ABATE, v.t. to shorten. M. N's Dr. 11. 2. To
cast down. Cor. III. 3. To blunt. R. III. v. 4.
Abatement, sb. diminution. Lear, 1. 4.
Abide, v.. to sojourn. Wint. Tale, IV. 3. v.t.
to expiate (a corruption of Aby'). J. C. 111.
1 lbid. 11. 2.

Able, v.. to uphold. Lear, Iv. 6.
Abridgment, sb. a short play. Ham. 11. 2.
Abrook, v.. to brook, abide. 2 H. VI. 11. 4.
Absey-Book, sb. a primer. John, 1. 1.
Absolute, adj. positive, certain. Cym. IV. 2;
Ham. v. 2. Complete. Temp. 1. 2.
Abuse, v.. to deceive. Lear, IV. 7.
Abuse, sb. deception. M. for M. v. 1.
Aby, vt. to expiate a fault. M. N's Dr. III. 2.
Abysm, sb. abyss. Temp. 1. 2.

Accite, .. to cite, summon. 2 H. IV. v. 2.
Accuse, sb. accusation. 2 H. VI. III. I.
Achieve, v. to obtain. H. V. IV. 3.
Acknown. pp. 'to be acknown' is to acknowl-
edge. Oth. 1. 3.
[IV. 2.
Acquittance, sb. a receipt or discharge. Ham.
Action-taking, adj. litigious. Lear, 11. 2.
Acture, sb. action. Lover's Com. 185.
Addition, sb. title, attribute. All's Well, 1. 3:
T. & Cr. 1. 2.

Address, v.r. to prepare one's self. 2 H. VI. v. 2; Ham. 1. 2.

Addressed, part. prepared. L's L's L. II. 1. Advance, v.t. to prefer, promote to honor. Tim. 1. 2.

Advertisement, sé. admonition. Much Ado, &c.

V. I.

Advertising, pr. p. attentive. M. for M. v. 1. Advice, sb. consideration, discretion. Two Gent. 11. 4: M. for M. v. 1.

4.

Advise, v. sometimes neuter, sometimes re-
flective, to consider, reflect. Tw. N. IV. 2.
Advised, pp. considerate. Com. of E. v. 1.
Advocation, sb. pleading, advocacy Oth. III.
Afeard, adj. afraid. Merry Wives, III. 4.
Affect, v. to love. Merry Wives, 11. 1.
Affeered, p.p. assessed, confirmed. Mac. IV. 3.
Afront, adv. in front. 1 H. IV. 11. 4.

Affy, v. t. to affiance. 2 H. VI. IV. 1. To trust.
T. A. 1. 1.

Agazed, p. looking in amazement. 1 H.VI.1.1. Aglet-baby, sb. the small figure engraved on a jewel. Tam. of S. 1. 2.

Agnise, vt. to acknowledge, confess. Oth. 1. 3.
A-good, adv. a good deal, plenteously. Two
Gent. IV. 4.

A-hold, adj. a sea-term. Temp. 1. 1.
Aiery, sb. the nest of a bird of prey. R. III. 1. 3.
Aim, sb. a guess. Two Gent. III. I.
Alder-liefest, adj. most loved of all. 2 H. VI. 1. 1.
Ale, sb. alehouse. Two Gent. 11. 5.
Allow, v. to approve. Tw. N. 1. 2.
Allowance, sb. approval. Cor. III. a.
Ames-ace, sb. two aces, the lowest throw of the
dice. All's Well, 11. 3.

Amort, adj. dead, dejected. Tam. of S. IV. 3.
An. conf. Much Ado, 1. 1.

Anchor, sb. an anchorite, hermit. Ham. III. 2.
Ancient, so. an ensign-bearer. 1 H. IV. iv. 2.
Angel, sb. a coin, so called because it bore the
image of an angel. Merry Wives, 1. 3.
Anight, adv. by night. As you Like it, II. 4.
Answer, sb. retaliation. Cym. v. 3.
Anthropophaginian, sb. a cannibal. Merry
Wives, IV. 5.

Antick, so. the fool in the old plays. R. II. 1. 2.
Antre, sb. a cave. Oth. 1. 3.
Apparent, sb. heir-apparent. Wint. Tale, 1. 2.
Appeal, sb. accusation. M. for M. v. I.
Appeal, v.t. to accuse. R. II. 1. 1.
Appeared, pp. made apparent. Cor. IV. 3.
Apple-John, sb. a kind of apple. 1 Hen. IV.111.3.
Appointment, so preparation. M. for M. 11. 1.
Apprehension, sb. opinion. Much Ado, III. 4.
Apprehensive, adj. apt to apprehend or under-
stand. J. C. III. 1.

