_ Disposition of measures for the
accomplishment
of a
purpose.
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144.
=Muta=, _n. _ [? L. _mutare_, to change. ] ? A dye
(? coined by Jonson). 4. 4. 56.
? =Neale=, _n. _ To temper by heat; anneal. 2. 1. 88.
=Neare=, _adv. _ In _fig. _ sense, Nigh. Phr. _go neare_ (to). 5. 1. 7.
=Need=, _v. intr. _ Be necessary. ? _Arch. _ 2. 8. 106.
=Neither=, _adv. _ Also not; no again. ? _Obs. _ 4. 7. 68.
? =Niaise=, _n. _ 1. A young hawk; an eyas.
2. A simpleton. pr. with quibble. 1. 6. 18.
=Note=, _n. _ Mark, token, sign. ? _Arch. _ 3. 3. 101.
=Noted=, _a. _ Notable; worthy of attention. ? _Obs. _ 5. 6. 7.
? =Nupson=, _n. _ A fool; a simpleton. 2. 2. 77.
=O'=, _prep. _ Shortened form of _of_.
1. Of. 1. 1. 108. etc. Phr. _hope o'_ 1. 5. 1. See _Hope_.
? 2. With. 1. 3. 21.
=O'=, _prep. _ Shortened form of _on_.
1. On; upon. 4. 2. 61.
? 2. Into. 1. 4. 88.
||=Obarni=, _n. _ _Obs. _ [Russ. _obvarnyi_, scalded, prepared by
scalding. ] 'In full, _mead obarni_, i. e. "scalded mead," a drink
used in Russia, and known in England c 1600. ' _NED. _ 1. 1. 115.
=Obserue=, _v. _ ? To be attentive to; look out for. 1. 2. 45.
=Obtaine=, _v. _ To obtain a request; with obj. cl. expressing what is
granted. Now _rare_ or _obs. _ 3. 3. 86.
=Occasion=, _n. _ ? A particular, esp. a personal need, want or
requirement. Chiefly in _pl. _=needs, requirements. 3. 3. 57; 3. 3. 85.
=Of=, _prep. _ ? From (after the _vb. _ _Fetch_). 2. 1. 73. =Off=,
_adv. _ [Used with ellipsis of _go_, etc. , so as itself to function as
a verb. ] Phr. _to off on_ (one's bargain): To depart from the terms
of; to break. 1. 5. 25.
=Offer=, _v. _ ? 1. To make the proposal; suggest. 2. 8. 46.
? 2. _intr. _ Phr. _offer at_: To make an attempt at;
to attempt. 3. 6. 30.
||=Oglio reale=, _n. _ It. ? Royal oil. 4. 4. 52.
=On=, _prep. _ In senses now expressed by _of_. 'In _on't_ and the
like, common in literary use to c 1750; now _dial. _ or vulgar. '
_NED. _ 2. 8. 55; 2. 8. 61; 3. 3. 7; 3. 3. 144. etc.
=On=, _pron. _ _Obs. _ form of _One_. 5. 2. 40.
=Order=, _n.
_ Disposition of measures for the accomplishment of a
purpose. Phr. _take order_: To take measures, make arrangements.
_Obs. _ or _arch. _ 1. 6. 209.
||=Ore-tenus=, _adv. _ [Med. L. ] _Law. _ By word of mouth. 3. 3. 140.
=Paint=, _v. intr. _ ? To change color; to blush. 2. 6. 35.
=Pan=, _n. _ 1. [Form of _pane_. ] ? A cloth; a skirt.
2. A hollow, or depression in the ground, esp. one in which
water stands. With quibble on 1. 2. 1. 53.
=Paragon=, _n. _ A perfect diamond; now applied to those weighing more
than a hundred carats. ('In quot. 1616 _fig. _ of a person. ' _NED. _
This statement is entirely incorrect. ) 3. 3. 177.
=Parcel-=, _qualifying sb. _ Partially, in part. _Obs. _ since 17th c.
until revived by Scott. 2. 3. 15.
=Part=, _n. _ Share of action; allotted duty. In _pl. _ ? _Obs. _ 4. 4. 116.
||=Pastillo=, _n. _ It. 'Little pasties, chewets. ' Florio. 4. 4. 142.
=Pattent=, _n. _ Letters patent; an open letter under the seal of the
state or nation, granting some right or privilege; spec. such letters
granting the exclusive right to use an invention. 2. 1. 41; 4. 2. 38.
