A wooden block for hats or wigs;
hence, a blockish or stupid head.
hence, a blockish or stupid head.
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=Aye=, _adv. _ At all times, on all occasions.
(Now only _Sc. _ and north _dial. _) 1. 6. 220.
=Ayre=, _n. _ [Form of _air_. ] Manner; sort. 2. 7. 21.
=Baffle=, _v. _ ? To treat with contempt. 4. 7. 73 SN.
=Bag=, _n. _ The sac (of the bee) containing honey. 2. 6. 112.
=Bailie=, _n. _ [Form of _bailiff_. ] An officer of justice
under a sheriff; a warrant officer. 3. 3. 38.
=Bane=, _n. _ 1. Poison. 2. 7. 18.
? 2. As _exclam. _ 'Plague. ' 5. 6. 66.
=Banke=, _n. _ ? An artificial earthwork, an embankment. 2. 1. 56.
=Bare=, _a. _ Bare-headed. _Arch. _ 2. 3. 37.
=Bate=, _v. _ ? 1. To deprive (_of_). 4. 1. 56.
? 2. To make a reduction (_of_); to deduct. 2. 1. 83; 2. 1. 104.
=Baudy=, 2. 8. 73. See _Bawdy_.
=Bawd-ledger=, _n. _ Resident minister to the bawds (a mock
title coined by Jonson). 5. 6. 64.
=Bawdry=, _n. _ _Arch. _ Lewd talk; obscenity. 4. 1. 176.
=Bawdy=, _a. _ 1. Lewd. 2. 1. 167. 2. _absol. quasi-sb. _
Lewd language, obscenity. 4. 4. 165. baudy. 2. 8. 73.
=Be=, _v. pl. _ Are. _Obs. _ or _dial. _ 2. 8. 63.
=Bed-fellow=, _n. _ ? Intimate companion. 2. 8. 9.
=Behaue=, _v. ? trans. _ To manage. 2. 8. 71.
=Benefit=, _n. _ Advantage. ? Phr. _make benefit of_:
To take advantage of. ? _Obs. _ 2. 2. 98.
=Beniamin=, _n. _ Gum benzoin, an aromatic resin obtained
from the _Styrax benzoin_, a tree of Sumatra, Java, and the
neighboring islands, used in medicine, perfumery, and chemistry.
||=Beniamin di gotta=, _n. _ ? Gum benzoin in drops.
See _Beniamin_. 4. 4. 33.
=Bespeake=, _v. trans. _ w. _refl. _ To engage. 1. 6. 214.
=Bestow=, _v. _ To deposit. _Arch. _ 3. 2. 9.
=Black-water=, _n. _ 3. 3. 179. See_-water_.
=Blanck manger=, _n. _ [Form of _blancmange_. ] ? 'A dish composed
usually of fowl, but also of other meat, minced with cream, rice,
almonds, sugar, eggs, etc. ' _NED. _ 1. 6. 240.
=Blank=, _n. _ 'A small French coin, originally of silver, but
afterwards of copper; also a silver coin of Henry V. current in the
parts of France then held by the English. According to Littre, the
French _blanc_ was worth 5 deniers. The application of the name in
the 17th Cen. is uncertain. ' _NED. _ 3. 3. 33.
=Blesse=, _v. _ ? To protect, save (from). 4. 4. 187.
=Blocke=, _n. _ A mould. _Spec. _ _Brokers blocke_:
A mould for clothes in a pawnbroker's shop. 2. 7. 15.
=Blocke-head=, _n. _ ?
A wooden block for hats or wigs;
hence, a blockish or stupid head. 3. 5. 65.
=Board=, _n. _ Phr. _tall board_: ? A gaming table. 4. 5. 32.
See note.
=Booke=, _n. _ ? A charter or deed; a written grant of
privileges. 3. 3. 67; 3. 3. 79.
||=Borachio=, _n. _ _Obs. _ 'A large leather bottle or bag
used in Spain for wine or other liquors. ' _NED. _ 2. 1. 71.
=Bound=, _ppl. a. _ Under obligations of gratitude. 4. 1. 11.
=Bouzy=, _a. _ [Form of _bousy_. ] Sotted. 5. 6. 25.
=Brach=, _n. _ _Arch. _ A bitch-hound. 4. 4. 229.
=Braue=, _a. _ 1. Finely-dressed. _Arch. _ 1. 4. 16; 2. 5. 11.
2. A general epithet of admiration or praise. _Arch. _ 1. 2. 52;
2. 6. 75; 3. 4. 12; 4. 6. 29.
? _interj. _ 3. Capital! 1. 1. 67.
