GLOSSARY TO SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS.
ABATE, v. t. to shorten. M. N's Dr. III 2. To cast down. Cor. III. 3. To blunt. R. III. v. 4. Abatement, sb. diminution. Lear, 1. 4. Abide, v.i. to sojourn. Wint. Tale, Iv. 3. v.t. to expiate (a corruption of 'Aby'). J. Č. 111. 1; Ibid. 1. 2.
Able, v.t. to uphold. Lear, iv. 6.
Abridgement, sb. a short play. Ham. II. 2.
Abrook, v. t. to brook, abide. 2 H. VI. II. 4.
Absey-Book, sb. a primer. John, 1. 1.
Anchor, sb. an anchorite, hermit. Ham. III. 2.
Ancient, sb. 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, 11. 4.
Answer, sb. retaliation. Cym. v. 3.
Anthropophaginian, sb. a cannibal. Merry Wives,
Antick, sb. the fool in the old plays. R. II. III. 2. Antre, sb. a cave. Oth. 1. 3.
Absolute, adj. positive, certain. Cym. IV. 2: Apparent, sb. heir-apparent. Wint. Tale, 1. 2.
Ham. v. 2. Complete. Temp. 1. 2.
Abuse, v.t. to deceive. Lear, IV. 7.
Abuse, sb. deception. M. for M. v. 1.
Aby, v.t. to expiate a fault. M. N's Dr. III. 2.
Abysm, sb. abyss. Temp. 1. 2.
Accite, v.t. to cite, summon. 2 H. IV. v. 2.
Accuse, sb. accusation. 2 H. VI. III. 1.
Achieve, v. to obtain. H. V. IV. 3.
Acknown, p. p. to be acknown' is to acknowledge.
Acquittance, sb. a receipt or discharge. Ham. IV. 2.
Action-taking, adj. litigious. Lear, 11. 2.
Acture, sb. action. Lover's Com. 185.
Addition, so. title, attribute. All's Well, 11. 3;
T. & Cr. 1. 2.
Address, v.r. to prepare oneself. 2 H. VI. v. 2;
Ham. I. 2.
Addressed, part. prepared. L's L's L. 11. 1. Advance, v.t. to prefer, promote to honour. Tim. I. 2.
Advertisement, sb. admonition. Much Ado, &c.
Advertising, pr. p. attentive. M. for M. v. 1. Advice, sb. consideration, discretion. Two Gent. 11. 4; M. for M. v. 1.
Advise, v. sometimes neuter, sometimes reflective,
to consider, reflect. Tw. N. IV. 2.
Advised, pp. considerate. Com. of E. v. 1.
Advocation, sb. pleading, advocacy. Oth. III. 4.
Afeard, adj. afraid. Merry Wives, III. 4.
Affect, v.t. 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. I. To trust.
T. A. I. I
Agazed, p.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, v.t. to acknowledge, confess. Otn. 1. 3. A-good, adv. a good deal, plenteously. Two Gent.
A-hold, adj. a sea-term. Temp. I. 1.
Aiery, so. the nest of a bird of prey. R. III. 1. 3.
Aim, sb. a guess. Two Gent. III. 1.
Alder-liefest, adj. most loved of all. 2 H. VI. 1. 1.
Ale, sb. alehouse. Two Gent. II. 5.
Allow, v. to approve. Tw. N. 1. 2.
Allowance, sb. approval. Cor. III. 2.
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, conj. if. Much Ado, 1. 1.
Appeal, sb. accusation. M. for M. v. 1.
Appeal, v. t. to accuse. R. II. 1. 1.
Appeared, p. p. made apparent. Cor. IV. 3.
Apple-John, sb. a kind of apple. 1 Hen. IV. III. 3.
Appointment, sb. preparation. M. for M. III. 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, so. 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. 1.
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 burden. M. of V. I. I.
Argument, sb. 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.. to exhibit in articles. 1 H. IV. V. I.
Ask, v.t. to require. 2 H. VI. 1. 2.
Aspect, sb. regard, looks. A. & C. 1. 5.
Aspersion, sb. sprinkling; hence blessing, because
before the Reformation benediction was gene-
rally accompanied by the sprinkling of holy
water. Temp. III. 3.
Assay, sb. attempt. M. for M. III. I.
Assay, v. t. to attempt, test, make proof of. Merry
Wives, II. 1.
