 1. Cantle, sb. a slice, corner. 1 H. IV. III. 1. Canton, sb. a canto. Tw. N. 1. 5. Canvas, v.t. to sift; hence, metaphorically, to prove. 2 H. IV. II. 4.

Capable, adj. subject to. John, III. 1. Intelligent. T. & Cr. III. 3. Capable of inheriting. Lear, II. 1. Ample, capacious. Oth. III. 3. Capitulate, v.i. make head. 1 H. IV. III. 2. Capocchia, sb. a simpleton. T. & Cr. IV. 2. Capricio, sb. (Italian), caprice. All's Well,

II. 3.

Capricious, adj. lascivious. As you Like it,

III. 3.

Captious, adj. capacious. All's Well, 1. 3. Carack, sb. a large ship of burden. Com. of E. III. 2.

Carbonado, sb. meat scotched for broiling. 1 H. IV. v. 3.

Carbonado, v.t. to scotch for broiling. Lear,

II. 2.

Card, sb. the paper on which the points of the compass are marked under the mariner's needle. Ham. v. 1.

Careire, sb. the curvetting of a horse. Merry
Wives, 1. 1.

Carkanet, sb. a necklace. Com. of E. III. 1.
Carl, sb. a churl. Cym. v. 2.
Carlot, sb. a churl. As you Like it, III. 5.
Castilian, sb. a native of Castile; used as a
cant term. Merry Wives, II. 3.
Castiliano vulgo, a cant term, meaning, appa-
rently, to use discreet language. Tw. N. 1. 3.
Catalan, adj. a native of Cathay, a cant word.
Tw. N. 11 3.

Catling, sb. cat-gut. T. & Cr. III. 3.
Cavalero, sb. a cavalier, gentleman. 2 H. IV.
V. 3.

Caviare, sb. the roe of sturgeon pickled; met-
aph. a delicacy not appreciated by the vulgar.
Ham. II. 2.
Ham. I. 3.

Cautel, sb. deceit.

Cautelous, adj. insidious. Cor. iv. 1.
Cease, sb. decease. Ham. III. 3.
Cease, p.p. put off, made to cease. Tim. II. 1.
Censure, sb. judgment. 1 H. VI. 11. 3.

Butt-shaft, sb. a light arrow for shooting at a Censure, v.t. to judge, criticise. Two Gent. 1. 2.

butt. L's L's L. I. 2.

Buxom, adj. obedient. H. V. 111. 3.

By'rlakin, int. by our little Lady: an oath. N's Dr. 111. 1.

Caddis, sb. worsted galloon, so called because it resembles the caddis-worm. Wint. Tale, IV. 3.

Cade, sb. a cask or barrel. 2 H. VI. IV. 2.
Cage, sb. a prison. Cym. III. 3.
Cain-colored, adj. red (applied to hair). Merry
Wives, I. 4.

Caitiff, sb. a captive, a slave; hence, a witch.
All's Well, III. 2.

Calculate, v.t. prophesy. J. C. 1. 3.
Caliver, sb. a hand-gun. 1 H. IV. IV. 2.
Callet, sb. a trull. Oth. IV. 2.

Calling, sb. appellation. As you Like it, I. 2.
Calm, sh. qualm. 2 H. IV. II. 4.
Can, v.t. to know, be skillful in. Ham. IV. 7.
Canary, sb. a wine brought from the Canary
Islands. Merry Wives, III. 2.
Candle-wasters, sb. persons who sit up all night
to drink. Much Ado, v. I.
Canakin, sb. a little can. Oth. II. 3.

Ceremony, sb. a ceremonial vestment, religious rite, or anything ceremonial. J. C. I. 1; Mac. III. 4.

Certes, adv. certainly. Oth. 1. 1.
Cess, sb: rate, reckoning. 1 H. IV. 11. 1.
Chace, sb. a term at tennis. H. V. I. 2.
Chamber, sb. a species of great gun.

II. 4.

2 H. IV.

Oth. III. 3.

