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=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. 145.

=Knowledge=, _n. _ ? 1. Cognizance, notice. Phr. _Take
knowledge_ (with clause): To become aware. 4. 4. 61.
2. A matter of knowledge; a known fact (a licentious use).
1. 6. 82.


=Lade=, _v. _ To load with obloquy or ridicule (as an ass with a
burden; the consciousness of the metaphor being always present in the
mind of the speaker). 1. 4. 72.

=Lading=, _vbl. sb. _ A burden of obloquy or ridicule. 1. 6. 161.
See _Lade_.

=Lady-President=, _n. _ 4. 4. 9. See _President_.

=Larum=, _n. _ ? An apparatus attached to a clock or watch,
to produce a ringing sound at any fixed hour. 4. 4. 165.

=Lasse=, _int. _ Aphetic form of _Alas_. 5. 8. 46.

=Lay=, _v. _ ? To expound, set forth. 2. 8. 72.

=Leaguer=, _n. _ A military camp. 3. 3. 33.

=Leaue=, _v. _ To cease. Now only _arch. _ 2. 2. 79; 4. 4. 125.

=Leg=, _n. _ An obeisance made by drawing back one leg and bending the
other; a bow, scrape. Esp. in phr. _to make a leg_. Now _arch. _ or
jocular. 4. 4. 97. legge. 2. 8. 22.

||=Lentisco=, _n. _ Sp. and It. Prick-wood or Foule-rice, some call it
Lentiske or Mastike-tree. ' Florio. (Pistacia lentiscus. ) 4. 4. 35.

=Letter of Atturney=, _sb. phr. _ A formal document empowering another
person to perform certain acts on one's behalf (now more usually
'power of attorney'). 4. 5. 15.

=Lewd=, _a. _ ? Ignorant (implying a reproach). 5. 6. 37.

=Liberall=, _a. _ Ample, large. Somewhat _rare_. 1. 6. 179.

=Lift=, _v. _ To raise (as by a crane). Used _fig. _
(a metaphor borrowed from Ingine's name). 1. 4. 1.

=Like=, _v. _ ? To be pleasing, be liked or approved. P. 26.

=Limb=, _n. _ 1. A leg (a part of the body).
? 2. A leg (curtsy. See _Leg_). A quibble on the two
meanings. 1. 6. 218.

=Limon=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of _lemon_. 4. 4. 25.

=Liuery and seisen=, _sb. phr. _ erron. for _Livery of seisin_
(AF. _livery de seisin_): 'The delivery of property into the corporal
possession of a person; in the case of a house, by giving him the
ring, latch or key of the door; in case of land, by delivering him a
twig, a piece of turf, or the like. ' _NED. _ 4. 5. 16.

=Loose=, _v. _ _Obs. _ form of _lose_. 4. 7. 79.

=Lords-man=, _n. _ A lord's man; an attendant on a lord.
? _Obs. _ 3. 3. 166.

=Lose=, _v. _ ? To be deprived of the opportunity (to do something).
3. 4. 26.

=Lusty=, _a. _ Merry; healthy, vigorous. Phr.
_lusty Iuuentus_: the
title of a morality play produced c 1550; often used allusively in
the 16-17th c. 1. 1. 50.

=Light=, _int. _ A shortened form of the asseveration _by this light_,
or _by God's light_. 2. 6. 15.


=Mad-dame=, _n. _ A whimsical spelling of _Madame_.
? A courtesan, prostitute. 4. 3. 39.

=Make=, _v. _ Phr. _make away_: To make away with; to kill. 2. 4. 9.

=Manage=, _v. intr. _ ? To administer the affairs of a
household. 4. 4. 193.

=Manager=, _n. _ ? One capable of administering the affairs
of a household. 4. 4. 138.

||=Mantecada= (for _Mantecado_), _n. _ Sp. 'A cake made
of honey, meal, and oil; a wafer. ' Pineda, 1740. 4. 4. 143.

=Mary=, _int. _ [<ME. _Mary_, the name of the Virgin,
invoked in oaths. ] Form of _Marry_. Indeed! 1. 4. 28.

=Masque=, _n. _ A masquerade. 2. 2. 110.

=Masticke=, _n. _ 'A resinous substance obtained from the common
mastic-tree, _Pistacia Lentiseus_, a small tree about twelve feet
high, native in the countries about the Mediterranean. In the East
mastic is chewed by the women. ' _CD. _ 4. 2. 54.

=Match=, _n. _ ? An agreement; a bargain. 1. 4. 67.

=Mathematicall=, _a. _ ? Mathematically accurate; skillful to
the point of precision. 1. 4. 4.

=Meath=, _n. _ [Form of _Mead_. ] A strong liquor. 1. 1. 115 (see note).

=Med'cine=, _v. _ To treat or affect by a chemical process. 2. 1. 70.

=Mercat=, _n. _ [Form of _market_. ] 1. 1. 10.

=Mere=, _a. _ ? Absolute, unqualified. 2. 3. 12. meere. 1. 4. 54.

=Mermaide=, _n. _ The name of a tavern; hence, used as a
generic term for a tavern. 3. 3. 26.

=Mettall=, _n. _ 1. Metal.
2. Mettle. A quibble on the two meanings. 2. 8. 105.

=Middling=, _a. _ ? One performing the function of a go-between.
Phr. _middling Gossip_: A go-between. 1. 6. 219.

=Mill=, _n. _ A lapidary wheel. 3. 3. 176.

? =Migniard=, _a. _ Delicate, dainty, pretty. 1. 4. 96.

=Missiue=, _a. _ Sent or proceeding, as from some authoritative or
official source. 3. 3. 35.

=Moiety=, _n. _ A half share. 2. 1. 46. moyety. 2. 1. 48.

=Monkey=, _n. _ A term of endearment; pet. ? _Obs. _ 2. 2. 127.

? =Moon-ling=, _n. _ A simpleton, fool. 1. 6. 158.

=Motion=, _n. _ ? A puppet-show. 1. 6. 230.

=Much about=, _prep. phr. _ Not far from; very near. ? _Obs. _ 4. 4. 153.

=Mungril=, _a. _ _Obs. _ form of _mongrel_. 3. 1. 39.

=Mure=, _v. _ Phr. _mure up_: To inclose in walls; immure. 2. 2. 91.

=Muscatell=, _a. _ [Form of _muscadel_. ] Of the muscadel rape. 2. 1. 102.

=Muscatell=, _n. _ A sweet wine. 2. 1. 102; 2. 2. 95. See above.

=Muscouy glasse=, _n.