Assinego, sb. an ass. T. & Cr. 11. 1.
Assubjugate, v.. to subjugate. T. & Cr. 11. 3.
Assurance, sb. deed of assurance. Tam. of S. IV. 2.
Assured, p.p. betrothed. Com. of E. 111. 2.
Atomy, sb. an atom. As you Like it, 1. 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. I. 1. v.i. to agree. Cor. IV. 6.
Attach, v. t. to seize, lay hold on. Temp. 111. 3;
Com. of E. IV. I.
Attasked, p.p. taken to task, reprehended. Lear,
Attend, v.. to listen to. Temp. 1. 2; M. of V. Be-moiled, p.p. daubed with dirt. Tam of 5
Attent, adj. attentive. Ham. 1. 2.
Attorney, sb. an agent. R. III. IV. 4.
Attorney, v. t. 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, sb. augury. Mac. 111. 4.
Authentic, adj. clothed with authority. Merry
Wives, II. 2.
Avaunt, int. be gone, a word of abhorrence.
Com. of E. IV. 3.
Ave, int. the Latin for hail; hence acclamation.
M. for M. I. I.
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. I.
Awkward, adj. contrary. 2 H. VI. 111. 2.
Baccare, int. keep back. Tam. of S. II. 1.
Backward, so, the hinder part; hence, when ap-
plied to time, the past. Temp. I. 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. III. I.
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. II. 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. I.
Basilisk, só. a kind of ordnance. 1 H. IV. IV. 3.
Basta, int. (Italian) enough. Tam. of S. I. 1.
Bastard, sb. raisin wine. M. for M. II. 2.
Bat-fowling, part. catching birds with a clap-net
by night. Temp. II. 1.
Bate, v.i. to flutter, as a hawk. 1 H. IV. IV. 1.
Bate, v.t. to except. Temp. 11. 1. To abate. Much
Ado, II. 3.
Batlet, sb. a small bat, used for beating clothes.
As you Like it, II. 4.
Battle, sb. army. 1 H. IV. IV. I.
Bavin, sb. used as an adj. a piece of waste wood,
applied contemptuously to anything worthless.
1 H. IV. III. 2.
Bawcock, sb. a fine fellow. Tw. N. III. 4.
Bay, sb. the space between the main timbers of
the roof. M. for M. II. 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 wrapt at their christening. Wint. Tale,
Beat, v.i. to flutter as a falcon, to meditate, consider earnestly. Temp. 1. 2.
Beaver, sb. the lower part of a helmet. 1 H. IV.
Beetle, sb. a mallet. 2 H. IV. 1. 2.
Being, so. dwelling. Cym. 1. 6.
Being, conj. since, inasmuch as. A. & C. 11. 6.
Be-mete, v.t. to measure. Tam. of S. Iv. 3.
Bending, pr. p. stooping under a weight. H. V.
Benvenuto, sb. (Italian), welcome. L's L's La
v. Chorus.
Beshrew, int. evil befal. Com. of E. II. 1.
Bergomask, adj. a rustic dance. M. N's Dr. V.L
Bestraught, pp. distraught, distracted. Indu
to Tam. of S.
Beteem, v.t. to pour out. M. N's Dr. L 1.
Bezonian, so, a beggarly fellow. 2 H. IV. v. J.
Betid, pp. happened. Temp. 1. 2.
Biggen, só. a night-cap. 2 H. IV. iv. §.
Biding, sb. abiding-place. Lear, iv. 6.
Bilbo, sb. a sword, from Bilboa, a town in Span
Bilberry, sb. the whortleberry. Merry Wives, v.3
where they were made. Merry Wives, LL
Bilboes, sb. fetters or stocks. Ham. v. 2.
Bill, sb. a bill-hook, a weapon. Much Ado, ..
Bin been, are. Cym. II. 3-
Bird-bolt, sb. a bolt to be shot from a crossbow
birds. Much Ado, I. 1.
Birding, part. hawking at partridges. Merry
Bisson, adj. blind. Cor. II. I.
Wives, III. 3.
Blank, sb. the white mark in the middle of a tar
get; hence, metaphorically, that which is aimed
at. Wint. Tale, II. 3.
Blench, v.i. to start aside, flinch. M. for M. IV. 5.
Blent, pp. blended. M. of V. 111. 2.