=Brauery=, _n. _ ? A fine thing; a matter to boast or be
proud of. 3. 6. 47.
=Breake=, _v. _ ? To speak confidentially (_with_ a person
_of_ a thing). 3. 4. 62.
=Bring=, _v. _ Phr. _bring up_: ? Augment, increase. 1. 4. 96.
=Bristo-stone=, _n. _ 'A kind of transparent rock-crystal
found in the Clifton limestone near Bristol, resembling the
diamond in brilliancy. ' _NED. _ 3. 3. 173.
=Broker=, _n. _ 1. A pawnbroker. 1. 1. 143; 1. 4. 19.
2. With added function of agent or intermediary. 1. 4. 4.
=Brooke=, _v. _ ? To endure; not to discredit; to be
sufficiently appropriate for. 2. 8. 63.
=Buckram=, _a. _ A kind of coarse
linen or cloth stiffened with gum or paste. 2. 1. 63.
=Bullion=, _n. _ ? More fully, _bullion-hose_:
Trunk-hose, puffed out at the upper part, in several folds. 3. 3. 217.
=Bush=, _n. _ A branch of ivy used as vintner's sign; hence,
the sign-board of a tavern. 3. 3. 170.
=Businesse=, _n. _ ? 1. Affectedly used for an 'affair of
honor,' a duel. 3. 3. 106.
? 2. A misunderstanding, quarrel. 4. 1. 18.
=Busse=, _v. _ _Arch. _ and _dial. _ To kiss. 3. 6. 1.
=Buzz=, _v. _ Phr. _buzz at_: 1. To hum about, as an insect.
? 2. To whisper to; incite by suggestions. Used quibblingly in
both senses. 2. 7. 4.
? =By cause=, phr. used as _conj. _ Because. 5. 4. 24.
=Cabbin=, _n. _ ? A small room, a boudoir. 1. 6. 238.
=Cabinet=, _n. _ A small chamber or room; a boudoir.
_Arch. _ or _obs. _ 4. 4. 152.
=Campheere=, _n. _ [Form of _camphor_. ] 4. 4. 22.
=Can=, _v. ? tr. _ To have at one's command; to be able to
supply, devise or suggest (a pregnant use). 3. 6. 39.
=Caract=, _n. _ [Form of _carat_. Confused with _caract_ = Character. ]
? Value, estimate.
=Aye=, _adv. _ At all times, on all occasions.
(Now only _Sc. _ and north _dial. _) 1. 6. 220.
=Ayre=, _n. _ [Form of _air_. ] Manner; sort. 2. 7. 21.
=Baffle=, _v. _ ? To treat with contempt. 4. 7. 73 SN.
=Bag=, _n. _ The sac (of the bee) containing honey. 2. 6. 112.
=Bailie=, _n. _ [Form of _bailiff_. ] An officer of justice
under a sheriff; a warrant officer. 3. 3. 38.
=Bane=, _n. _ 1. Poison. 2. 7. 18.
? 2. As _exclam. _ 'Plague. ' 5. 6. 66.
=Banke=, _n. _ ? An artificial earthwork, an embankment. 2. 1. 56.
=Bare=, _a. _ Bare-headed. _Arch. _ 2. 3. 37.
=Bate=, _v. _ ? 1. To deprive (_of_). 4. 1. 56.
? 2. To make a reduction (_of_); to deduct. 2. 1. 83; 2. 1. 104.
=Baudy=, 2. 8. 73. See _Bawdy_.
=Bawd-ledger=, _n. _ Resident minister to the bawds (a mock
title coined by Jonson). 5. 6. 64.
=Bawdry=, _n. _ _Arch. _ Lewd talk; obscenity. 4. 1. 176.
=Bawdy=, _a. _ 1. Lewd. 2. 1. 167. 2. _absol. quasi-sb. _
Lewd language, obscenity. 4. 4. 165. baudy. 2. 8. 73.
=Be=, _v. pl. _ Are. _Obs. _ or _dial. _ 2. 8. 63.
=Bed-fellow=, _n. _ ? Intimate companion. 2. 8. 9.
=Behaue=, _v. ? trans. _ To manage. 2. 8. 71.
=Benefit=, _n. _ Advantage. ? Phr. _make benefit of_:
To take advantage of. ? _Obs. _ 2. 2. 98.
=Beniamin=, _n. _ Gum benzoin, an aromatic resin obtained
from the _Styrax benzoin_, a tree of Sumatra, Java, and the
neighboring islands, used in medicine, perfumery, and chemistry.
||=Beniamin di gotta=, _n. _ ? Gum benzoin in drops.
