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=Thumbe-ring=, _n. _ A ring designed to be worn upon the thumb;
often a seal-ring. P. 6.
=Ticket=, _n. _ ? A card; a brief note. 2. 8. 90.
=Time=, _n. _ Phr. _good time! _: Very good; very well. 1. 4. 60.
=Time=, _v. _ ? To regulate at the proper time; to bring timely aid to.
3. 3. 97.
=Tissue=, _n. _ 'A woven or textile fabric; specifically, in former
times, a fine stuff, richly colored or ornamented, and often shot
with gold or silver threads, a variety of cloth of gold. ' _CD. _
Used _attrib. _ 1. 1. 126.
=To night=, _adv. _ ? During the preceding night; last night. 4. 1. 18.
? =Too-too-=, _adv. _ Quite too; altogether too: noting great excess
or intensity, and formerly so much affected as to be regarded as one
word, and so often written with a hyphen. 3. 3. 231.
=Top=, _n. _ 1. Summit; used _fig. _ 2. 2. 89.
2. The highest example or type. _ ? Arch. _ or _obs. _ 4. 4. 244.
=Torn'd=, _ppl. a. _ Fashioned, shaped (by the wheel, etc. ).
_Transf. _ and _fig. _ 2. 6. 85.
=Tother=, _indef. pron. _ [A form arising from a misdivision of _that
other_, ME. also _thet other_, as _the tother_. ] Other; usually
preceded by _the_. 1. 3. 37.
=Toy=, _n. _ 1. A trifle. 2. 8. 2; 2. 8. 50.
2. A trifling fellow. 4. 7. 24; 4. 7. 57.
? 3. Thing; trouble; used vaguely. 3. 3. 222.
=Tract=, _n. _ 1. A level space; _spec. _ of the stage.
P. 8.
? 2. Attractive influence, attraction. 2. 2. 10.
=Trauell=, _v. _ To labor; toil. 3. 4. 52.
=Trauell=, _n. _ ? Toil; anxious striving. 1. 6. 119.
=Treachery=, _n. _ An act of treachery. ? _Obs. _ 3. 6. 49.
=Troth=, _int. _ In troth; in truth. 4. 1. 21.
=Trow=, _v. _ To think, suppose. As a phrase added to questions, and
expressions of indignant or contemptuous surprise; nearly equivalent
to 'I wonder. ' 5. 2. 36.
=Turn=, _v. _ To sour; _fig. _ to estrange. 2. 7. 38.
=Turne=, _n. _ 1. Humor; mood; whim. 2. 2. 37.
2. Act of service. 2. 2. 125.
3. Present need; requirement. 3. 3. 192.
=Vmbrella=, _n. _ ? A portable shade, probably a sort of fan,
used to protect the face from the sun. 4. 4. 81.
=Vndertaker=, _n. _ One who engages in any project or business.
? _Arch. _ 2. 1. 36.
=Vnder-write=, _v. _ To subscribe; to put (one) down
(for a subscription). 3. 3. 145.
? =Vnquiet=, _v. _ To disquiet. 4. 1. 20.
=Vntoward=, _a. _ Perverse, refractory. ? _Arch. _ 2. 8. 16.
=Vp=, _adv. _ Set up: established. 3. 5. 54.
=Vpon=, _prep. _ 1.
Directed towards or against; with
reference to. 1. 1. 13; 1. 6. 112.
2. Immediately after. 3. 3. 123.
3. After and in consequence of. 1. 1. 39.
=Vrge=, _v. _ To charge. Phr. _vrge with_: To charge with; accuse of.
? _Arch. _ 4. 1. 44.
=Vse=, _v. _ To practise habitually. 1. 3. 42.
=Vtmost=, _n. _ The extreme limit (of one's fate or disaster).
5. 6. 10.
=Valor=, _n. _ Courage; used in _pl. _ 4. 1. 32.
=Vapours=, _n. pl. _ ? A hectoring or bullying style of language or
conduct, adopted by ranters and swaggerers with the purpose of
bringing about a real or mock quarrel. 3. 3. 71 (see note).
=Veer=, _v. _ _Naut. _ To let out; pay out; let run. 5. 5. 46.
=Venery=, _n. _ Gratification of the sexual desire. 3. 6. 7.
? =Vent=, _v. _ To sell. 3. 4. 61.