Chamberer, sb. an effeminate man.
Chanson, sb. a song. Ham. II. 2.
Charact, sb. affected quality. M. for M. v. 1.
Character, sb. a letter, handwriting. Lear, 1. 2.
Character, v.t. to carve or engrave. Two Gent.
II. 7; Ham. I. 3.

Charactery, sb. handwriting. Merry Wives, v.
5. That which is written. J. C. II. 1.
Chare, sb. a turn of work. A. & C. IV. 13.
Charge-house, sb. a free-school. L's L's L. v. 1.
Charles' wain, sb. the constellation called also
Ursa Major, or the Great Bear. 1 H. IV. II.

Charneco, sb. a species of sweet wine. 2 H. VI. II. 3.

Cheer, sb. fortune, countenance. Temp. I. 1.
Cherry-pit, sb. a game played with cherry-
stones. Tw. N. III. 4.
Cheveril, sb. kid leather. R. & J. II. 4.
Chewit, sb. cough. 1 H. IV. v. 1.
Childing, adj. pregnant. M. N's Dr. II. 2.
Ch'ill, vulgar for 'I will.' Lear, Iv. 6.
Chirurgeonly, adv. in a manner becoming a
surgeon. Temp. II. 1.
Chopin, sb. a high shoe or clog. Ham. II. 2.
Christom, adj. clothed with a chrisom, the
white garment which used to be put on
newly-baptized children. H. V. II. 3.
Christendom, sb. the state of being a Christian.
John, Iv. 1. Name. All's Well, I. 1.
Chuck, sb. chicken, a term of endearment.
Mac. III. 2.

1 H. IV. II. 2.

Commonty, sb. used ludicrously for comety
Induction to Tam. of S.

Compact, p.p. compacted, composed. M. N.
Dr. v. 1.
Comparative, sb. rival. 1 H. IV. III. 2.
Compare, sb. comparison. T. & Cr. III. 2.
Compassionate, adj. moving comparison. R. I'

I. 3.

Competitor, sb. one who seeks the same thing an associate in any object. Two Gent. 11. Complement, sb. accomplishment. L's L's L

I. 1.
Complexion, sb. passion. Ham. I. 4.
Compose, v.i. to agree. A. & C. II. 2.
Composition, sb. composition. Tim. IV. 3.
Comptible, adj. tractable. Tw. N. 1. 5.
Con, v.t. to learn by heart. M. N's Dr. L. :.
To acknowledge. All's Well, iv. 3.
Conceit, sb. conception, opinion, fancy. T
Gent. III. 2.
T. & Cr. V. 2.

Concupy, sb. concubine.
Condition, sb. temper, quality. M. of V. 1. 2
Lear, 1. 1.

Condolement, sb. grief. Ham. I. 2.
Conduct, sb. escort. John, 1. 1.
Confect, v. to make up into sweetmeats.
Ado, Iv. 1.

Mus

Confound, v.t. to consume, destroy. 1 H. I Chuff, sb. a coarse blunt clown. I. 3; Cor. 1. 6; Cym. 1. 5. Cinque pace, sb. a kind of dance. Much Ado, Conject, sb. conjecture. Oth. III. 3.

II. 1.

Consign, v. to sign a common bond, to confed
rate. 2 H. IV. Iv. 1.
Two Gent. Iv. 1.
Consort, v.t. to accompany. L's L's L. II. 1.
Constancy, sb. consistency. M. N's Dr. v. 1.
Cite, v. to incite. Two Gent. II. 4; 3 H. VI. Constant, adj. settled, determined.

Cipher, v.t. to decipher. Lucr. 811.
Circumstance, sb. an argument. Two Gent. I. Consort, sb. company.

1; John, II. 1.

Cital, sb. recital. 1 H. IV. v. 2.

II. 1.

Cittern, sb. a guitar. L's L's L. v. 2.
Clack-dish, sb. a beggar's dish. M. for M. III. 2.
Clap i' the clout, to shoot an arrow into the
bull's eye of the target. 2 H. IV. III. 2.
Claw, v.t. to flatter. Much Ado, I. 3.
Clepe, v.t. to call. Ham. I. 4.

