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conceit,
idea, device, apprehension, understanding, opinion, judgement, fancy, imagination, fancy trifle; to think, estimate
idea, device, apprehension, understanding, opinion, judgement, fancy, imagination, fancy trifle; to think, estimate
conceited,
full of imagination, ingenious, having a certain opinion
full of imagination, ingenious, having a certain opinion
conclusion,
experiment, riddle
experiment, riddle
condolement,
mourning
mourning
conference,
conversation, talk, discussion
conversation, talk, discussion
confiner,
inhabitant
inhabitant
congree,
harmonize
harmonize
conscience,
knowledge, understanding, scruple
knowledge, understanding, scruple
conscionable,
ruled by conscience
ruled by conscience
consign,
agree, yield up possession
agree, yield up possession
consist,
insist
insist
conspectuity,
sight
sight
contain,
keep
keep
continent,
container, sum; restrained, temperate
container, sum; restrained, temperate
controller,
detractor
detractor
convenience,
fitness, advantage
fitness, advantage
convent,
convene, summon
convene, summon
conversation,
intercourse, behaviour
intercourse, behaviour
convert,
turn, change
turn, change
convey,
lead away, carry
lead away, carry
conveyance,
underhand dealing
underhand dealing
convince,
overcome
overcome
convive,
feast together
feast together
convoy,
means of conveyance
means of conveyance
cony,
rabbit
rabbit
cony-catch,
cheat
cheat
copatain,
highcrowned
highcrowned
cope,
sky; have to do with, encounter, recompense
sky; have to do with, encounter, recompense
copped,
peaked
peaked
copy,
original; subject matter, copyholdtenure
original; subject matter, copyholdtenure
coranto,
a dance
a dance
Corinthian,
reveller
reveller
corky,
withered
withered
Cornelia,
mother of the Gracchi, model of Roman motherhood
mother of the Gracchi, model of Roman motherhood
cornett,
a brass instrument, capable of great brilliance
a brass instrument, capable of great brilliance
cornuto,
cuckold, deceived husband
cuckold, deceived husband
corollary,
surplus
surplus
costard,
an apple; the head
an apple; the head
cote,
cottage; pass by
cottage; pass by
cotquean,
‘old woman’, man who interferes in housekeeping
‘old woman’, man who interferes in housekeeping
couch,
hide, lie hidden, make crouch
hide, lie hidden, make crouch
counsel,
secret, secret purpose or thought
secret, secret purpose or thought
Counter,
debtors’ prison
debtors’ prison
counterpoint,
quilt, counterpane
quilt, counterpane
countervail,
equal, counter-balance
equal, counter-balance
court-cupboard,
sideboard
sideboard
cousin,
nephew, kinsman, relative
nephew, kinsman, relative
cowl-staff
, pole on which a ‘cowl’ (or basket) is carried
, pole on which a ‘cowl’ (or basket) is carried
coxcomb,
fool’s cap, fool, head
fool’s cap, fool, head
coy,
scorn, stroke
scorn, stroke
cozen,
cheat
cheat
cozier,
cobbler
cobbler
crackhemp,
gallows-bird, one born (or deserving) to be hanged
gallows-bird, one born (or deserving) to be hanged
crank,
twist; wind
twist; wind
crant,
wreath
wreath
crare,
small trading vessel
small trading vessel
crave,
require
require
craze,
break
break
credent,
believing, credible
believing, credible
credit,
credibility, reputation, report
credibility, reputation, report
crestfallen,
humbled, abased
humbled, abased
cresset,
fire-basket, torch
fire-basket, torch
cricket,
low stool
low stool
crow-keeper,
one employed to drive away crows
one employed to drive away crows
crusado,
Portuguese coin
Portuguese coin
cry,
pack of hounds; yelp in following scent
pack of hounds; yelp in following scent
cubiculo,
bedroom
bedroom
cullion,
testicle (term of abuse)
testicle (term of abuse)
culverin,
large cannon
large cannon
cunning,
knowledge, skill; ingenious
knowledge, skill; ingenious
Cupid,
god of love, son of Venus and Mars (or Mercury), usually thought of as a boy armed with bow and arrows
god of love, son of Venus and Mars (or Mercury), usually thought of as a boy armed with bow and arrows
curate, parish priest
curiosity,
exactness, over-scrupulousness, delicacy
exactness, over-scrupulousness, delicacy
curious,
anxious, needing care, fastidious, difficult to please, delicate, beautifully made; delicately
anxious, needing care, fastidious, difficult to please, delicate, beautifully made; delicately
curst,
shrewish, cross, cantankerous, malignant, fierce
shrewish, cross, cantankerous, malignant, fierce
curtal, having the tail docked
curtal-axe,
cutlass
cutlass
customer,
prostitute
prostitute
cut,
docked or gelded horse; vulva
docked or gelded horse; vulva
Cyclops,
one of a race of one-eyed giants, workmen for Vulcan the smith.