Blood-boltered, part. smeared with blood. Ma
Blow, v. t. to inflate. Tw. N. 11. 5.
Bob, sb. a blow, metaph. a sarcasm. As
Board, v.. to accost. Tam. of S. 1. 2.
Bob, v.. to strike, metaph. to ridicule, or to obta
it, II. 7.
by raillery. T. & Cr. 1. 1; Oth. v. 1.
Bodge, v. to botch, bungle. 3 H. VI. 1. 4
Bodikin, sb. a corrupt word used as an oath
'Od's Bodikin, God's little Body. Ham. 11. 2 Boitier vert (French), green box. Merry Wives,
Bold, v.t. to embolden. Lear, v. 1.
Bolter, so. a sieve. 1 H. IV. III. 3.
Bollen, adj. swollen. Lucr. 1417.
Bolting-hutch, sb. a hutch in which meal was
Bolted, p.p. sifted, refined. H. V. 1. 2.
sifted. 1 H. IV. 11. 4.
Bombast, sb. padding. L's L's L. v. 2.
Bombard, sb. a barrel, a drunkard. Temp. 11. 2.
Bona-roba, sb. a harlot. 2 H. IV. 111. 2.
Bond, sh. that to which one is bound. Lear, L. 1.
Boot, sb. help, use. Tam, of S. v. 2.
Book, sb. a paper of conditions. 1 H. IV. n. 1.
Bootless, adj. without boot or advantage, useless
Boot, v.t. to help, to avail. Two Gent. L. L.
Temp. 1. 2.
Boots, sb. bots, a kind of worm. Two Gent. 1. I
Bore, sb. calibre of a gun; hence, metaph. size,
Bosky, adj. covered with underwood. Temp.
weight, importance. Ham. IV. 6.
Bosom, sb. wish, heart's desire. M. for M. IV. 3-
Bots, sb. worms which infest horses. 1 H. IV. JL. 1.
Bourn, so. a boundary. Wint. Tale, 1. 2. A brook.
Lear, III. 6.
Brace, sb. armour for the arm, state of defence.
Oth. 1. 3; Per. II. 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. I.
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. Tam. of S. III. 1.
Breese, sb. the gadfly. A. & C. 111. 8.
Bribe-buck, sb. a buck given away in presents.
Merry Wives, v. 5.
Bring, v.. to attend one on a journey. M. for M. 1. 1.
Brock, so. a badger, a term of contempt. Tw. N.
Broke, v.i. to act as a procurer. All's Well, n. 5. Broken, p. 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. I. 2.
Brotherhood, sb. trading company. T. & Cr. 1. 3.
Brownist, sb. a sectary, a follower of Brown, the
founder of the Independents. Tw. N. III. 2.
Bruit, so. noise, report, rumour. 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, III. 3: 2 H. VI. IV. 2.
Buck-basket, sb. the basket in which clothes are
carried to the wash. Merry Wives, 111. 5.
Bucking, s. washing. Merry Wives, III. 3.
Buck-washing, so. washing in lye. Merry Wives,
Burgonet, sb. a kind of helmet. 2 H. VI. v. 1. Burst, v.t. to break. Ind. to Tam. of S. Busky, adj. bushy. 1 H. IV. v. 1.
Canakin, sb. a little can. Oth. 11. 3. Canker, sb. a caterpillar. Two Gent. 1. I. dog-rose. Much Ado, 1. 3.
Canstick, sb. a candlestick. 1 Hen. IV. III. 1.
Cantle, sb. a slice, corner. 1 H. IV. III. 1.
Canton, sb. a canto. Tw. N. 1. 5.
Canvas, v. t. to sift; hence, metaphorically, to prove.
2 H. IV. 11. 4.
Capable, adj. subject to. John, III. 1. Intelligent.
T. & Cr. III. 3. Capable of inheriting. Lear,
11. 1. Ample, capacious. Oth. 111. 3.
Capitulate, v.i. make head. 1 H. IV. III. 2.
Capocchia, so, 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. Com. of E. III. 2.
Carbonado, sb. meat scotched for broiling. 1 H.
IV. v. 3.
Carbonado, v.t. to scotch for broiling. Lear, II. 2.
Card, sb. the paper on which the points of the
compass are marked under the mariner's needle.
Ham. v. 1.
Careire, sb. the curvetting of a horse. Merry
Wives, 1. 1.