Cliff, sb. clef, the key in music. T. & Cr. v. 2.
Cling, v.t. to starve. Mac. v. 5.

Clinquant, adj. glittering. H. VIII. 1. 1.

Clip, v.t. to embrace, to enclose. 2 H. VI. IV.

1; Cor. 1. 6; Oth. III. 3.

2; Lear, v. 1.

Temp.

Constantly, adv. firmly. M. for M. Iv. 1.
Conster, v.t. to construe. Tw. N. 1. 4.
Contemptible, adj. contemptuous. Much Ad
II. 3.
Continent, sb. that which contains anything
Lear, III. 2; M. N's Dr. II. 2. That whic
is contained. 2 Hen. IV. II. 4.
Continuate, adj. uninterrupted. Tim. 1. 1.
Contraction, sb. the marriage contract.
III. 4.

Contrary, v.t. to oppose. R. & J. I. 5.

Clout, sb. the mark in the middle of a target. Contrive, v.i. to conspire. J. Č. 11. 3.

L's L's L. IV. 1.

Coast, v.i. to advance. Cobloaf, sb. a big loaf. Cock, sb. a cock boat. Cock-and-pie, an oath.

V. & A. 870.
T. & Cr. II. 1.
Lear, Iv. 6.

Merry Wives, I. 1.

Cock, sb. a euphemism for God. Tam. of S.

Har

wear away. Tam. of S. 1. 2. Control, v.t. to confute. Temp. 1. 2. Convent, v.t. To convene, summon. H. VII v. 1. v.i. to be convenient. Tw. N. v. 1. Convert, v.i. to change. Tim. IV. 1. Convertite, sb. a convert. As you Like it, v Convey, v.t. to manage. Lear, 1. 2. To filc Merry Wives, I. 3.

Conveyance, sb. theft, fraud. 1 H. VI. 1. 3
Convict, p.p. convicted. R. III. 1. 4.
Convicted, p.p. overpowered, vanquished. Je ̈ ́
III. 4. A doubtful word.

Convince, v.t. to conquer, subdue. Cym. I.
Convive, v.i. to feast together. T. & Cr. IV.
Convoy, sb. escort. All's Well, IV. 3.
Cony-catch, v.i. to cheat. Tam. of S. v. 1.
Cony-catching, pr. p. poaching, pilfering. Meri
Wives, I. 1.

Cooling card, sb. used metaphorically for an surmountable obstacle. 1 H. VI. v. 3. Copatain hat, a high-crowned hat. Tam. of

v. 1.

III. 3.

OX my passion, an oath, a euphemism for
'God's Passion.' All's Well, v. 2.
oy, v.t. to stroke, fondle. M. N's Dr. Iv. 1.
v.i. to condescend with difficulty. Cor. v. 1.
oystrill, sb. a kestril, a cowardly kind of
hawk. Tw. N. 1. 3.

ozen, v.t. to cheat. M. of V. II. 9.
ozenage, sb. cheating.
ozener, sb. a cheater.
ɔzier, sb. a tailor.

Merry Wives, IV. 5.
1 H. IV. I. 3.
Tw. N. II. 3.

rack, v.i. to boast. L's L's L. IV. 3.

rack, sb. a loud noise, clap. Mac. iv. 1. forward boy. 2 H. IV. III. 2.. racker, sb. boaster. John, II. 1. ack-hemp, sb. a gallows-bird. Tam. of. S. v. 1. rank, sb. a winding passage. Cor. I. 1. anking, pr. p. winding. 1 H. IV. III. 1. rants, sb. garlands. Ham. v. 1. A doubtful word.

rare, sb. a ship of burden. Cym. IV. 2. raven, sb. a dunghill cock. Tam. of S. II. 1. eate, p.p. formed, compounded. H. V. II. 2. redent, adj. creditable. M. for M. IV. Credible. Wint. Tale, I. 2. Credulous, Ham. 1. 3.

redit, sb. report. Tw. N. IV. 3. escive, adj. increasing. H. V. 1. 1.

Ham. v. 1. A. & C. v. 2.