Approbation, sb. probation. Cym. 1. 5. Approof, sb. approbation, proof. All's well, 1. 2; Temp. 11. 5.

Approve, v.t. to prove. R. II. 1. 3. To justify, make good. Lear, 11. 4.

Approver, sb. one who proves or tries. Cym. 11.4. Arch, sb. chief. Lear, 11. 1.

Argal, a ridiculous word intended for the Latin ergo. Ham. V. I.

Argentine, adj. silver. Per. v. 2.
Argier, sb. Algiers. Temp. 1. 2.
Argosy, sb. originally a vessel of Ragusa, or
Ragosa, a Ragosine, hence any ship of bur-
den. M. of V. I. 1.

Argument, so. subject. Much Ado. 11. 3.
Armigero, a mistake for Armiger, the Latin for
Esquire. Merry Wives, 1. 1.

Aroint, v.r. found only in the imperat. mood, get thee gone. Mac 1. 3; Lear, 111. 4. A-row, adv. in a row. Com. of E. v. 1.

| Articulate, v.i. to enter into articles of agreement. Cor. 1. 9. v.t. to exhibit in articles.

1 H. IV. v. 1.

Ask, v.t. to require. 2 H. VI. 1. 2.
Aspect, sb. regard, looks. A. & C. 1. 5.
Aspersion, sb. sprinkling: hence blessing, be-
cause before the Reformation benediction was
generally accompanied by the sprinkling of
holy water. Temp. III. 3.

Assay, sb. attempt. M. for M. III. 1.
Assay. v.t. to attempt, test, make proof of.
Merry Wives, I!. I.

Assinego, sb. an ass. T. & Cr. II. 1.
Assubjugate, v.1. to subjugate. T. & Cr. 11. 3.
Assurance, so deed of assurance. Tam. of S.1v.2.
Assured, p.p. betrothed. Com. of E. 111. 2.
Atomy, sb. an atom. As you Like it, III. 2. Used
in contempt of a small person. 2 H. IV. v. 4.
Atone, v.t. to put people at one, to reconcile.
R. II. 1. 1. v.. to agree. Cor. iv. 6.
Attach, v.. to seize, lay hold on. Temp. 111. 3;
Com. of E. IV. I.

Attasked, pp. taken to task, reprehended.
Lear, 1. 4.

V. 1.

Attent, adj. attentive. Ham. 1. 2.
Attorney, sb. an agent. R. III. tv. 4.
Attorney, v.. to employ as an agent. M. for M.
v. 1. To perform by an agent. Wint. Tale, 1.1.
Audacious, adj. spirited, daring, but without
any note of blame attached to it. L's L's L. v.1.
Augur, so. augury. Mac. III. 4.
Authentic, adj. clothed with authority. Merry
Wives, 11. 2.

Avaunt, nt. be gone, a word of abhorrence.
Com. of E. IV. 3.

Ave, int the Latin for hail; hence acclamation.
M. for M. 1. 1.

Ave-Mary, sb. the angelic salutation addressed
to the B. Virgin Mary. 2 H. VI. 1. 3.
Averring, pr.p. confirming. Cym. v. 5.
Awful, adj. worshipful. Two Gent. iv. 1.
Awkward, adj. contrary. 2 H. VI. III. 2.

Baccare, int. keep back. Tam. of S. II. 1.
Backward, so. the hinder part; hence, when ap-
plied to time, the past. Temp. 1. 2.
Balked, pp. heaped, as on a ridge. 1 H. IV.1.1.
Ballow, sb. a cudgel. Lear, Iv. 6.

Balm, sb. the oil of consecration. R. II. IV. 1; 3 H. VI. 111. 1.

Ban, v.t. to curse. Lucr. 1460.

Bank, v.t. to sail by the banks. John, v. 2. Barm, sb. yeast. M. N's Dr. 11. 1. Barn, sb. a child. 1 H. IV. 11. 3. Barnacle, sb. a shell-fish, supposed to produce the sea-bird of the same name. Temp. IV. 1. Base, sb. a game, sometimes called Prisoners' base. Cym. v. 3.