one of a race of one-eyed giants, workmen for Vulcan the smith.
cyme,
medicinal plant
medicinal plant
Cynthia,
goddess of the moon
goddess of the moon
cypress,
fine lawn fabric
fine lawn fabric
Cytherea,
Venus, goddess of love
Venus, goddess of love
Daedalus,
with his son Icarus, escaped from imprisonment on home-made wings. Icarus flew too high, the sun melted the wax, and he was drowned. Daedalus escaped.
with his son Icarus, escaped from imprisonment on home-made wings. Icarus flew too high, the sun melted the wax, and he was drowned. Daedalus escaped.
danger,
harm, injury, power to harm, range (of a weapon), debt
harm, injury, power to harm, range (of a weapon), debt
Daphne,
see APOLLO
see APOLLO
dare,
dazzle
dazzle
date,
time, term, term of life, end
time, term, term of life, end
daub,
cover with false show; daub
it,
pretend
cover with false show; daub
it,
pretend
dear,
important, energetic, dire
important, energetic, dire
debile,
weak
weak
Deborah,
prophetess who inspired Israel to victory
prophetess who inspired Israel to victory
decimation,
execution of every tenth man
execution of every tenth man
decoct,
heat
heat
defeat,
destruction; to ruin, destroy, disfigure, defraud
destruction; to ruin, destroy, disfigure, defraud
defeature,
disfigurement
disfigurement
defend,
forbid
forbid
defunction,
death
death
defunctive,
funereal
funereal
delightsome,
delightful, delighted
delightful, delighted
demerit,
merit, sin
merit, sin
denier,
copper coin of little value
copper coin of little value
denunciation,
formal declaration
formal declaration
deplore,
tell with grief
tell with grief
depose,
swear, examine on oath
swear, examine on oath
deprave,
defame
defame
deputation,
office of deputy
office of deputy
deracinate,
uproot
uproot
derive,
inherit, descend, bring down on, draw
inherit, descend, bring down on, draw
dern,
dark, drear
dark, drear
desperately,
recklessly
recklessly
determinate,
fix; ended, decisive, intended
fix; ended, decisive, intended
determination,
ending, decision, intention
ending, decision, intention
determine,
end, settle, decide
end, settle, decide
Deucalion,
the Greek Noah
the Greek Noah
dexter,
right
right
dey-woman,
dairy-woman
dairy-woman
Diana,
goddess of hunting, the moon, and chastity
goddess of hunting, the moon, and chastity
diaper,
table napkin
table napkin
dich,
attach to
attach to
Dido,
see AENEAS
see AENEAS
diffidence,
distrust, suspicion
distrust, suspicion
diffused,
confused, disordered
confused, disordered
dilate,
relate, express at length
relate, express at length
dildo,
penis, phallus; used in ballad refrains
penis, phallus; used in ballad refrains
dime,
tenth man
tenth man
Dis,
god of the underworld
god of the underworld
disable,
impair, disparage
impair, disparage
disappointed,
unprepared
unprepared
discase,
undress
undress
discourse,
reasoning, talk, conversational power, familiarity
reasoning, talk, conversational power, familiarity
discover,
uncover, reveal, make known, recognize, spy out, reconnoitre
uncover, reveal, make known, recognize, spy out, reconnoitre
disease,
trouble, annoyance; to disturb
trouble, annoyance; to disturb
disedge,
dull the appetite, sate