Carkanet, sb. a necklace. Com. of E. III. I.
Carl, sb. a churl. Cym. v. 2.
Carlot, sb. a churl. As you Like it, I. 5. Castilian, sb. a native of Castile; used as a cant term. Merry Wives, II. 3.
Castiliano vulgo, a cant term, meaning, appa-
rently, to use discreet language. Tw. N. 1. 3.
Cataian, adj. a native of Cathay, a cant word.
Tw. N. II. 3.
Catling, sb. cat-gut. T. & Cr. 111. 3.
Cavalero, sb. a cavalier, gentleman. 2 H. IV. v. 3.
Caviare, sb. the roe of sturgeon pickled; metaph.
a delicacy not appreciated by the vulgar. Ham.
Cautel, sb. deceit. Ham. 1. 3.
Cautelous, adj. insidious. Cor. IV. I.
Cease, sb. decease. Ham. III. 3.
Cease, p.p. put off, made to cease. Tim. II. I.
Censure, sb. judgement. 1 H. VI. II. 3.
Censure, v.t. to judge, criticise. Two Gent. 1. 2.
Butt-shaft, sb. a light arrow for shooting at a butt. Century, sb. a hundred of any thing, whether men, L's L's L. 1. 2.
Buxom, adj. obedient. H. V. III. 6.
By'rlakin, int. by our little Lady: an oath.
M. N's Dr. III. I.
Caddis, sb. worsted galloon, so called because it
resembles the caddis-worm. Wint. Tale, fv. 3.
Cade, sh. a cask or barrel. 2 H. VI. IV. 2.
Cage, sb. a prison. Cym. III. 3.
Cain-coloured, adj. red (applied to hair). Merry
Wives, I. 4.
Caitiff, sb. a captive, a slave; hence, a witch.
All's Well, III. 2.
Calculate, v.t. prophesy. J. C. 1. 3.
Caliver, sb. a hand-gun. 1 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. Iv. 7.
Canary, sb. a wine brought from the Canary
Islands. Merry Wives, III. 2.
Candle-wasters, sb. persons who sit up
to drink. Much Ado, v. 1.
prayers, or anything else. Cor. 1. 7; Cym. IV. 2. Ceremony, sb. a ceremonial vestment, religious rite, or anything ceremonial. J. C. 1. 1; Mac.
Certes, adv. certainly. Oth. 1. I.
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. II. 4.
Chamberer, sb. an effeminate man. Oth. III. 3.
Chanson, sb. a song. Ham. 11. 2.
Charact, sb. affected quality. M. for M. v. I.
Character, sb. a letter, handwriting. Lear, 1. 2.
Character, v.t. to carve or engrave. Two Gent.
II. 7 Ham. I. 3.
Charactery, sb. handwriting. Merry Wives, v. 5.
That which is written. J. C. II. 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.
IH. IV. II. I.
Charneco, sb. a species of sweet wine. 2 H. VI.
II. 3.
Chaudron, sb. entrails. Mac. IV. I.
Cheater, sb. for escheator, an officer who collected
the fines to be paid into the Exchequer. Merry
Wives, 1. 3. A decoy. 2 H. IV. u. 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. I. I.
Cheer, sb. fortune, countenance. Temp. I. 1.
Cherry-pit, sb. a game played with cherry-stones.
Tw. N. 111. 4.
Cheveril, sb. kid leather. R. & J. II. 4.
Chewit, sb. chough. 1 H. IV. v. 1.
Childing, adj. pregnant. M. N's Dr. 11. 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-bap-
tized 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.
Chuff, sb. a coarse blunt clown. 1 H. IV. 11. 2.
Cinque pace, sb. a kind of dance. Much Ado,
Cipher, v.t. to decipher. Lucr. 811.
Circumstance, sb. an argument. Two Gent. 1. 1;
John, II. 1.
Cital, sb. recital. 1 H. IV. v. 2.
Cite, v. to incite. Two Gent. II. 4; 3 H. VI. 11. 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. t. to flatter. Much Ado, 1. 3.
Clepe, v.t. to call. Ham. 1. 4.
Cliff, sb. clef, the key in music. T. & Cr. V. 2.
Cling, v.t. to starve. Mac. v. 5.
Clinquant, adj. glittering. H. VIII. 1. 1.