Bases, sb. an embroidered mantle worn by knights on horseback, and reaching from the middle to below the knees. Per. II. 1. Basilisk, sb. a kind of ordnance. 1 H. IV. IV. 3. Basta, int. (Italian) enough. Tam. of S. 1. 1. Bastard, sb. raisin wine. M. for M. III. 2. Bat-fowling, part. catching birds with a clapnet by night. Temp. 11. 1.

Bate, v.i. to flutter, as a hawk. 1 H. IV. IV. 1. Bate, v.t. to except. Temp. II. I. To abate. Much Ado, 11. 3.

Batlet, sb. a small bat, used for beating clothes. As Like it, 11. 4.

you

Battle, sb. army. 1 H. IV. IV. 1. Bavin, sb. used as an adj. a piece of waste wood, applied contemptuously to any thing worthless. 1 H. IV. 11. 2.

Bawcock. sb. a fine fellow. Tw. N. 111. 4. Bay, sb. the space between the main timbers of the roof. M. for M. 11. 1.

Beadsman, sb. one who bids bedes, that is, prays prayers for another. Two Gent. I. I. Bearing-cloth, sb. a rich cloth in which children were wrapped at their christening. Wint. Tale, 111. 3.

Beat, v.. to flutter as a falcon, to meditate, consider earnestly. Temp. 1. 2. Beaver, so. the lower part of a helmet. 1 H. IV.

IV. I.

Beetle, sb. a mallet. 2 H. IV. 1. 2.
Being, so. dwelling, Cym. 1. 6.
Being, conj. since, inasmuch as. A. & C. 111. 6.
Be-mete, .t. to measure. Tam. of S. iv. 3.

IV. 1.

Bending, pr.p. stooping under a weight. H. V. v. Chorus.

Benvenuto, sb. (Italian), welcome. L's L's L. IV.2.
Bergomask, adj. a rustic dance. M. N's Dr. v.1.
Beshrew, int. evil befall. Com. of E. II. 1.
Bestraught, p.p. distraught, distracted. Induct.
to Tam. of S.

Beteem, v.. to pour out. M. N's Dr. I. 2.
Betid,p.p. happened. Temp. 1. 2.
Bezonian, sb. a beggarly fellow. 2 H. IV. v. 3.
Biding, sb. abiding-place. Lear, iv. 6.
Biggen, sb. a night-cap. 2 H. IV. IV. 5.
Bilberry, sb.the whortleberry. Merry Wives, v.
Bilbo, sb. a sword, from Bilboa, a town in Spain

where they were made. Merry Wives, 1. 1.
Bilboes, sb. fetters or stocks. Ham. v. 2.
Bill, sb. a bill-hook, a weapon. Much Ado, III.3.
Bin been, are. Cym. 11. 3.

Bird-bolt, sb. a bolt to be shot from a crossbow at birds. Much Ado, 1. 1.

Birding, part. hawking at partridges. Merry Wives, III. 3.

Bisson, adj. blind. Cor. II. 1.

Blank, sb. the white mark in the middle of a target; hence, metaphorically, that which is aimed at. Wint. Tale, 11. 3.

Blench, v.i. to start aside, flinch. M.for M.IV. 5.
Blent, p.p. blended. M. of V. III. 2.
Blood-boltered, part. smeared with blood. Mac.

1. 4.

Bold, v.t. to embolden. Lear, v. 1.
Bollen, adj. swollen. Lucr. 1417.
Bolter, sb. a sieve. 1 H. IV. i. 3.
Bolted, pp. sifted, refined. H. V. п, 2.
Bolting-hutch, so. a hutch in which meal was
sifted. 1 H. IV. 11. 4.

Bombard, sb. a barrel, a drunkard. Temp. II. 2.
Bombast, sb. padding. L's L's L. v. 2.
Bona-roba, so. a harlot 2 H. IV. 11. 2.
Bond, sb. that to which one is bound. Lear, 1.1.
Book, sb. a paper of conditions. 1 H. IV. 1. 1.
Boot, sb. help, use. Tam. of S. v. 2.
Boot, v.t. to help, to avail. Two Gent. 1. 1.
Bootless, adj. without boot or advantage, use-
less. Temp. 1. 2.

Boots, sb. bots, a kind of worm. Two Gent. 1.1. Bore, sb. calibre of a gun; hence, metaph. size, weight, importance. Ham. Iv. 6.

Bosky, adj. covered with underwood. Temp. III. 3.

Bosom, sb. wish, heart's desire. M. for M.IV. 3. Bots,so.worms which infest horses. 1 H.IV.1.1. Bourn. sb. a boundary. Wint. Tale, 1. 2. A brook. Lear, 111. 6.