=Peace=, _n. _ Leave; permission. Phr. _with his peace_: With his good
leave; respectfully. (A translation of L. _cum eius pace_ or _eius
pace_; ? not found elsewhere. ) 2. 2. 78.
||=Pecunia=, _n. _ L. Money. 2. 1. 3.
||=Peladore=, _n. _ Sp. A depilatory; preparation to remove hair.
4. 4. 145.
=Pentacle=, _n. _ A mathematical figure used in magical ceremonies,
and considered a defense against demons. 1. 2. 8 (see note).
? =Perse'line=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of ? _parsley_, or of ? _purslane_.
4. 4. 24.
=Perspectiue=, _n. _ ? A reflecting glass or combination of glasses
producing some kind of optical delusion when viewed in one way, but
presenting objects in their true forms when viewed in another;
used _fig. _ 2. 6. 63.
=Phantasy=, _n. _ Whimsical or deluded notion. ? _Obs. _ 2. 3. 60.
=Phantsie=, _n. _ [Form of _fancy_. ] Imagination. 1. 4. 88.
? =Phrentick=, _n. _ A frantic or frenzied person;
one whose mind is disordered. 4. 6. 49.
=Phrenticke=, _a. _ [Form of _frantic_. ] Insane. Now rare. 5. 8. 91.
=Physicke=, _n. _ ? Natural philosophy; physics. 2. 2. 122.
? =Picardill=, _n. _ [Form of _Piccadill_. ] A large stiff collar in
fashion about the beginning of the reign of James I. 2. 2. 123
(see note).
=Piece=, _n. _ ? 1. A gold piece, pr. 22 shillings (Gifford). 1. 4. 5;
3. 3. 83.
2. Phr. _at all pieces_: At all points; in perfect form. 2. 7. 37.
=Piece=, _v. _ To reunite, to rejoin (a broken friendship).
? _Arch. _ 4. 1. 37.
=Pinnace=, _n. _ 1. A small sailing vessel.
? 2. Applied _fig. _ to a woman, usually to a prostitute
(sometimes, but not often, with complete loss of the metaphor).
1. 6. 58.
||=Pipita= [? For _pepita_], _n. _ Sp. or It. 'A seed of a fruit,
a pip, a kernel. ' _Stanford. _ 4. 4. 45.
||=Piueti=, _n. _ Sp.
=Muta=, _n. _ [? L. _mutare_, to change. ] ? A dye
(? coined by Jonson). 4. 4. 56.
? =Neale=, _n. _ To temper by heat; anneal. 2. 1. 88.
=Neare=, _adv. _ In _fig. _ sense, Nigh. Phr. _go neare_ (to). 5. 1. 7.
=Need=, _v. intr. _ Be necessary. ? _Arch. _ 2. 8. 106.
=Neither=, _adv. _ Also not; no again. ? _Obs. _ 4. 7. 68.
? =Niaise=, _n. _ 1. A young hawk; an eyas.
2. A simpleton. pr. with quibble. 1. 6. 18.
=Note=, _n. _ Mark, token, sign. ? _Arch. _ 3. 3. 101.
=Noted=, _a. _ Notable; worthy of attention. ? _Obs. _ 5. 6. 7.
? =Nupson=, _n. _ A fool; a simpleton. 2. 2. 77.
=O'=, _prep. _ Shortened form of _of_.
1. Of. 1. 1. 108. etc. Phr. _hope o'_ 1. 5. 1. See _Hope_.
? 2. With. 1. 3. 21.
=O'=, _prep. _ Shortened form of _on_.
1. On; upon. 4. 2. 61.
? 2. Into. 1. 4. 88.
||=Obarni=, _n. _ _Obs. _ [Russ. _obvarnyi_, scalded, prepared by
scalding. ] 'In full, _mead obarni_, i. e. "scalded mead," a drink
used in Russia, and known in England c 1600. ' _NED. _ 1. 1. 115.
=Obserue=, _v. _ ? To be attentive to; look out for. 1. 2. 45.
=Obtaine=, _v. _ To obtain a request; with obj. cl. expressing what is
granted. Now _rare_ or _obs. _ 3. 3. 86.
=Occasion=, _n. _ ? A particular, esp. a personal need, want or
requirement. Chiefly in _pl. _=needs, requirements. 3. 3. 57; 3. 3. 85.
=Of=, _prep. _ ? From (after the _vb. _ _Fetch_). 2. 1. 73. =Off=,
_adv. _ [Used with ellipsis of _go_, etc. , so as itself to function as
a verb. ] Phr. _to off on_ (one's bargain): To depart from the terms
of; to break. 1. 5. 25.
