_ 'A feigned evil spirit or demon (originating
in personified representations of the nightmare) supposed to
descend upon persons in their sleep, and especially to seek carnal
intercourse with women.
in personified representations of the nightmare) supposed to
descend upon persons in their sleep, and especially to seek carnal
intercourse with women.
Ben Jonson - The Devil's Association
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=Hap'=, _v. _ Shortened form of _happen_. Phr. _may hap' see_: May
chance to see (in process of transition to an adverb). 3. 2. 8.
? =Hard-wax=, _n. _ ? Sealing-wax. 5. 1. 39.
=Harness=, _v. _ ? To dress, apparel. 2. 5. 6.
? =Harrington=, _n. _ _Obs. _ exc. _Hist. _ 'A brass farthing token,
coined by John, Lord Harrington, under a patent granted him by
James I. in 1613. ' _NED. _ 2. 1. 83.
=Ha's=, _v. _ Has. (Prob. a recollection of earlier forms, _hafs_,
_haves_. Mallory. ) 5. 3. 9; 4. 6. 43.
=Heare=, _v. _ Phr. _heare ill of_ (it): To be censured for.
? _Obs. _ or ? _colloq. _ 2. 7. 28.
=Heauy=, _a. _ ? Dull, stupid. 5. 6. 39.
=Hedge=, _v. _ ? Phr. _hedge in_: To secure (a debt) by including it
in a larger one for which better security is obtained; to include a
smaller debt in a larger. 2. 8. 104; 3. 2. 6.
=Height=, _n. _ 1. A superior quality; a high degree. 2. 1. 70.
2. The highest point; the most important particular. 4. 4. 212.
3. Excellence; perfection of accomplishment. 2. 8. 59.
4. Phr. _at height_: In the highest degree; to one's utmost
satisfaction. 5. 3. 22.
=Here by=, _adv. _ ? Close by; in this neighborhood. 3. 4. 41.
=His=, _poss. pron. 3d sing. ? neut. _ Its. 2. 1. 103.
=Hold=, _v. _ Phr. _hold in with_: To keep (one) on good terms with.
? _Obs. _ 3. 3. 221.
=Honest=, _a. _ Chaste, virtuous. _Arch. _ 4. 4. 161.
=Honour=, _n. _ ? An obeisance; a bow or curtsy. 3. 5. 27.
=Hood=, _n. _ 'French hood, a form of hood worn by women in the
16th and 17th centuries, having the front band depressed over the
forehead, and raised in folds or loops over the temples. '
_NED. _ 1. 1. 99.
=Hooke=, _v. _
1. _intr. _ To get all one can; to display a grasping nature.
3. 3. 156.
2. Phr. _hooke in_: To secure by hook or by crook. 3. 3. 150.
=Hope=, _v. _ Phr. _hope ? o'_: To have hope of; hope for. 1. 5. 1.
=Horne=, _n. _ In _pl. _, the supposed insignia of a cuckold. 5. 8. 34.
=Hose=, _n. _ ? Breeches. Phr. _hose and doublet_. 1. 6. 151.
? =Huisher=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of _usher_. 2. 7. 33.
See _Gentleman-vsher_.
=Hum=, _n. _ ? A kind of liquor; strong or double ale. 1. 1. 114;
5. 8. 72.
=Humour=, _v. _ To take a fancy to. ? _Obs. _ 1. 7. 13.
=I=, _Obs. _ form of _ay_. 1. 2. 1: _passim_.
=I=, _prep. _ In. 2. 4. 41.
||=Incubus=, _n.
_ 'A feigned evil spirit or demon (originating
in personified representations of the nightmare) supposed to
descend upon persons in their sleep, and especially to seek carnal
intercourse with women. In the middle ages, their existence was
recognized by the ecclesiasical and civil law. ' _NED. _ 2. 3. 26.
||=In decimo sexto=, _phr. _ 4. 4. 50. See _Decimo sexto_.
||=Infanta=, _n. _ 1. A daughter of the King and queen of
Spain or Portugal; _spec. _ the eldest daughter who is not heir
to the throne.
2. ? _transf. _ Applied analogously or fancifully to other young
ladies. 4. 2. 71.
=Ingag'd=, _ppl. a. _ _Obs. _ form of Engag'd. 4. 4. 168.
See _Engag'd_ 1.
=Ingenious=, _a. _ ? Able; talented; clever. 2. 8. 75.
=Ingine=, _n. _ ? 1. Skill in contriving, ingenuity. 2. 3. 46.
? 2. Plot; snare, wile. 2. 2. 87. With play on 3.
3. Mechanical contrivance, machine; ? trap.
=Ingrate=, _a. _ Ungrateful. _Arch. _ 1. 6. 174.