Brace, sb. armor for the arm, state of defence. Oth. 1. 3; Per. 11. 1.

Brach, sb. a hound bitch. Induc. to Tam. of S. |
Braid, adj. deceitful. All's Well, Iv. 2.
Brave, adj. handsome, well-dressed. Temp. 1. 2.
Brave, sb. boast. John, v. 2.

Bravery, sb. finery. Tam. of S. IV. 3. Boastfulness. Ham. v. 2.

Brawl, sb. a kind of dance. L's L's L. III. 1.
Breed-bate, sb, a breeder of debate, a fomenter
of quarrels. Merry Wives, 1. 4.
Breast, sb. voice. Tw. N. 11. 3.
Breathe, v.t. to exercise. All's Well, 11. 3.
Breathing, pr.p. exercising. Ham. v. 2.
Breeching, adj. liable to be whipt. T.of S...
Breese, sb. the gadfly. A. & C. 11. 8.
Bribe-buck, s. a buck given away in presents.
Merry Wives, v. 5.

Bring, v.t. to attend on a journey. M. for M.1.1.
Brock, só, a badger, a term of contempt. Tw. N.

11. 5.

Broke, v. i. to act as a procurer. All's Well, 111. 5. Broken, pp. having lost some teeth by age. All's Well, 11. 3.

Broken music, the music of stringed instruments.
T. & Cr. III. I.

Broker, sb. an agent. Two Gent. 1. 2.
Brotherhood, sh., trading company. T. & Cr. 1. 3.
Brownist, so. a sectary, a follower of Brown, the
founder of the Independents. Tw. N. 11. 2.
Bruit, sb. noise. report, rumor. 3 H. VI. IV. 7.
Bruit, v.t. to noise abroad. Mac. v. 7.
Brush, sb. rude assault. 2 H. VI. v. 3; Tim. IV 3.
Buck, sb. suds or lye for washing clothes in.
Merry Wives, II. 3: 2 H. VI. IV. 2.
Buck-basket, sb. the basket in which clothes are
carried to the wash. Merry Wives, 111. 5.
Bucking, sb. washing. Merry Wives, III. 3.
Buck-washing, só. washing in lye. Merry Wives,

Bug. sh. a bugbear, a spectre. 3 H. VI. v. 2; Cym. v. 3.

Bully-rook, sb. a bragging cheater. Merry Wives,

1. 3.

Burgonet, sb. a kind of helmet. 2 H. VI. v. 1.
Burst, v.. to break. Ind. to Tam. of S.
Busky, adj. bushy. 1 H. IV. V. I.

Canakin, sb. a little can. Oth. II. 3.
Canker, sb. a caterpillar. Two Gent. 1. 1. The
dog-rose. Much Ado, I. 4.

Canstick, so. a candlestick. 1 H. IV. in. 1.
Cantle, sb, a slice, corner. 1 H. IV. III. 1.
Canton, so. a canto. Tw. N. 1. 5.
Canvas, v.t. to sift; hence, metaphorically, to
prove. 1 H. IV. II. 4.

Capable, adj. subject to. John III. 1. Intelligent.
T. & Cr. III. 3. Capable of inheriting. Lear,
II. 1. Ample, capacious. Oth. III. 3.
Capitulate, v.i. make head. 1 H. IV. II. 2.
Capocchia, sb. a simpleton. T. & Cr. IV. 2.
Capricio, sb. (Italian) caprice. All's Well, 11. 3.
Capricious, adj. lascivious. As you Like it, III. 3.
Captious, adj. capacious. All's Well, 1. 3.
Carack, sb. a large ship of burden. C. of E. 11. 2.
Carbonado, sb. meat scotched for broiling. 1 H.
IV. v. 3.

Carbonado, v. t. to scotch for broiling. Lear, 11. 2. Card, sb. the paper on which the points of the compass are marked under the mariner's needle. Ham. v. I.

Careire, sb. the curvetting of a horse. Merry
Wives. I. I.

Carkanet, sb. a necklace. Com. of E. III. 1.
Carl, sb. a churl. Cym. v. 2.

Carlot, sb. a churl. As you Like it, m. 5. Castilian, sb. a native of Castile; used as a cant term. Merry Wives, 11. 3.

Castiliano vulgo, a cant term, meaning, appar-
ently, to use discreet language. Tw. N. 1. 3.
Cataian, adj. a native of Cathay, a cant word.
Tw. N. 11. 3.