See _Beniamin_. 4. 4. 33.
=Bespeake=, _v. trans. _ w. _refl. _ To engage. 1. 6. 214.
=Bestow=, _v. _ To deposit. _Arch. _ 3. 2. 9.
=Black-water=, _n. _ 3. 3. 179. See_-water_.
=Blanck manger=, _n. _ [Form of _blancmange_. ] ? 'A dish composed
usually of fowl, but also of other meat, minced with cream, rice,
almonds, sugar, eggs, etc. ' _NED. _ 1. 6. 240.
=Blank=, _n. _ 'A small French coin, originally of silver, but
afterwards of copper; also a silver coin of Henry V. current in the
parts of France then held by the English. According to Littre, the
French _blanc_ was worth 5 deniers. The application of the name in
the 17th Cen. is uncertain. ' _NED. _ 3. 3. 33.
=Blesse=, _v. _ ? To protect, save (from). 4. 4. 187.
=Blocke=, _n. _ A mould. _Spec. _ _Brokers blocke_:
A mould for clothes in a pawnbroker's shop. 2. 7. 15.
=Blocke-head=, _n. _ ?
A wooden block for hats or wigs;
hence, a blockish or stupid head. 3. 5. 65.
=Board=, _n. _ Phr. _tall board_: ? A gaming table. 4. 5. 32.
See note.
=Booke=, _n. _ ? A charter or deed; a written grant of
privileges. 3. 3. 67; 3. 3. 79.
||=Borachio=, _n. _ _Obs. _ 'A large leather bottle or bag
used in Spain for wine or other liquors. ' _NED. _ 2. 1. 71.
=Bound=, _ppl. a. _ Under obligations of gratitude. 4. 1. 11.
=Bouzy=, _a. _ [Form of _bousy_. ] Sotted. 5. 6. 25.
=Brach=, _n. _ _Arch. _ A bitch-hound. 4. 4. 229.
=Braue=, _a. _ 1. Finely-dressed. _Arch. _ 1. 4. 16; 2. 5. 11.
2. A general epithet of admiration or praise. _Arch. _ 1. 2. 52;
2. 6. 75; 3. 4. 12; 4. 6. 29.
? _interj. _ 3. Capital! 1. 1. 67.
=Brauery=, _n. _ ? A fine thing; a matter to boast or be
proud of. 3. 6. 47.
=Breake=, _v. _ ? To speak confidentially (_with_ a person
_of_ a thing). 3. 4. 62.
=Bring=, _v. _ Phr. _bring up_: ? Augment, increase. 1. 4. 96.
=Bristo-stone=, _n. _ 'A kind of transparent rock-crystal
found in the Clifton limestone near Bristol, resembling the
diamond in brilliancy. ' _NED. _ 3. 3. 173.
=Broker=, _n. _ 1. A pawnbroker. 1. 1. 143; 1. 4. 19.
2. With added function of agent or intermediary. 1. 4. 4.
=Brooke=, _v. _ ? To endure; not to discredit; to be
sufficiently appropriate for. 2. 8. 63.
=Buckram=, _a. _ A kind of coarse
linen or cloth stiffened with gum or paste. 2. 1. 63.
=Bullion=, _n. _ ? More fully, _bullion-hose_:
Trunk-hose, puffed out at the upper part, in several folds. 3. 3. 217.
=Bush=, _n. _ A branch of ivy used as vintner's sign; hence,
the sign-board of a tavern. 3. 3. 170.
=Businesse=, _n. _ ? 1. Affectedly used for an 'affair of
honor,' a duel. 3. 3. 106.
? 2. A misunderstanding, quarrel. 4. 1. 18.
=Busse=, _v. _ _Arch. _ and _dial. _ To kiss. 3. 6. 1.
=Buzz=, _v. _ Phr. _buzz at_: 1. To hum about, as an insect.
? 2. To whisper to; incite by suggestions. Used quibblingly in
both senses. 2. 7. 4.
? =By cause=, phr. used as _conj. _ Because. 5. 4. 24.
=Cabbin=, _n. _ ? A small room, a boudoir. 1. 6. 238.
=Cabinet=, _n. _ A small chamber or room; a boudoir.
_Arch. _ or _obs. _ 4. 4. 152.
=Campheere=, _n. _ [Form of _camphor_. ] 4. 4. 22.
=Can=, _v. ? tr. _ To have at one's command; to be able to
supply, devise or suggest (a pregnant use). 3. 6. 39.
=Caract=, _n. _ [Form of _carat_. Confused with _caract_ = Character. ]
? Value, estimate.
