_ In
anticipation
that; in case that.
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=Faine=, _v. _ _Obs. _ form of _feign_. 5. 5. 28.
=Fauour=, _n. _ ? 1. Leave, permission. Phr. _under_ (your) _fauour_:
with all submission, subject to correction. _Obs. _ or _arch. _
1. 3. 27. 2. ? Comeliness; ? face. 4. 6. 49.
=Feate=, _n. _ A business transaction. 3. 3. 227.
=Fellow=, _n. _ Phr. _good fellow_: Of a woman. A term of familiar
address. 5. 1. 5.
=Feoffee=, _n. _ The person to whom a freehold estate in land is
conveyed by a feoffment. 3. 5. 60.
=Feoffment=, _n. _ 'The action of investing a person with a fief or fee.
In technical language applied esp. to the particular mode of conveyance
(originally the only one used, but now almost obsolete) in which a
person is invested in a freehold estate in lands by livery of seisin
(at common law generally, but not necessarily, evidenced by a deed,
which, however, is not required by statute). ' _NED. _ 4. 5. 15; 4. 7. 7.
Phr. _Deed of Feoffment_: 'The instrument or deed by which corporeal
hereditaments are conveyed. ' _NED. _ 4. 6. 44.
=Fetch=, _v. _ 1. To earn; get (money). 2. 1. 72.
? 2. To perform, take (a leap). 1. 1. 55.
? 3. Phr. _Fetch again_: To revive, restore to consciousness.
2. 1. 4.
? =Figgum=, _n. _ ? Juggler's tricks (not found elsewhere). 5. 8. 82.
=Finenesse=, _n. _ ? 'Overstrained and factitious scrupulousness. '
Gifford. 3. 3. 104.
=Firke=, _v. _ ? To frisk about; ? to hitch oneself (Cunningham). 5. 6. 15.
=Fixed=, _ppl. a. _ Made rigid or immobile (by emotion). 1. 5. 2.
=Fizzling=, _vbl. sb. _ ? Breaking wind without noise. 5. 3. 2.
=Flower=, _n. _ ? _Anc. _ _Chem. _ (_pl. _): 'The pulverulent form of any
substance, esp. as the result of condensation after sublimation. '
_NED. _ 4. 4. 19.
=Fly=, _v. _ Of a hawk: To pursue by flying: used _fig. _ 4. 7. 53.
=Flye-blowne=, _a. _ Tainted. With a quibble on the literal meaning.
2. 7. 7.
=Fool=, _v. _ Phr. _fool off_: To delude, baffle. 2. 6. 25.
=Forbeare=, _v. trans. _ ? To keep away from or from interfering with;
to leave alone. 1. 3. 22.
=Forked=, _a. _ 'Horned,' cuckolded. 2. 2. 90.
=Foyle=, _n. _ [Form of _foil_. ] A thin leaf of some metal placed
under a precious stone to increase its brilliancy. 3. 3. 180.
=French-masque=, _n. _ pr. the 'Loo,' or 'Loup,' a half-mask of
velvet, worn by females to protect the complexion. 2. 1. 162.
=French-time=, _n. _ ? Formal and rhythmic measure (as characteristic
of the French, in contrast to Italian, music). 3. 5. 30.
=Frolick=, _n. _ ? ? Humorous verses circulated at a feast. 2. 8. 73.
||=Fucus=, _n. _ ? Paint or cosmetic for beautifying the
skin; a wash or coloring for the face. 3. 4. 50; 4. 2. 63.
=Fustian=, _n. _ ? A kind of coarse cloth made of cotton and flax.
3. 3. 30.
='Gainst=, _prep. _ [Form of _against_. ] In anticipation of.
_Arch. _ 1. 1. 19.
='Gainst=, _conj.
_ In anticipation that; in case that.
_Arch. _ or _dial. _ 1. 1. 73; 3. 2. 39.
=Gallant=, _n. _ 1. A man of fashion and pleasure; a fine gentleman.
_Arch. _ 1. 7. 27; 4. 4. 167. ? 2. Of a woman: A fashionably attired
beauty. 3. 4. 8.
=Gallant=, _a. _ Loosely, as a general epithet of admiration or
praise: Splendid. Cf. _Brave_. Now _rare_. 2. 1. 58.
=Gallery=, _n. _ 1. A long narrow platform or balcony on the outside
of a building. 2. 2. 54. 2. A room for pictures. 2. 5. 13.
=Galley-pot=, _n. _ [Form of _gallipot_. ] 'A small earthen glazed pot,
esp. one used by apothecaries for ointments and medicines. '
_NED. _ 4. 4. 47.
=Garnish=, _n. _ _slang_. 'Money extorted from a new prisoner, either
as drink money for the other prisoners, or as a jailer's fee.
_Obs. _ exc. _Hist. _' _NED. _ 5. 6. 1 (see note).
=Geere=, _n. _ [Form of _gear_. ] ? Discourse, talk; esp. in
depreciatory sense, 'stuff. ' Or possibly _obs. _ form of _jeer_.
1. 6. 99 (see note).
=Gentleman=, _n. _ 'A man of gentle birth, or having the same heraldic
status as those of gentle birth; properly, one who is entitled
to bear arms, though not ranking among the nobility. Now chiefly
_Hist. _' _NED. _ 3. 1. 1.
=Gentleman huisher=, _n. _ 3. 4. 43. Same as _Gentleman-vsher_, _q. v. _
=Gentleman-vsher=, _n. _ A gentleman acting as usher to a person of
superior rank. 4. 4. 134. Gentleman huisher. 3. 4. 43. See note 4. 4.
134.
=Gentlewoman=, _n. _ 1. A woman of gentle birth. 3. 3. 164.
2. A female attendant upon a lady of rank. Now chiefly
_Hist. _ 5. 1. 26.
=Gleeke=, _n. _ 'A game at cards, played by three persons: forty-four
cards were used, twelve being dealt to each player, while the remaining
eight formed a common "stock. "' _NED. _ Phr. _three peny Gleeke_. 5. 2.
31.
=Glidder=, _v. _ _Obs. _ exc. _dial. _ To glaze over. 4. 4. 47.
=Globe=, _n. _ The name of a play-house; hence, used as a
generic term for a play-house. 3. 3. 26.
=Go=, _v. _ Phrases. 1. _Goe on_: as an expression of
encouragement, Come along! advance! 3. 5. 27.
2. _Goe with_: Agree with. 4. 4. 133.
=God b'w'you= [God be with you], _Phr. _ Good-bye. 1. 6. 223.
=Godwit=, _n. _ A marsh-bird of the genus Limosa. Formerly
in great repute, when fattened, for the table. 3. 3. 25.
? =Gogs-nownes=, _n. _ A corrupt form of 'God's wounds'
employed in oaths. 1. 1. 50.
=Gold-smith=, _n. _ A worker in gold, who (down to the 18th c. )
acted as banker. 2. 8. 84.
=Googe=, _v. _ [Form of _gouge_. ] To cut out. 2. 1. 94.
=Gossip=, _n. _ A familiar acquaintance, chum (applied to women).
Somewhat _arch. _ 1. 6. 219; 2. 8. 69.
=Grandee=, _n. _ A Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of the highest rank;
hence, ? A term of polite address. P. 3.
? =Grant-paroll= [Fr. _grande parole_], _n. _ Full permission
(? not found elsewhere). 5. 6. 19.
||=Grasso di serpe=, _n. _ It. ? 'Snake's ? fat. ' _Stanford. _ 4. 4. 34.
=Gratulate=, _v.