Catling, sb. cat-gut. T. & Cr. III. 3.
Cavalero, sb. cavalier, gentleman. 2 H. IV.v. 3.
Caviare, sb. the roe of sturgeon pickled: metaph.
a delicacy not appreciated by the vulgar. Ham.

11. 2.

Cautel, sb. deceit. Ham. 1. 3.
Cautelous, adj. insidious. Cor. IV. 1.
Cease, sb. decease. Ham. III. 3.
Cease, p.p. put off, made to cease. Tim. II. 1.
Censure, sb. judgment. 1 H. VI. II. 3.
Censure, v.. to judge, criticise. Two Gent. 1. 2.

Buxom, adj. obedient. H. V. II. 6.

By'rlakin, int. by our little Lady: an oath. M.
N's Dr. III. I.

Caddis, so worsted galloon, so called because it
resembles the caddis-worm. Wint. Tale, IV. 3.
Cade, sb. a cask or barrel. 2 H. VI. IV. 2.
Cage, sb. a prison. Cym. III. 3.
Cain-colored, adj. red (applied to hair). Merry
Wives, 1. 4.

Caitiff, sb. a captive, a slave; hence, a witch.
All's Well, 111. 2.

Calculate, v.. prophesy. J. C. 1. 3.
Caliver, sb. a hand-gun. I H. IV. iv. 2.
Callet, sb. a trull. Oth. IV. 2.

Calling, sb. appellation. As you Like it, 1. 2.
Calm, sb. qualm. 2 H. IV. II. 4.

Can, v.t. to know, be skilful in. Ham. tv. 7.
Canary, sb. a wine brought from the Canary
Islands. Merry Wives, III. 2.

Candle-wasters, sb. persons who sit up all night to drink. Much Ado, v. 1.

SS

prayers, or any thing else. Cor. 1. 7; Cym. IV. 2. Ceremony, sb. a ceremonial vestment, religious rite, or any thing ceremonial. J. C. 1. 1; Mac.

III. 4.

Certes, adv. certainly. Oth. 1. 1.
Cess, sb. rate, reckoning, 1 H. IV. II. 1.
Chace, sb. a term at tennis. H. V. 1. 2.
Chamber, sb. a species of great gun. 2 H. IV.11.4.
Chamberer, st. an effeminate man. Oth. III. 3.
Chanson, sb. a song. Ham. 11. 2.

Charact, sb. affected quality. M. for M. v. 1.
Character, sb. a letter, handwriting. Lear. I. 2.
Character, v.. to carve or engrave. Two Ģent.
11. 7: Ham. 1. 3.

Charactery, sb. handwriting. Merry Wives, v.
5. That which is written. J. C. 11. 1.
Chare, sb. a turn of work. A. & C. IV. 13.
Charge-house, sb. a free-school. L's L's L. V. I.
Charles' Wain, sb. the constellation called also

Ursa Major, or the Great Bear. 1 H. IV. 11. 1. Charneco, sb. a species of sweet wine. 2 H. VI.

Cheater, sb. for escheator, an officer who collect | ed the fines to be paid into the exchequer. Merry Wives, I. 3. A decoy. 2 H IV. 11. 3. Check, v.i. a technical term in falconry; when a falcon flies at a bird which is not her proper game she is said to check at it. Tw. N. II. 5. Checks, sb. perhaps intended for ethics. Tam. of S. 1. 1.

Cheer, sb. fortune, countenance. Temp. 1. I.
Cherry-pit, sb. a game played with cherry-stones.
Tw. N. 111. 4.

Cheveril, so. kid leather. R. & J. 11. 4.
Chewit, sb. chough, 1 H. IV. v. I.
Childing, adj pregnant. M. N's Dr. II. 2.
Ch'ill, vulgar for 'I will.' Lear, iv. 6.
Chirurgeonly, adv. in a manner becoming a sur-
geon. Temp. II. 1.

Chopin, sb. a high shoe or clog. Ham. 11. 2. Christom, adj. clothed with a chrisom, the white garment which used to be put on newly-baptized children. H. V. 11. 3.

Christendom, sb. the state of being a Christian.
John, IV. 1. Name. All's Well, 1. 1.
Chuck, sb. chicken, a term of endearment. Mac.

