_middling
Gossip_: A go-between.
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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. _ Muscovite; common or potash mica;
the light colored mica of granite and similar rocks. P. 17.
||=Mustaccioli=, _n. _ It. [For _Mostaciuolli_. ]
'A kind of sugar or ginger bread. ' Florio. 4. 4. 144.
=Muta=, _n. _ [? L. _mutare_, to change. ] ? A dye
(? coined by Jonson). 4. 4. 56.
? =Neale=, _n. _ To temper by heat; anneal. 2. 1. 88.
=Neare=, _adv. _ In _fig. _ sense, Nigh. Phr. _go neare_ (to). 5. 1. 7.
=Need=, _v. intr. _ Be necessary. ? _Arch. _ 2. 8. 106.
=Neither=, _adv. _ Also not; no again. ? _Obs. _ 4. 7. 68.
? =Niaise=, _n. _ 1. A young hawk; an eyas.
2. A simpleton. pr. with quibble. 1. 6. 18.
=Note=, _n. _ Mark, token, sign. ? _Arch. _ 3. 3. 101.
=Noted=, _a. _ Notable; worthy of attention. ? _Obs. _ 5. 6. 7.
? =Nupson=, _n. _ A fool; a simpleton. 2. 2. 77.
=O'=, _prep. _ Shortened form of _of_.
1. Of. 1. 1. 108. etc. Phr. _hope o'_ 1. 5. 1. See _Hope_.
? 2. With. 1. 3. 21.
=O'=, _prep. _ Shortened form of _on_.
1. On; upon. 4. 2. 61.
? 2. Into. 1. 4. 88.
||=Obarni=, _n. _ _Obs. _ [Russ. _obvarnyi_, scalded, prepared by
scalding. ] 'In full, _mead obarni_, i.
=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. _ Muscovite; common or potash mica;
the light colored mica of granite and similar rocks. P. 17.
||=Mustaccioli=, _n. _ It. [For _Mostaciuolli_. ]
'A kind of sugar or ginger bread. ' Florio. 4. 4. 144.
=Muta=, _n. _ [? L. _mutare_, to change. ] ? A dye
(? coined by Jonson). 4. 4. 56.
? =Neale=, _n. _ To temper by heat; anneal. 2. 1. 88.
=Neare=, _adv. _ In _fig. _ sense, Nigh. Phr. _go neare_ (to). 5. 1. 7.
=Need=, _v. intr. _ Be necessary. ? _Arch. _ 2. 8. 106.
=Neither=, _adv. _ Also not; no again. ? _Obs. _ 4. 7. 68.
? =Niaise=, _n. _ 1. A young hawk; an eyas.
2. A simpleton. pr. with quibble. 1. 6. 18.
=Note=, _n. _ Mark, token, sign. ? _Arch. _ 3. 3. 101.
=Noted=, _a. _ Notable; worthy of attention. ? _Obs. _ 5. 6. 7.
? =Nupson=, _n. _ A fool; a simpleton. 2. 2. 77.
=O'=, _prep. _ Shortened form of _of_.
1. Of. 1. 1. 108. etc. Phr. _hope o'_ 1. 5. 1. See _Hope_.
? 2. With. 1. 3. 21.
=O'=, _prep. _ Shortened form of _on_.
1. On; upon. 4. 2. 61.
? 2. Into. 1. 4. 88.
||=Obarni=, _n. _ _Obs. _ [Russ. _obvarnyi_, scalded, prepared by
scalding. ] 'In full, _mead obarni_, i.