Clip, v.t. to embrace, enclose. 2 H. VI. IV. 1;
Cor. 1. 6; Oth. 1. 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. 11. 1.
Cock, sb. a cockboat. Lear, IV. 6.
Cock-and-pie, an oath. Merry Wives, 1. 1.
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Competitor, sb. one who seeks the same thing,
an associate in any object. Two Gent. I 6
Complement, sb. accomplishment. L's L's LLL
Complexion, sb. passion. Ham. 1. 4.
Compose, v. i. to agree. A. & C. 11. 2.
Compostion, sb. composition. Tim. IV. 3.
Comptible, adj. tractable. Tw. N. 1. 5.
Con, v.t. to learn by heart. M. N's Dr. L 2 Tə
acknowledge. All's Well, IV. 3.
Conceit, sb. conception, opinion, fancy. Two Gent
Concupy, sb. concubine. T. & Cr. v. 2.
Condition, sb. temper, quality. M. of V. 1. 2;
Lear, I. 1.
Condolement, sb. grief. Ham. 1. 2.
Conduct, sb. escort. John, 1. 1.
Confect, v. to make up into sweetmeats. Much
Ado, IV. I.
Confound, v.t. to consume, destroy. 1 H. IV. L. 3,
Cor. 1. 6; Cym. 1. 5.
Conject, sb. conjecture. Oth. 111. 3.
Consign, 7. to sign a common bond, to confed-
rate. 2 H. IV. IV. I.
Consort, sb. company. Two Gent, 1v. 1.
Consort, v.t. to accompany. L's L's L. 11. I.
Constancy, sb. consistency. M. N's Dr. v. 1.
Constant, adj. settled, determined. Temp. 11. 2:
Lear, v. 1.
Constantly, adv. firmly. M. for M. rv. 1.
Conster, v.t. to construe. Tw. N. 1. 4.
Contemptible, adj. contemptuous. Much Ado,
Continent, sb. that which contains anything
Lear, III. 2; M. N's Dr. 11. 2. That which is
contained. 2 Hen. IV. 11. 4.
Continuate, adj. uninterrupted. Tim. 1. 1.
Contraction, sb. the marriage contract. Ham. IL 4
Contrary, v.. to oppose. R. & J. 1. 5.
Contrive, v.i. to conspire. J. C. 11. 3- D.f. to
wear away. Tam. of S. 1. 2.
Cock, sb. a euphemism for God. Tam. of S. Iv. 1. Control, v.t. to confute. Temp. 1. 2.
Cockle, sb. tares or darnel. L's L's L. IV. 3.
Cockney, sb. a cook. Lear, 11. 4.
Cock-shut-time, sb. the twilight, when cocks and
hens go to roost. R. III. v. 3.
Cog, v.i. to cheat, dissemble. Merry Wives, 111. 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, 1v. 5.
Collied, pp. blackened. Oth. 11. 3; M. N's Dr.
Colour, så pretence. L's L's L. IV. 2.
Colourable, adj. specious. Ibid.
Colt, v.t. to defraud, befool. 1 H. IV. 11. 2.
Co-mart, sb. a joint bargain. Ham. 1. 1.
Combinate, pp. betrothed. M. for M. III. 1.
Combine, v. t. to bind. M. for M. Iv. 3.
Commodity, sb. interest, profit. M. of V. 11. 3.
Convent, v.t. To convene, summon.
V. I. vi. To be convenient. Tw. N. v. 1.
Convert, v.i. To change. Tim. IV. 1.
Convertite, sb. a convert. As you Like it, v. 4.
Convey, .t. to manage. Lear, 1. 2. To filch
Merry Wives, 1. 3.
Conveyance, sb. theft, fraud. 1 H. VI. 1. 3.
Convict, p. p. convicted. R. III. 1. 4.
Convicted, p. p. overpowered, vanquished. John,
III. 4. A doubtful word.
Convince, v.t. to conquer, subdue. Cyin. 1. 5.
Convive, v. to feast together. T. & Cr. IV. S
Convoy, sb. escort. All's Well, iv. 3.
Cony-catch, v.i. to cheat. Tam of S. v. 1.
Cony-catching, pr. p. poaching, pilfering. Merry
Wives, 1. 1.
Cooling card, sb. used metaphorically for an in-
surmountable obstacle. 1 H. VI. v. 3.
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