dull the appetite, sate
disgrace,
insult; disfigurement, disfavour
insult; disfigurement, disfavour
disgracious,
disliked, out of favour
disliked, out of favour
dishabit,
dislodge
dislodge
dishonest,
dishonourable, unchaste, immoral
dishonourable, unchaste, immoral
dishonesty,
dishonour, immorality
dishonour, immorality
dislike,
disagreement, disapproval; to displease
disagreement, disapproval; to displease
disliken,
disguise
disguise
dismiss,
forgive
forgive
dismission,
dismissal
dismissal
dismount,
lower, draw from sheath
lower, draw from sheath
dispiteous,
pitiless
pitiless
displeased,
angry
angry
dispose,
disposal, control, disposition, temperament, manner; to control, direct, incline, come to terms
disposal, control, disposition, temperament, manner; to control, direct, incline, come to terms
disputable,
argumentative
argumentative
distain,
stain, defile
stain, defile
distemper,
ill humour, illness of mind or body, intoxication; disturb, disorder
ill humour, illness of mind or body, intoxication; disturb, disorder
distemperature,
intemperateness of weather, illness, ailment, disturbance of mind
intemperateness of weather, illness, ailment, disturbance of mind
distinction,
discrimination
discrimination
distinctly,
separately, individually
separately, individually
distract,
divide, perplex, drive mad
divide, perplex, drive mad
distrain,
seize
seize
distressful,
hard-earned
hard-earned
dive-dapper,
dabchick, little grebe
dabchick, little grebe
division,
variation, modulation, disposition
variation, modulation, disposition
divulge,
proclaim
proclaim
do,
copulate (with)
copulate (with)
doctrine,
lesson, learning
lesson, learning
document,
lesson
lesson
dogged,
cruel
cruel
doit,
coin worth half a farthing, a minute sum
coin worth half a farthing, a minute sum
dole,
portion, share, grief, sorrow
portion, share, grief, sorrow
domineer,
feast riotously
feast riotously
dominical,
red-printed letter in calendar marking the Sundays
red-printed letter in calendar marking the Sundays
doom,
judgement
judgement
double,
false, deceitful; wraith
false, deceitful; wraith
doubt,
suspicion, fear; to suspect, fear
suspicion, fear; to suspect, fear
dout,
extinguish
extinguish
dowlas,
coarse linen
coarse linen
dowle,
downy feather
downy feather
doxy,
beggar’s wench
beggar’s wench
draff,
pigwash
pigwash
draught,
cesspool, privy
cesspool, privy
draw,
withdraw, empty, search for game, track by scent
withdraw, empty, search for game, track by scent
drawer,
tapster
tapster
dress,
train, groom
train, groom
dressing,
trimming
trimming
dribbling,
falling short or wide of the mark
falling short or wide of the mark
drift,
purpose, plot, shower
purpose, plot, shower
drollery,
puppet-show, comic picture
puppet-show, comic picture
drumble,
move slowly
move slowly
drybeat,
beat soundly
beat soundly
dudgeon,
hilt of a dagger
hilt of a dagger
duello,
duelling code
duelling code
dump,
mournful tune or song
mournful tune or song
dun,
dark; dun horse
dark; dun horse
dup,
open
open
durance,
durability, strong and durable cloth, imprisonment
durability, strong and durable cloth, imprisonment
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