III. 2.

Chuff, sb. a coarse blunt clown. 1 H. IV. 11. 2. Cinque-pace, sb, a kind of dance. Much Ado,

II. I.

Cipher, v.t. to decipher. Lucr. 811. Circumstance, sb. an argument. Two Gent. 1. 1; John, 11. 1.

Cital, s. recital. 1 H. IV. v. 2.

Cite, v. to incite. Two Gent. 11. 4; 3 H. VI. II. 1.
Cittern, sb. a guitar. L's L's L. v. 2.
Clack-dish, sb. a beggar's dish. M. for M. 11. 2.
Clap i' the clout, to shoot an arrow into the bull's
eye of the target. 2 H IV. III. 2.
Claw, v.. to flatter. Much Ado, 1. 3.
Clepe, vt to call. Ham. 1. 4.

Cliff, sb. clef, the key in music. T. & Cr. v. 2.
Cling, v.. to starve. Mac. v. 5.
Clinquant, adj. glittering, H. VIII. 1. 1.
Clip, v.. to embrace, enclose. 2 H. VI. iv. 1;
Cor. 1. 6; Oth 111. 3.

Clout, sb. the mark in the middle of a target.
L's L's L. IV. I.

Coast, v.i. to advance. V. & A. 870.
Cobloaf, sb. a big loaf. T. & Cr. II. 1.
Cock, sh, a cockboat. Lear, v. 6.

Cock, sb. aeuphemism for God. Tam. of S. IV. 1.
Cock-and-pie, an oath. Merry Wives, 1. 1.
Cockle, sb. tares or darnel. L's L's L. IV. 3.
Cockney, sb. a cook, Lear, II. 4.
Cock-shut-time, so, the twilight, when cocks and
hens go to roost. R. III. v. 3.
Cog, v. to cheat, dissemble. Merry Wives, III. 3.
Cognizance, sb. badge, token. 1 H. VI. 11. 4.
Coign, sb. projecting corner stone. Mac. 1. 6.
Coil, sb. tumult, turmoil. Temp. 1. 2.
Collection, sb. drawing a conclusion. Ham. IV. 5.
Collied, pp. blackened. Oth. 11. 3; M. N's Dr.

I. I.

Color, sb. pretence. L's L's L. IV. 2.
Colorable, adj. specious, Ibid.
Colt, v.t. to defraud, befool. IH. IV. II. 2.
Co-mart, s. a joint-bargain. Ham. 1. 1.
Combinate, pp. betrothed. M. for M. III. 1.
Combine, vt. to bind. M. for M. IV. 3.
Commodity, sb. interest, profit. M. of V. 111. 3-

Comparative, sẻ. rival. 1 H. IV. 111. 2.
Compare, sb. comparison. T. & Cr. III. 2.
Compassionate, adj moving comparison. R.
II. 1. 3.

Competitor, sb. one who seeks the same thing,
an associate in any object. Two Gent. 11. 6.
Complement, sb. accomplishment. L's L's L. 1. I.
Complexion, sb. passion. Ham. 1. 4.
Compose, vi. to agree. A. & C. 11. 2.
Compostion, sh. composition. Tim. IV. 3.
Comptible, adj. tractable. Tw. N. 1. 5.
Con, v.. to learn by heart. M. N's Dr. 1. 2.
To acknowledge. All's Well, IV. 3.
Conceit, sb. conception, opinion, fancy. Two
Gent. III. 2.

Concupy, sb. concubine. T. & Cr. v. 2.
Condition, sb. temper, quality. M. of V. 1. 2;
Lear, 1. 1.

Condolement, sb. grief. Ham. 1. 2.
Conduct, sb. escort. John, 1. 1.
Confect, v. to make up into sweetmeats. Much
Ado, IV. 1.

Confound, v. to consume, destroy. 1 H. IV.
1. 3; Cor. 1. 6; Cym. 1. 5.
Conject, sb. conjecture. Oth. 111. 3.
Consign, v. to sign a common bond, to confede-
rate. 2 H. IV. IV. 1.

Consort, sb. company. Two Gent. IV. I. Consort, v.. to accompany. L's L's L. II. 1. Constancy, sb. consistency. M. N's Dr. v. L Constant, adj. settled, determined. Temp. II. 2; Lear, v. I.

Constantly, adv. firmly. M. for M. IV. 1.
Conster, v.. to construe. Tw, N. 1. 4.
Contemptible, adj. contemptuous. Much Ado,
II. 3.