=Vent=, _v. _ 1. To publish; promulgate. 2. 3. 24.
2. To give expression to. 2. 3. 5; 2. 1. 166; 5. 8. 153.
=Venter=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of _venture_. 1. 6. 175.
? =Venting=, _vbl. sb. _ Selling; sale. 3. 4. 49.
=Vernish=, _n. _ Older and _obs. _ form of _varnish_. ? A wash to add
freshness and lustre to the face; a cosmetic. 4. 4. 36.
||=Vetus Iniquitas=, _n. _ L. 'Old Iniquity,' a name of the 'Vice' in
the morality plays. 1. 1. 47.
||=Via=, _int. _ It. Away! off! 2. 1. 3 (see note).
=Vice=, _n. _ 1. Fault.
? 2. The favorite character in the English morality-plays, in the
earlier period representing the principle of evil, but later
degenerating into a mere buffoon. 1. 1. 44; 1. 1. 84; etc.
With quibble on 1. P. 9. See also Introduction.
=Vierger=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of _verger_. 4. 4. 209.
=Vindicate=, _v. _ ? To avenge; retaliate for. 5. 6. 49.
=Virgins milke=, _n. _ A wash for the face; a cosmetic. 4. 4. 52.
? =Wanion=, _n. _ 'A plague;' 'a vengeance. ' Phr. _with a wanion_:
A plague on him; bad luck on him. 5. 8. 33.
=Wanton=, _a. _ Playful; sportive. 2. 6. 75.
=Ward-robe man=, _n. _ A valet. 1. 3. 13.
=Ware=, _v. _ Beware of; take heed to. _Arch. _ 5. 5. 5.
=Wast=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of _waist_. 1. 4. 95.
waste (with quibble on _waste_, a barren place). 4. 4. 204.
=Water=, _n. _ 1. Essence; extract. 4. 4. 39.
2. _-water_: The property of a precious stone in which its
beauty chiefly consists, involving its transparency, refracting
power and color. 3. 3. 179: 181.
3. _strong-water_: A distilled liquor. 1. 1. 14.
=Wedlocke=, _n. _ ? A wife. 1. 6. 10; 2.
=Thumbe-ring=, _n. _ A ring designed to be worn upon the thumb;
often a seal-ring. P. 6.
=Ticket=, _n. _ ? A card; a brief note. 2. 8. 90.
=Time=, _n. _ Phr. _good time! _: Very good; very well. 1. 4. 60.
=Time=, _v. _ ? To regulate at the proper time; to bring timely aid to.
3. 3. 97.
=Tissue=, _n. _ 'A woven or textile fabric; specifically, in former
times, a fine stuff, richly colored or ornamented, and often shot
with gold or silver threads, a variety of cloth of gold. ' _CD. _
Used _attrib. _ 1. 1. 126.
=To night=, _adv. _ ? During the preceding night; last night. 4. 1. 18.
? =Too-too-=, _adv. _ Quite too; altogether too: noting great excess
or intensity, and formerly so much affected as to be regarded as one
word, and so often written with a hyphen. 3. 3. 231.
=Top=, _n. _ 1. Summit; used _fig. _ 2. 2. 89.
2. The highest example or type. _ ? Arch. _ or _obs. _ 4. 4. 244.
=Torn'd=, _ppl. a. _ Fashioned, shaped (by the wheel, etc. ).
_Transf. _ and _fig. _ 2. 6. 85.
=Tother=, _indef. pron. _ [A form arising from a misdivision of _that
other_, ME. also _thet other_, as _the tother_. ] Other; usually
preceded by _the_. 1. 3. 37.
=Toy=, _n. _ 1. A trifle. 2. 8. 2; 2. 8. 50.
2. A trifling fellow. 4. 7. 24; 4. 7. 57.
? 3. Thing; trouble; used vaguely. 3. 3. 222.
=Tract=, _n. _ 1. A level space; _spec. _ of the stage.
P. 8.
? 2. Attractive influence, attraction. 2. 2. 10.
=Trauell=, _v. _ To labor; toil. 3. 4. 52.
=Trauell=, _n. _ ? Toil; anxious striving. 1. 6. 119.
=Treachery=, _n. _ An act of treachery. ? _Obs. _ 3. 6. 49.
=Troth=, _int. _ In troth; in truth. 4. 1. 21.
