_] A French coin,
the twelfth of a sou; originally of silver, but from the 16th c.
the twelfth of a sou; originally of silver, but from the 16th c.
Ben Jonson - The Devil's Association
173.
=Cossen=, _v. _ 5. 2. 29. See _Coozen_.
=Councell=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of _council_.
3. 1. 34; 5. 2. 20.
=Court=, _v. _ Phr. _court it_: To play or act the courtier. 3. 4. 56.
=Court-ship=, _n. _ ? An act of courtesy (used in _pl. _) 1. 6. 201.
=Coyle=, _n. _ [Form of _coil_. ] ? An embarrassing situation;
a 'mess. ' 5. 5. 54.
=Crack=, _v. intr. _ To break the musical quality of the
voice (used _fig. _) 5. 5. 59.
=Cracke=, _n. _ ? A lively lad; a 'rogue' (playfully), a wag. 2. 8. 58.
? =Crambe=, _n. _ [Form of _crambo_. ] 'A game in which one player gives
a word or line of verse to which each of the others has to find a
rime. ' _NED. _ 5. 8. 110.
=Creak=, _v. _ To exhibit the characteristics of; to betray
(a _fig. _ use of the _lit. _ meaning). 2. 2. 87.
=Credit=, _n. _ ? 1. Authority. 1. 4. 29. ? 2. Repute. 5. 6. 49.
=Crisped=, _ppl. a. _ Closely curled; as applied to trees of
uncertain significance. 2. 6. 78 (see note).
=Cunning=, _a. _ ? Learned; versed in. 2. 4. 12.
=Custard=, _n. _ ? 'Formerly, a kind of open pie containing pieces of
meat or fruit covered with a preparation of broth or milk, thickened
with eggs, sweetened, and seasoned with spices, etc. ' _NED. _ 1. 1. 97.
=Cutpurse=, _n. _ One who steals by cutting purses; hence, a thief.
1. 1. 140.
=Cut-work=, _n. _ ? 1. 'A kind of openwork embroidery or lace
worn in the latter part of the 16th and in the 17th c. ' _NED. _
2. 1. 163; 3. 3. 23.
? 2. _attrib. _ 1. 1. 128. cut-worke.
=Danger=, _n. _ ? Mischief, harm. 2. 6. 30.
? =Daw=, _v. _ _Rare. _ To frighten, torment. 4. 4. 208.
=Dearling=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of _darling_. 5. 6. 74.
=Decimo sexto. = ? _Obs. _ 'A term denoting the size of a book, or of
the page of a book, in which each leaf is one-sixteenth of a full
sheet; properly SEXTO-DECIMO (usually abbreviated 16mo. ). ' _NED. _
Also applied _fig. _ to a diminutive person or thing: hence,
? An exquisite or perfect condition. 4. 4. 50.
=Deed of Feoffment=, _phr. _ 4. 6. 44. See _Feoffment_.
=Defeate=, _n. _ ? Undoing, ruin. Phr. _do defeate upon_:
To do injury to; to bring about the ruin of. 2. 6. 21.
=Defend=, _v. _ ? To prohibit, forbid. _Obs. _ exc. _dial. _
1. 4. 97.
=Degree=, _n. _ 1. A high degree or quality. 2. 1. 89.
2. Any degree. 4. 3. 26.
=Delicate=, _a. _ ? 1. Charming ? 2. Voluptuous. 2. 2. 103;
2. 2. 126. Both meanings seem to be present.
=Delude=, _v. _ ? To frustrate the aim or purpose of. 1. 6. 54.
? =Deneer=, _n. _ [Form of _Denier_, _obs. _ or _arch.
_] A French coin,
the twelfth of a sou; originally of silver, but from the 16th c. of
copper. Hence (esp. in negative phrases) used as the type of a very
small sum. 3. 3. 188.
=Deny=, _v. _ ? Prove false to. 1. 4. 91.
=Depart=, _v. _ ? Phr. _depart with_: To part with; give up.
1. 4. 58; 1. 4. 83.
=Dependance=, _n. _ ? A quarrel or affair 'depending,' or
awaiting settlement. 3. 3. 130.
=Devil=, _n. _ Jonson uses the following forms: Deuill.
5. 5. 49, etc. ; Diuel. 5. 5. 20; Diuell. Titlepage, etc.
=Diligence=, _n. ? pl. _ Labors, exertions. 2. 2. 106.
=Discourse=, _n. _ ? Conversational power. 4. 4. 225.
=Discourse=, _v. _ To discuss. _Arch. _ 4. 2. 40.
=Dishonesty=, _n. _ ? Unchastity. 4. 4. 158.
? =Displeasant=, _a. _ Displeasing; disagreeable. Epilogue 6.