Continent, sb. that which contains any thing.
Lear, 11. 2; M. N's Dr. II. 2. That which is
contained. 2 Hen. IV. 11. 4.
Continuate, adj. uninterrupted. Tim. 1. 1.
Contraction, sb. marriage contract. Ham. III. 4.
Contrary, v.f. to oppose. R. & J. 1. 5.
Contrive, vi. to conspire. J. C. 11. 3.

v.t. to

wear away. Tam. of S. 1. 2.
Control, v. t. to confute. Temp. 1. 2.
Convent, v.t. To convene, summon. H. VIII.
V. I. vi. To be convenient. Tw. N. v. 1.
Convert, v.t. To change. Tim. IV. 1.
Convertite, sb. a convert. As you Like it, v. 4.
Convey, v.t. to manage. Lear, 1. 2. To filch.
Merry Wives, I. 3.

Conveyance, sh. theft, fraud. 1 H. VI. 1. 3.
Convict, pp. convicted. R. III. 1. 4.
Convicted,p.p. overpowered, vanquished. John,
111. 4. A doubtful word.

Convince, v.. to conquer, subdue. Cym. 1. 5-
Convive, vi to feast together. T. & Cr. v. 5-
Convoy, sb. escort. All's Well, rv. 3.
Cony-catch, v.i. to cheat. Tam. of S. v. 1.
Cony-catching, pr.p. poaching, pilfering. Merry
Wives, I. 1.

Cooling card, sb. used metaphorically for an insurmountable obstacle. 1 H. VI. v. 3.

Copatain hat, a high-crowned hat.

V. I.

Tam. of S. Coye, v.t. to reward, to give in return. M. of V. IV. I.

Copped, p.. rising to a cop or head. Per. 1. 1. Copy, sb. theme. Com. of E. v. 1.

Coragio (Italian), int. courage! Temp. v. 1. Coram, an ignorant mistake for Quorum. Merry Wives, I. I.

Coranto, sb. a lively dance. H. V. III. 3. Corinth, sb. a cant term for a brothel. Tim. II. 2. Corinthian, sb, a wencher. 1 H. IV. II. 4. Corky, adj. dry like cork. Lear, III. 7. Cornuto (Italian), sb. a cuckold. Merry Wives,

Corollary, sb. a surplus, Temp. IV. 1. Corporal, aj corporeal, bodily. M. for M. III. 1. Corporal of the field, an aide-de-camp. L's L's L. III. I.

Corrival, sb. rival. 1 H. IV. 1. 3.

Costard, sb. the head. R. III. 1. 4.

Coster-monger, adj. peddling, mercenary. 2 H. IV. 1. 2.

Cot-quean, sb. an effeminate man, molly-coddle.
R. & J. IV. 4.

Cote, so a cottage. As you Like it, 11. 2.
Cote, v.. to quote, instance. L's L's L. IV. 3.
Cote, v.. to come alongside, overtake. Ham. 11.2.
Couchings, sb. crouchings. J. C. 111. 1.
Countervail, v.t. to counterpoise, outweigh. R.
& J. 11. 6.

Country, adj. belonging to one's country. Oth. 111. 3; Cym. 1. 5.

Couplement, sb. union. L's L's L. v. 2; Son. 19.
Court holy-water, sb. flattery. Lear, III. 2.
Covent, sb. a convent. M. for M. iv. 3.
Cover v.t. to lay the table for dinner. M. of V.
III. 5; As you Like it, 11. 5.

Count confect, sb. a nobleman composed of af-
fectation. Much Ado, Iv. I.
Countenance, sb. fair show. M. for M. v. 1.
Counterfeit, sb. portrait. M. of V. III. 2. A
piece of base coin. 1 H. IV. II. 4.
Counterpoint, so, a counterpane. Tam. of 5.11.1.
County, sb. count, earl. R. &. J. 1. 3.
Cowish, adj. cowardly. Lear, IV. 2.
Cowl-staff, sb. the staff on which a vessel is sup-
ported between two men. Merry Wives, III. 3.
Cox my passion, an oath, a euphemism for 'God's
Passion. All's Well, v. 2.

Coy, v. t. to stroke, fondle. M. N's Dr. Iv. 1. v.i.
to condescend with difficulty. Cor. v. 1.
Coystril, sb. a kestrel, a cowardly kind of hawk.
Tw. N. 1. 3.