=Iniquity=, _n. _ The name of a comic character or buffoon
in the old moralities; a name of the Vice, _q. v. _ 1. 1. 43;
1. 1. 118.
=Inquire=, _v. _ ? To seek information concerning, investigate. 3. 1. 11.
=Innes of Court=, _sb. phr. _ The four sets of buildings belonging to
the four legal societies which have the exclusive right of admitting
persons to practise at the bar, and hold a course of instruction and
examination for that purpose. 3. 1. 8. (see note).
=Intend=, _v. _ ? To pay heed to; apprehend. 4. 4. 127.
=Intire=, _a. _ _Obs. _ form of _entire_. [Fr. _entier_ < L. _integer_,
untouched. ] Untouched, uninjured. 2. 6. 32; 5. 6. 48.
=Intitle=, _v. _ [Form of _entitle_. ] To give (a person)
a rightful claim (to a thing). 4. 6. 38.
=Intreat=, _v. _ [Form of _entreat_. ] ? To prevail on by supplication;
to persuade. 3. 6. 44.
=Iacke=, _n. _ 1. The name of various mechanical
contrivances. 1. 4. 50.
? 2. A term of familiarity; pet. 2. 2. 128.
=Iewes-trumpe=, _n. _ Now _rare_. Jews' harp (an earlier name, and
formerly equally common in England). 1. 1. 92.
=Joynt-stoole=, _v. _ A stool made of parts joined or fitted together;
a stool made by a joiner as distinguished from one of more clumsy
workmanship. _Obs. _ exc. _Hist. _ 1. 1. 92.
=Iump=, _v. _ ? 1. _intr. _ Act hurriedly or rashly. 4. 1. 5.
? 2. _trans. _ To effect or do as with a jump; to dispatch. 4. 1. 6.
=Iust=, _a. _ ? 1. Complete in character. 1. 5. 10.
2. Proper, correct. 2. 2. 122.
=Iuuentus=, _n. _ 1. 1. 50. See _Lusty_.
? =Kell=, _n. _ The web or cocoon of a spinning caterpillar.
_Obs. _ exc. _dial. _ 2. 6. 79.
=Kinde=, _n. _ (One's) nature. Now _rare_. Phr.
_man and kinde_: ? Human nature. 2. 1. 151.
=Know=, _v. _ 1. To know how. ? _Obs. _ 1. 2. 44.
? 2. _pass. be known_: Disclose. 2. 1.
=Hap'=, _v. _ Shortened form of _happen_. Phr. _may hap' see_: May
chance to see (in process of transition to an adverb). 3. 2. 8.
? =Hard-wax=, _n. _ ? Sealing-wax. 5. 1. 39.
=Harness=, _v. _ ? To dress, apparel. 2. 5. 6.
? =Harrington=, _n. _ _Obs. _ exc. _Hist. _ 'A brass farthing token,
coined by John, Lord Harrington, under a patent granted him by
James I. in 1613. ' _NED. _ 2. 1. 83.
=Ha's=, _v. _ Has. (Prob. a recollection of earlier forms, _hafs_,
_haves_. Mallory. ) 5. 3. 9; 4. 6. 43.
=Heare=, _v. _ Phr. _heare ill of_ (it): To be censured for.
? _Obs. _ or ? _colloq. _ 2. 7. 28.
=Heauy=, _a. _ ? Dull, stupid. 5. 6. 39.
=Hedge=, _v. _ ? Phr. _hedge in_: To secure (a debt) by including it
in a larger one for which better security is obtained; to include a
smaller debt in a larger. 2. 8. 104; 3. 2. 6.
=Height=, _n. _ 1. A superior quality; a high degree. 2. 1. 70.
2. The highest point; the most important particular. 4. 4. 212.
3. Excellence; perfection of accomplishment. 2. 8. 59.
4. Phr. _at height_: In the highest degree; to one's utmost
satisfaction. 5. 3. 22.
=Here by=, _adv. _ ? Close by; in this neighborhood. 3. 4. 41.
=His=, _poss. pron. 3d sing. ? neut. _ Its. 2. 1. 103.
=Hold=, _v. _ Phr. _hold in with_: To keep (one) on good terms with.
? _Obs. _ 3. 3. 221.
=Honest=, _a. _ Chaste, virtuous. _Arch. _ 4. 4. 161.
=Honour=, _n. _ ? An obeisance; a bow or curtsy. 3. 5. 27.
=Hood=, _n. _ 'French hood, a form of hood worn by women in the
16th and 17th centuries, having the front band depressed over the
forehead, and raised in folds or loops over the temples. '
_NED. _ 1. 1. 99.