=Trow=, _v. _ To think, suppose. As a phrase added to questions, and
expressions of indignant or contemptuous surprise; nearly equivalent
to 'I wonder. ' 5. 2. 36.
=Turn=, _v. _ To sour; _fig. _ to estrange. 2. 7. 38.
=Turne=, _n. _ 1. Humor; mood; whim. 2. 2. 37.
2. Act of service. 2. 2. 125.
3. Present need; requirement. 3. 3. 192.
=Vmbrella=, _n. _ ? A portable shade, probably a sort of fan,
used to protect the face from the sun. 4. 4. 81.
=Vndertaker=, _n. _ One who engages in any project or business.
? _Arch. _ 2. 1. 36.
=Vnder-write=, _v. _ To subscribe; to put (one) down
(for a subscription). 3. 3. 145.
? =Vnquiet=, _v. _ To disquiet. 4. 1. 20.
=Vntoward=, _a. _ Perverse, refractory. ? _Arch. _ 2. 8. 16.
=Vp=, _adv. _ Set up: established. 3. 5. 54.
=Vpon=, _prep. _ 1.
Directed towards or against; with
reference to. 1. 1. 13; 1. 6. 112.
2. Immediately after. 3. 3. 123.
3. After and in consequence of. 1. 1. 39.
=Vrge=, _v. _ To charge. Phr. _vrge with_: To charge with; accuse of.
? _Arch. _ 4. 1. 44.
=Vse=, _v. _ To practise habitually. 1. 3. 42.
=Vtmost=, _n. _ The extreme limit (of one's fate or disaster).
5. 6. 10.
=Valor=, _n. _ Courage; used in _pl. _ 4. 1. 32.
=Vapours=, _n. pl. _ ? A hectoring or bullying style of language or
conduct, adopted by ranters and swaggerers with the purpose of
bringing about a real or mock quarrel. 3. 3. 71 (see note).
=Veer=, _v. _ _Naut. _ To let out; pay out; let run. 5. 5. 46.
=Venery=, _n. _ Gratification of the sexual desire. 3. 6. 7.
? =Vent=, _v. _ To sell. 3. 4. 61.
=Vent=, _v. _ 1. To publish; promulgate. 2. 3. 24.
2. To give expression to. 2. 3. 5; 2. 1. 166; 5. 8. 153.
=Venter=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of _venture_. 1. 6. 175.
? =Venting=, _vbl. sb. _ Selling; sale. 3. 4. 49.
=Vernish=, _n. _ Older and _obs. _ form of _varnish_. ? A wash to add
freshness and lustre to the face; a cosmetic. 4. 4. 36.
||=Vetus Iniquitas=, _n. _ L. 'Old Iniquity,' a name of the 'Vice' in
the morality plays. 1. 1. 47.
||=Via=, _int. _ It. Away! off! 2. 1. 3 (see note).
=Vice=, _n. _ 1. Fault.
? 2. The favorite character in the English morality-plays, in the
earlier period representing the principle of evil, but later
degenerating into a mere buffoon. 1. 1. 44; 1. 1. 84; etc.
With quibble on 1. P. 9. See also Introduction.
=Vierger=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of _verger_. 4. 4. 209.
=Vindicate=, _v. _ ? To avenge; retaliate for. 5. 6. 49.
=Virgins milke=, _n. _ A wash for the face; a cosmetic. 4. 4. 52.
? =Wanion=, _n. _ 'A plague;' 'a vengeance. ' Phr. _with a wanion_:
A plague on him; bad luck on him. 5. 8. 33.
=Wanton=, _a. _ Playful; sportive. 2. 6. 75.
=Ward-robe man=, _n. _ A valet. 1. 3. 13.
=Ware=, _v. _ Beware of; take heed to. _Arch. _ 5. 5. 5.
=Wast=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of _waist_. 1. 4. 95.
waste (with quibble on _waste_, a barren place). 4. 4. 204.
=Water=, _n. _ 1. Essence; extract. 4. 4. 39.
2. _-water_: The property of a precious stone in which its
beauty chiefly consists, involving its transparency, refracting
power and color. 3. 3. 179: 181.
3. _strong-water_: A distilled liquor. 1. 1. 14.
=Wedlocke=, _n. _ ? A wife. 1. 6. 10; 2.
