A
gentleman
who attends upon a lady; an escort.
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=Scratching=, _vbl. sb. _ Eager striving; used contemptuously.
? _Colloq. _ 5. 6. 67.
='Sdeath=, _int. _ [An abbr. of _God's death_. ] An exclamation,
generally of impatience. 1. 2. 25.
=Seaming=, _a. _ _Phr. _ _seaming lace_: 'A narrow openwork braiding,
gimp, or insertion, with parallel sides, used for uniting two
breadths of linen, instead of sewing them directly the one to the
other; used for garments in the 17th c. ' _CD. _ 2. 5. 9.
=Seisen=, 4. 5. 16. See _Liuerie and seisen_.
? =Sent=, _v. _ An old, and historically more correct, spelling
of _scent_. 2. 6. 26.
=Seruant=, _n. _ ? A professed lover. 4. 3. 45.
=Session=, _n. _ _Law. _ A sitting of justices in court. 5. 6. 21.
=Shame=, _v. _ To feel ashamed. ? _Obs. _ or _arch. _ 5. 6. 37.
=Shape=, _n. _ Guise; dress; disguise. _? Arch. _ 5. 3. 18.
? =Shop-shift=, _n. _ A shift or trick of a shop-keeper. 3. 5. 4.
=Shrug=, _v. refl. _ Phr. _shrug up_: To hitch (oneself) up
(into one's clothes). 1. 4. 80 SN.
=Signe=, _n. _ One of the twelve divisions of the zodiac. 4. 4. 233.
Used _fig. _ 1. 6. 127.
=Signet=, _n. _ A seal. Formerly one of the seals for the
authentication of royal grants in England, and affixed to documents
before passing the privy seal. 5. 4. 22.
=Sirah=, _n. _ A word of address, generally equivalent to 'fellow' or
'sir. ' _Obs. _ or _arch. _ 1. 4. 45; 3. 5. 25. sirrah (addressed to a
woman). 4. 2. 66.
? ='Slid=, _int. _ An exclamation, app. an abbreviation of _God's lid_.
1. 3. 33.
? ='Slight=, _int. _ A contraction of _by this light_ or _God's light_.
1. 2. 15. S'light. 2. 7. 16; 2. 8. 81.
=Smock=, _n. _ 1. A woman's shirt. 1. 1. 128. ? 2. A woman. 4. 4. 190.
||=Soda di leuante=, _n. _ It. ? Soda from the East. 4. 4. 32
(see note).
=Soone=, _a. _ Early. Phr. _soone at night_: Early in the evening.
1. 1. 148.
? =Sope of Cyprus=, _n. _ ? Soap made from the 'cyprus' or hennashrub.
4. 4. 45.
=Sou't=, _v. pret. _ Pr. for _sous'd_, pret. of _souse_, to swoop upon
(like a hawk). 4. 7. 54 (see note).
? =Spanish-cole=, _n. _ A perfume; fumigator. 4. 4. 150.
=Spic'd=, _ppl. a. _ ? Scrupulous; squeamish. 2. 2. 81.
=Spring-head=, _n. _ A fountain head; a source. 3. 3. 124.
? =Spruntly=, _adv. _ Neatly; gaily; finely. 4. 2. 61.
=Spurne=, _v. _ To jostle, thrust. P. 11.
=Squire=, _n. _ 1. A servant. 2. 2. 131.
2. A gallant; a beau. 2. 2. 116.
3.
A gentleman who attends upon a lady; an escort.
? _Arch. _ 5. 3. 19.
=Stalking=, _n. _ In _sporting_, the method of approaching game
stealthily or under cover. 2. 2. 51.
=Stand=, _v. _ Phrases. 1. _Stand for't_: To enter
into competition; to make a claim for recognition. 1. 6. 36.
2. _Stand on_: To insist upon. 3. 3. 83.
3. _Stand vpon_: To concern; to be a question of.
3. 3. 60.
=Standard=, _n. _ ? A water-standard or conduit; _spec. _
the Standard in Cheap. 1. 1. 56.
=State=, _n. _ ? Estate. 4. 5. 30; 5. 3. 13.
=Stay=, _v. tr. _ 1. To delay; detain. 2. 2. 20.
2. To maintain. ? _Arch. _ 3. 1. 7.
3. To retain. ? _Arch. _ 2. 4. 26.
=Still=, _adv. _ 1. Ever; habitually. 1. 5. 23.
2. Continually. 3. 3. 27.
=Stoter=, _n. _ ? A small coin. Cunningham. (Considered by W. and G.
a misprint for _Storer_. ) 3. 3. 32.
=Straine=, _n. _ A musical note. Used _fig. _ 5. 5. 58.
=Strange=, _a. _ Immodest; unchaste. 2. 6. 53 (see note).
=Strength=, _n. _ In _pl. _: abilities; resources. 1. 1. 24; 1. 4. 35.
=Strong-water=, _n. _ 1. 1. 114. See _Water_.
=Subtill=, _a. _ 1. Tenuous; dainty; airy. P. 5.
2. Cunningly devised; ingenious. 1. 1. 116.
=Subtilty=, _n. _ 1. Fineness; fine quality; delicacy. 2. 1. 86.
2. An artifice; a stratagem. 2. 2. 4.
3. Cunning; craftiness. 1. 1. 144; 2. 2. 12.
=Subtle=, _a. _ Intricate. 2. 1. 114; 2. 2. 12.
=Sufficiency=, _n. _ Efficiency. ? _Arch. _ 3. 5. 56.
=Tabacco=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of _tobacco_. (Cf. Sp. _Tabaco_;
Port. and It. _Tabacco_). 1. 1. 114; 5. 8. 73.
=Table-booke=, _n. _ ? A memorandum-book. 5. 1. 39.
=Taile=, _n. _ Phr. _in taile of_: At the conclusion of. 1. 1. 95.
=Take=, _v. _ 1. To catch (in a trap).
2. To captivate. With quibble on 1. 3. 6. 13.
3. To catch; surprise. 2. 1. 147; 4. 1. 27.
4. To take effect. 1. 4. 36. Phrases.
5. _take forth_: ? To learn.