Cozen, v.t. to cheat. M. of V. 11. 9.
Cozenage, sb. cheating. Merry Wives, Iv. 5.
Cozener, sb. a cheater. 1 H. IV. 1. 3.
Cozier, sb. a tailor. Tw. N. 11. 3.
Crack, vi. to boast. L's L's L. IV. 3.
Crack, sb. a loud noise, clap. Mac. IV. 1.
forward boy 2 H. IV. 111. 2.
Cracker, sb. boaster. John II. 1.
Crack-hemp, sb. a gallows-bird. Tam. of S.

V. I.

A

Crank, sb. a winding passage. Cor. 1. 1. Cranking, pr.p. winding. 1 H. IV. III. 1. Crants, sb. garlands. Ham. v. I. A doubtful word.

Crare, sb. a ship of burden. Cym. IV. 2.

Craven, sb. a dunghill cock. Tam. of S. II. 1. Create, pp. formed, compounded. H. V. 11. 2. Credent, adj. creditable. M. for M. IV. 4. Cre

dible. Wint. Tale, 1. 2. Credulous. Ham. 1. 3. Credit, sb. report. Tw. N. IV. 3. Crescive, adj. increasing. H. V. 1. 1. Crestless, adj. not entitled to bear arms, lowborn. H. VI. 11. 4.

Crisp, adj. curled, winding. Temp. IV. 1.
Cross, sb. a piece of money, so called because
coin was formerly stamped with a cross. As
you Like it, II. 4.
Crow-keeper, so. one who scares crows. Lear, IV. 6.
Crowner, sb. a coroner. Ham. v. 1.
Crownet, sb. a coronet. A. & C. v. z.
Cry, sb. the yelping of hounds. M. N's Dr. IV. 1.
A pack of hounds. Ibid. IV. 1. A company,
used contemptuously. Ham. III. 2

Cry aim, v.t. to encourage. John, 11. 1.
Cue, sb. the last words of an actor's speech,
which is the signal for the next actor to begin.
Lear, 1. 2.

Cuisses, sb. pieces of armor to cover the thighs. 1 H. IV. IV. 1.

Cullion, sb. a base fellow. Tam. of S IV. 2.
Cunning, sb. skill. Induction to Tam. of S.
Cunning, adj. skilful. Ibid.

Curb, v i. to bend, truckle. Ham. III. 4.
Currents, sb. occurences. 1 H. IV. 11. 3.
Curst, adj. petulant, shrewish. Tam. of S. 1. 2.
Curstness, sb. shrewishness. A. & C. 11. 2.
Curtail, sb. a cur. Com. of E. 111. 2.
Curtal, sb. a docked horse. All's Well, 11. 3.
Curtal-axe, sb. a cutlass. As you Like it, 1. 3.
Custalorum, a ludicrous mistake for Custos Ro-
tulorum. Merry Wives, 1. 1.

Custard-coffin, sb. the crust of a custard-pudding.
Tam. of S. IV. 3.

Customer, sh. a common woman. Oth, iv. 1. Cut, sb. a cheat. Tw. N. II. 3. To draw cuts'

is to draw lots. Com. of E. v. 1. Cypress, só. a kind of crape. Tw. N. III. 1.

Daff, v.t. to befool. Much Ado, Iv. 1. To put off; this seems to be a corruption of 'doff.' Ibid. 11. 3.

Damn, v. t. to condemn. J. C. IV. I.
Danger, sb. reach, control, power. M. of V. IV. I.
Dansker, sb. a Dane. Ham. II. 1.
Dare, v.t. to challenge. 2 H. VI. II. 2.
Darkling, adv. in the dark. M N's Dr. 11 2.
Darraign, v. t. to set in array. 3 Hen. VI. 11. 2.
Daub, v.t. to disguise. Lear, IV. 1.

Daubery, sb. imposition. Merry Wives, IV. 2.
Day-woman, sb. a dairy maid. L's L's L. 1. 2.
Dear, adj. dire. Tim. v 1. That which has to do
with the affections. R. II. 1. 1; R. & J. 111 3.
Piteous. T. A. III. 1. Important. Lear, IV. 3.
Dearn, adj. lonely. Per. III. (Gower).
Deboshed, pp. debauched, drunken. Temp. 111.2
Deck, v.t. to bedew. This is probably a form
of the verb 'to dag,' now a provincial word.
Temp. 1. 2.

Deck, sb. a pack of cards. 3 Hen. VI. v 1.
Decline, v.. to enumerate, as in going through
the cases of a noun. T. & Cr. 11. 3.
Declined, pp. fallen. T. & Cr. III. 3.
Deem, sb. doom, judgment. T. & Čr. IV. 4.