=Distast=, _n. _ ? Quarrel. 3. 3. 77.
=Diuident=, _n. _ [Erron. spelling of _dividend_. ] ? The share
(of anything divided among a number of persons) that falls to
each to receive. 2. 1. 123; 3. 3. 201.
=Dotage=, _n. _ Infatuation. 5. 8. 92 (see note).
=Dottrel=, _n. _ 1. A species of plover (Eudromias morinellus).
2. A silly person; one easily 'taken in. ' 2. 8. 59.
See note 2. 2. 49-50.
=Doublet=, _n. _ A close-fitting body-garment, with or without
sleeves, worn by men from the 14th to the 18th centuries. _Obs. _
exc. _Hist. _ 1. 1. 52. Phr. _hose and doublet_: as the typical
male attire. 1. 6. 151.
=Doubt=, _n. _ ? Apprehension; fear. 5. 1. 8.
=Doubt=, _v. _ ? To suspect; have suspicions about. 2. 6. 47.
=Dough-bak'd=, _ppl. a. _ Now _dial. _ Imperfectly baked, so as to
remain doughy. 4. 4. 20.
=Doxey=, _n. _ 'Originally the term in Vagabonds' Cant for the
unmarried mistress of a beggar or rogue: hence. _slang_, a mistress,
prostitute. ' _NED. _ 2. 8. 38.
=Draw=, _v. _ ? 1. To pass through a strainer;
to bring to proper consistence. 1. 6. 222.
2. To frame, draw up (a document). 3. 3. 67.
? 3. _intr. _ To withdraw. 2. 1. 127.
4. Phr. _draw to_: To come upon;
to catch up with. 2. 6. 24.
=Dwindle=, _v. _ ? 'To shrink (with fear. ) _Obs. _, _rare_.
(Prob. a misuse owing to two senses of shrink. )' _NED. _ 4. 4. 63.
=Effectuall=, _a. _ ? Earnest. 2. 2. 107.
? =E-la=, _n. _ _Mus. _ _Obs. _ exc. _Hist. _ [f. E+La; denoting the
particular note E which occurred only in the seventh Hexachord, in
which it was sung to the syllable _la_. ] 'The highest note in the
Gamut, or the highest note of the 7th Hexachord of Guido, answering
to the upper E in the treble. ' _NED. _ _Fig. _ of something very
ambitious. 5. 5. 59.
=Employ=, _v. _ ? Phr. _employ out_: To send out (a person)
with a commission. 5. 5.
=Cossen=, _v. _ 5. 2. 29. See _Coozen_.
=Councell=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of _council_.
3. 1. 34; 5. 2. 20.
=Court=, _v. _ Phr. _court it_: To play or act the courtier. 3. 4. 56.
=Court-ship=, _n. _ ? An act of courtesy (used in _pl. _) 1. 6. 201.
=Coyle=, _n. _ [Form of _coil_. ] ? An embarrassing situation;
a 'mess. ' 5. 5. 54.
=Crack=, _v. intr. _ To break the musical quality of the
voice (used _fig. _) 5. 5. 59.
=Cracke=, _n. _ ? A lively lad; a 'rogue' (playfully), a wag. 2. 8. 58.
? =Crambe=, _n. _ [Form of _crambo_. ] 'A game in which one player gives
a word or line of verse to which each of the others has to find a
rime. ' _NED. _ 5. 8. 110.
=Creak=, _v. _ To exhibit the characteristics of; to betray
(a _fig. _ use of the _lit. _ meaning). 2. 2. 87.
=Credit=, _n. _ ? 1. Authority. 1. 4. 29. ? 2. Repute. 5. 6. 49.
=Crisped=, _ppl. a. _ Closely curled; as applied to trees of
uncertain significance. 2. 6. 78 (see note).
=Cunning=, _a. _ ? Learned; versed in. 2. 4. 12.
=Custard=, _n. _ ? 'Formerly, a kind of open pie containing pieces of
meat or fruit covered with a preparation of broth or milk, thickened
with eggs, sweetened, and seasoned with spices, etc. ' _NED. _ 1. 1. 97.
=Cutpurse=, _n. _ One who steals by cutting purses; hence, a thief.
1. 1. 140.
=Cut-work=, _n. _ ? 1. 'A kind of openwork embroidery or lace
worn in the latter part of the 16th and in the 17th c. ' _NED. _
2. 1. 163; 3. 3. 23.
? 2. _attrib. _ 1. 1. 128. cut-worke.
=Danger=, _n. _ ? Mischief, harm. 2. 6. 30.
? =Daw=, _v. _ _Rare. _ To frighten, torment. 4. 4. 208.
=Dearling=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of _darling_. 5. 6. 74.