=Offer=, _v. _ ? 1. To make the proposal; suggest. 2. 8. 46.
? 2. _intr. _ Phr. _offer at_: To make an attempt at;
to attempt. 3. 6. 30.
||=Oglio reale=, _n. _ It. ? Royal oil. 4. 4. 52.
=On=, _prep. _ In senses now expressed by _of_. 'In _on't_ and the
like, common in literary use to c 1750; now _dial. _ or vulgar. '
_NED. _ 2. 8. 55; 2. 8. 61; 3. 3. 7; 3. 3. 144. etc.
=On=, _pron. _ _Obs. _ form of _One_. 5. 2. 40.
=Order=, _n.
_ Disposition of measures for the accomplishment of a
purpose. Phr. _take order_: To take measures, make arrangements.
_Obs. _ or _arch. _ 1. 6. 209.
||=Ore-tenus=, _adv. _ [Med. L. ] _Law. _ By word of mouth. 3. 3. 140.
=Paint=, _v. intr. _ ? To change color; to blush. 2. 6. 35.
=Pan=, _n. _ 1. [Form of _pane_. ] ? A cloth; a skirt.
2. A hollow, or depression in the ground, esp. one in which
water stands. With quibble on 1. 2. 1. 53.
=Paragon=, _n. _ A perfect diamond; now applied to those weighing more
than a hundred carats. ('In quot. 1616 _fig. _ of a person. ' _NED. _
This statement is entirely incorrect. ) 3. 3. 177.
=Parcel-=, _qualifying sb. _ Partially, in part. _Obs. _ since 17th c.
until revived by Scott. 2. 3. 15.
=Part=, _n. _ Share of action; allotted duty. In _pl. _ ? _Obs. _ 4. 4. 116.
||=Pastillo=, _n. _ It. 'Little pasties, chewets. ' Florio. 4. 4. 142.
=Pattent=, _n. _ Letters patent; an open letter under the seal of the
state or nation, granting some right or privilege; spec. such letters
granting the exclusive right to use an invention. 2. 1. 41; 4. 2. 38.
=Peace=, _n. _ Leave; permission. Phr. _with his peace_: With his good
leave; respectfully. (A translation of L. _cum eius pace_ or _eius
pace_; ? not found elsewhere. ) 2. 2. 78.
||=Pecunia=, _n. _ L. Money. 2. 1. 3.
||=Peladore=, _n. _ Sp. A depilatory; preparation to remove hair.
4. 4. 145.
=Pentacle=, _n. _ A mathematical figure used in magical ceremonies,
and considered a defense against demons. 1. 2. 8 (see note).
? =Perse'line=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of ? _parsley_, or of ? _purslane_.
4. 4. 24.
=Perspectiue=, _n. _ ? A reflecting glass or combination of glasses
producing some kind of optical delusion when viewed in one way, but
presenting objects in their true forms when viewed in another;
used _fig. _ 2. 6. 63.
=Phantasy=, _n. _ Whimsical or deluded notion. ? _Obs. _ 2. 3. 60.
=Phantsie=, _n. _ [Form of _fancy_. ] Imagination. 1. 4. 88.
? =Phrentick=, _n. _ A frantic or frenzied person;
one whose mind is disordered. 4. 6. 49.
=Phrenticke=, _a. _ [Form of _frantic_. ] Insane. Now rare. 5. 8. 91.
=Physicke=, _n. _ ? Natural philosophy; physics. 2. 2. 122.
? =Picardill=, _n. _ [Form of _Piccadill_. ] A large stiff collar in
fashion about the beginning of the reign of James I. 2. 2. 123
(see note).
=Piece=, _n. _ ? 1. A gold piece, pr. 22 shillings (Gifford). 1. 4. 5;
3. 3. 83.
2. Phr. _at all pieces_: At all points; in perfect form. 2. 7. 37.
=Piece=, _v. _ To reunite, to rejoin (a broken friendship).
? _Arch. _ 4. 1. 37.
=Pinnace=, _n. _ 1. A small sailing vessel.
? 2. Applied _fig. _ to a woman, usually to a prostitute
(sometimes, but not often, with complete loss of the metaphor).
1. 6. 58.
||=Pipita= [? For _pepita_], _n. _ Sp. or It. 'A seed of a fruit,
a pip, a kernel. ' _Stanford. _ 4. 4. 45.
||=Piueti=, _n. _ Sp.