=Hooke=, _v. _
1. _intr. _ To get all one can; to display a grasping nature.
3. 3. 156.
2. Phr. _hooke in_: To secure by hook or by crook. 3. 3. 150.
=Hope=, _v. _ Phr. _hope ? o'_: To have hope of; hope for. 1. 5. 1.
=Horne=, _n. _ In _pl. _, the supposed insignia of a cuckold. 5. 8. 34.
=Hose=, _n. _ ? Breeches. Phr. _hose and doublet_. 1. 6. 151.
? =Huisher=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of _usher_. 2. 7. 33.
See _Gentleman-vsher_.
=Hum=, _n. _ ? A kind of liquor; strong or double ale. 1. 1. 114;
5. 8. 72.
=Humour=, _v. _ To take a fancy to. ? _Obs. _ 1. 7. 13.
=I=, _Obs. _ form of _ay_. 1. 2. 1: _passim_.
=I=, _prep. _ In. 2. 4. 41.
||=Incubus=, _n.
_ 'A feigned evil spirit or demon (originating
in personified representations of the nightmare) supposed to
descend upon persons in their sleep, and especially to seek carnal
intercourse with women. In the middle ages, their existence was
recognized by the ecclesiasical and civil law. ' _NED. _ 2. 3. 26.
||=In decimo sexto=, _phr. _ 4. 4. 50. See _Decimo sexto_.
||=Infanta=, _n. _ 1. A daughter of the King and queen of
Spain or Portugal; _spec. _ the eldest daughter who is not heir
to the throne.
2. ? _transf. _ Applied analogously or fancifully to other young
ladies. 4. 2. 71.
=Ingag'd=, _ppl. a. _ _Obs. _ form of Engag'd. 4. 4. 168.
See _Engag'd_ 1.
=Ingenious=, _a. _ ? Able; talented; clever. 2. 8. 75.
=Ingine=, _n. _ ? 1. Skill in contriving, ingenuity. 2. 3. 46.
? 2. Plot; snare, wile. 2. 2. 87. With play on 3.
3. Mechanical contrivance, machine; ? trap.
=Ingrate=, _a. _ Ungrateful. _Arch. _ 1. 6. 174.
=Iniquity=, _n. _ The name of a comic character or buffoon
in the old moralities; a name of the Vice, _q. v. _ 1. 1. 43;
1. 1. 118.
=Inquire=, _v. _ ? To seek information concerning, investigate. 3. 1. 11.
=Innes of Court=, _sb. phr. _ The four sets of buildings belonging to
the four legal societies which have the exclusive right of admitting
persons to practise at the bar, and hold a course of instruction and
examination for that purpose. 3. 1. 8. (see note).
=Intend=, _v. _ ? To pay heed to; apprehend. 4. 4. 127.
=Intire=, _a. _ _Obs. _ form of _entire_. [Fr. _entier_ < L. _integer_,
untouched. ] Untouched, uninjured. 2. 6. 32; 5. 6. 48.
=Intitle=, _v. _ [Form of _entitle_. ] To give (a person)
a rightful claim (to a thing). 4. 6. 38.
=Intreat=, _v. _ [Form of _entreat_. ] ? To prevail on by supplication;
to persuade. 3. 6. 44.
=Iacke=, _n. _ 1. The name of various mechanical
contrivances. 1. 4. 50.
? 2. A term of familiarity; pet. 2. 2. 128.
=Iewes-trumpe=, _n. _ Now _rare_. Jews' harp (an earlier name, and
formerly equally common in England). 1. 1. 92.
=Joynt-stoole=, _v. _ A stool made of parts joined or fitted together;
a stool made by a joiner as distinguished from one of more clumsy
workmanship. _Obs. _ exc. _Hist. _ 1. 1. 92.
=Iump=, _v. _ ? 1. _intr. _ Act hurriedly or rashly. 4. 1. 5.
? 2. _trans. _ To effect or do as with a jump; to dispatch. 4. 1. 6.
=Iust=, _a. _ ? 1. Complete in character. 1. 5. 10.
2. Proper, correct. 2. 2. 122.
=Iuuentus=, _n. _ 1. 1. 50. See _Lusty_.
? =Kell=, _n. _ The web or cocoon of a spinning caterpillar.
_Obs. _ exc. _dial. _ 2. 6. 79.
=Kinde=, _n. _ (One's) nature. Now _rare_. Phr.
_man and kinde_: ? Human nature. 2. 1. 151.
=Know=, _v. _ 1. To know how. ? _Obs. _ 1. 2. 44.
? 2. _pass. be known_: Disclose. 2. 1.