=Decimo sexto. = ? _Obs. _ 'A term denoting the size of a book, or of
the page of a book, in which each leaf is one-sixteenth of a full
sheet; properly SEXTO-DECIMO (usually abbreviated 16mo. ). ' _NED. _
Also applied _fig. _ to a diminutive person or thing: hence,
? An exquisite or perfect condition. 4. 4. 50.
=Deed of Feoffment=, _phr. _ 4. 6. 44. See _Feoffment_.
=Defeate=, _n. _ ? Undoing, ruin. Phr. _do defeate upon_:
To do injury to; to bring about the ruin of. 2. 6. 21.
=Defend=, _v. _ ? To prohibit, forbid. _Obs. _ exc. _dial. _
1. 4. 97.
=Degree=, _n. _ 1. A high degree or quality. 2. 1. 89.
2. Any degree. 4. 3. 26.
=Delicate=, _a. _ ? 1. Charming ? 2. Voluptuous. 2. 2. 103;
2. 2. 126. Both meanings seem to be present.
=Delude=, _v. _ ? To frustrate the aim or purpose of. 1. 6. 54.
? =Deneer=, _n. _ [Form of _Denier_, _obs. _ or _arch.
_] A French coin,
the twelfth of a sou; originally of silver, but from the 16th c. of
copper. Hence (esp. in negative phrases) used as the type of a very
small sum. 3. 3. 188.
=Deny=, _v. _ ? Prove false to. 1. 4. 91.
=Depart=, _v. _ ? Phr. _depart with_: To part with; give up.
1. 4. 58; 1. 4. 83.
=Dependance=, _n. _ ? A quarrel or affair 'depending,' or
awaiting settlement. 3. 3. 130.
=Devil=, _n. _ Jonson uses the following forms: Deuill.
5. 5. 49, etc. ; Diuel. 5. 5. 20; Diuell. Titlepage, etc.
=Diligence=, _n. ? pl. _ Labors, exertions. 2. 2. 106.
=Discourse=, _n. _ ? Conversational power. 4. 4. 225.
=Discourse=, _v. _ To discuss. _Arch. _ 4. 2. 40.
=Dishonesty=, _n. _ ? Unchastity. 4. 4. 158.
? =Displeasant=, _a. _ Displeasing; disagreeable. Epilogue 6.
=Distast=, _n. _ ? Quarrel. 3. 3. 77.
=Diuident=, _n. _ [Erron. spelling of _dividend_. ] ? The share
(of anything divided among a number of persons) that falls to
each to receive. 2. 1. 123; 3. 3. 201.
=Dotage=, _n. _ Infatuation. 5. 8. 92 (see note).
=Dottrel=, _n. _ 1. A species of plover (Eudromias morinellus).
2. A silly person; one easily 'taken in. ' 2. 8. 59.
See note 2. 2. 49-50.
=Doublet=, _n. _ A close-fitting body-garment, with or without
sleeves, worn by men from the 14th to the 18th centuries. _Obs. _
exc. _Hist. _ 1. 1. 52. Phr. _hose and doublet_: as the typical
male attire. 1. 6. 151.
=Doubt=, _n. _ ? Apprehension; fear. 5. 1. 8.
=Doubt=, _v. _ ? To suspect; have suspicions about. 2. 6. 47.
=Dough-bak'd=, _ppl. a. _ Now _dial. _ Imperfectly baked, so as to
remain doughy. 4. 4. 20.
=Doxey=, _n. _ 'Originally the term in Vagabonds' Cant for the
unmarried mistress of a beggar or rogue: hence. _slang_, a mistress,
prostitute. ' _NED. _ 2. 8. 38.
=Draw=, _v. _ ? 1. To pass through a strainer;
to bring to proper consistence. 1. 6. 222.
2. To frame, draw up (a document). 3. 3. 67.
? 3. _intr. _ To withdraw. 2. 1. 127.
4. Phr. _draw to_: To come upon;
to catch up with. 2. 6. 24.
=Dwindle=, _v. _ ? 'To shrink (with fear. ) _Obs. _, _rare_.
(Prob. a misuse owing to two senses of shrink. )' _NED. _ 4. 4. 63.
=Effectuall=, _a. _ ? Earnest. 2. 2. 107.
? =E-la=, _n. _ _Mus. _ _Obs. _ exc. _Hist. _ [f. E+La; denoting the
particular note E which occurred only in the seventh Hexachord, in
which it was sung to the syllable _la_. ] 'The highest note in the
Gamut, or the highest note of the 7th Hexachord of Guido, answering
to the upper E in the treble. ' _NED. _ _Fig. _ of something very
ambitious. 5. 5. 59.
=Employ=, _v. _ ? Phr. _employ out_: To send out (a person)
with a commission. 5. 5.