Crisp, adj. curled, winding. Temp. Iv. 1. Cross, sb. a piece of money, so called because coin was formerly stamped with a cross. you Like it, II. 4. Crow-keeper, sb. one who scares crows. Lear, IV. 6. Crowner, sb. a coroner. Crownet, sb. a coronet. Cry, sb. the yelping of hounds. M. N's Dr. IV. 1. A pack of hounds. Ibid. Iv. 1. A company, used contemptuously. Ham. III. 2. Cry aim, v.t, to encourage. John, 11. 1. Cue, sb. the last words of an actor's speech, which is the signal for the next actor to begin. Lear, I. 2.

Cuisses, sb. pieces of armor to cover the thighs. 1 H. IV. IV. 1.

Cullion, sb. a base fellow. Tam. of S. IV. 2.
Cunning, sb. skill. Induction to Tam. of S.
Cunning, adj. skillful. Ibid.
Curb, v.i. to bend, truckle. Ham. III. 4.
Currents, sb. occurrences. 1 H. IV. II. 3.
Curst, adj. petulant, shrewish. Tam. of S. 1. 2.
Curstness, sb. shrewishness. A. & C. 11. 2.
Curtail, sb. a cur. Com. of E. III. 2.

Curtal, sb. a docked horse. All's Well, II. 3.
Curtal-axe, sb. a cutlass. As you Like it, I. 3.
Custalorum, a ludicrous mistake for Custos Ro-
tulorum. Merry Wives, 1. 1.

Custard-coffin, sb. the crust of a custard-pud-
ding. Tam. of S. IV. 3.
Customer, sb. a common woman. Oth. IV. 1.
Cut, sb. a cheat.
Tw. N. II. 3. 'To draw cuts'
Com. of E. v. 1.

is to draw lots.
Cypress, sb. a kind of crape. Tw. N. III. 1.

Daff, v.t. to befool. Much Ado, Iv. 1. To put off; this seems to be a corruption of 'doff.' Ibid. II. 3.

Damn, v.t. to condemn. J. C. iv. 1.
Danger, sb. reach, control, power.

M. of V.

IV. 1. Dansker, sb. a Dane. Ham. 11. 1. Dare, v.t. to challenge. 2 H. VI. III. 2. Darkling, adv. in the dark. M. N's Dr. II. 2. Darraign, v.t. to set in array. 3 H. VI. II. 2. Daub, v.t. to disguise. Lear, Iv. 1. Daubery, sb. imposition. Merry Wives, IV. 2. Day-woman, sb. a dairy-maid. L's L's L. I. 2. Dear, adj. dire. Tim. v. 1. That which has to do with the affections. R. II. 1. 1; R. & J. 111. 3. Piteous. T. A. III. 1. Important.

Lear, IV. 3.

Dearn, adj. lonely. Per. III. (Gower). Deboshed, p.p. debauched, drunken. Temp. III.

Deck, v.t. to bedew. This is probably a form of the verb 'to drag,' now a provincial word. Temp. 1. 2.

Deck, sb. a pack of cards. 3 Hen. VI. v. 1.
Decline, v.t. to enumerate, as in going through
the cases of a noun. T. & Cr. I. 3.
Declined, p.p. fallen. T. & Cf. III. 3.
Deem, sb. doom, judgment. T. & Cr. IV. 4.
Defeat, v.t. to undo, destroy. Oth. I. 3; IV. 2.
Defeat, sb. destruction. Much Ado, Iv. 1.
Defeature, sb. disfigurement. Com. of E. 11. 1.
Defence, sb. art of fencing. Tw. N. III. 4.
Defend, v.t. to forbid. Much Ado, II. 1.
Defensible, adj. having the power to defend.
2 Hen. VI. II. 3.
Mac. iv. 1.

Deftly, adv. dexterously.

Defy, v.t. renounce. 1 H. IV. I. 3.
Degrees, sb. a step. J. C. II. 1.

estless, adj. not entitled to bear arms, low- Delay, v.t. to let slip by delaying. Cor 1. 6. born. 1 H. VI. II. 4.

Demerit, sb. merit, desert. Oth, 1. 2.

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