every man in his humour-第21部分
按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页,按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页,按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部!
————未阅读完?加入书签已便下次继续阅读!
BABION; baboon BABY; doll BACK…SIDE; back premises BAFFLE; treat with contempt BAGATINE; Italian coin; worth about the third of a farthing BALARD; horse of magic powers known to old romance BALDRICK; belt worn across the breast to support bugle; etc。 BALE (of dice); pair BALK; overlook; pass by; avoid BALLACE; ballast BALLOO; game at ball BALNEUM (BAIN MARIE); a vessel for holding hot water in which other vessels are stood for heating BANBURY; 〃brother of __;〃 Puritan BANDOG; dog tied or chained up BANE; woe; ruin BANQUET; a light repast; dessert BARB; to clip gold BARBEL; fresh…water fish BARE; meer; bareheaded; it was 〃a particular mark of state and grandeur for the coachman to be uncovered〃 (Gifford) BARLEY…GREAK; game somewhat similar to base BASE; game of prisoner's base BASES; richly embroidered skirt reaching to the knees; or lower BASILISK; fabulous reptile; believed to slay with its eye BASKET; used for the broken provision collected for prisoners BASON; basons; etc。; were beaten by the attendant mob when bad characters were 〃carted〃 BATE; be reduced; abate; reduce BATOON; baton; stick BATTEN; feed; grow fat BAWSON; badger BEADSMAN; PRAYER…MAN; one engaged to pray for another BEAGLE; small hound; fig。 spy BEAR IN HAND; keep in suspense; deceive with false hopes BEARWARD; bear leader BEDPHERE See Phere BEDSTAFF; (?) wooden pin in the side of the bedstead for supporting the bedclothes (Johnson); one of the sticks of 〃laths〃; a stick used in making a bed BEETLE; heavy mallet BEG; 〃I'd him;〃 the custody of minors and idiots was begged for; likewise property fallen forfeit to the Crown (〃your house had been begged〃) BELL…MAN; night watchman BENJAMIN; an aromatic gum BERLINA; pillory BESCUMBER; defile BESLAVE; beslabber BESOGNO; beggar BESPAWLE; bespatter BETHLEHEM GABOR; Transylvanian hero; proclaimed King of Hungary BEVER; drinking BEVIS; SIR; knight of romance whose horse was equally celebrated BEWAY; reveal; make known BEZANT; heraldic term: small gold circle BEZOAR'S STONE; a remedy known by this name was a supposed antidote to poison BID…STAND; highwayman BIGGIN; cap; similar to that worn by the Beguines; nightcap BILIVE (belive); with haste BILE; nothing; empty talk BILL; kind of pike BILLET; wood cut for fuel; stick BIRDING; thieving BLACK SANCTUS; burlesque hymn; any unholy riot BLANK; originally a small French coin BLANK; white BLANKET; toss in a blanket BLAZE; outburst of violence BLAZE; (her。) blazon; publish abroad BLAZON; armorial bearings; fig。 all that pertains to good birth and breeding BLIN; 〃withouten ;〃 without ceasing BLOW; puff up BLUE; colour of servants' livery; hence 〃 order;〃 〃 waiters〃 BLUSHET; blushing one BOB; jest; taunt BOB; beat; thump BODGE; measure BODKIN; dagger; or other short; pointed weapon; long pin with which the women fastened up their hair BOLT; roll (of material) BOLT; dislodge; rout out; sift (boulting…tub) BOLT'S…HEAD; long; straight…necked vessel for distillation。 BOMBARD SLOPS; padded; puffed…out breeches BONA ROBA; 〃good; wholesome; plum…cheeked wench〃 (Johnson) not always used in compliment BONNY…CLABBER; sour butter…milk BOOKHOLDER; prompter BOOT; 〃to ;〃 into the bargain; 〃no ;〃 of no avail BORACHIO; bottle made of skin BORDELLO; brothel BORNE IT; conducted; carried it through BOTTLE (of han); bundle; truss BOTTOM; skein or ball of thread; vessel BOURD; jest BOVOLI; snails or cockles dressed in the Italian manner (Gifford) BOW…POT; flower vase or pot BOYE; 〃terrible ;〃 〃angry ;〃 roystering young bucks。 (See Nares) BRABBLES (BRABBLESH); brawls BRACH; bitch BRADAMANTE; a heroine in 'Orlando Furioso' BRADLEY; ARTHUR OF; a lively character commemorated in ballads BRAKE; frame for confining a norse's feet while being shod; or strong curb or bridle; trap BRANCHED; with 〃detached sleeve ornaments; projecting from the shoulders of the gown〃 (Gifford) BRANDISH; flourish of weapon BRASH; brace BRAVE; bravado; braggart speech BRAVE (adv。); gaily; finely (apparelled) BRAVERIES; gallants BRAVERY; extravagant gaiety of apparel BRAVO; bravado; swaggerer BRAZEN…HEAD; speaking head made by Roger Bacon BREATHE; pause for relaxation; exercise BREATH UPON; speak dispraisingly of BREND; burn BRIDE…ALE; wedding feast BRIEF; abstract; (mus。) breve BRISK; smartly dressed BRIZE; breese; gadfly BROAD…SEAL; state seal BROCK; badger (term of contempt) BROKE; transact business as a broker BROOK; endure; put up with BROUGHTON; HUGH; an English divine and Hebrew scholar BRUIT; rumour BUCK; wash BUCKLE; bend BUFF; leather made of buffalo skin; used for military and serjeants' coats; etc。 BUFO; black tincture BUGLE; long…shaped bead BULLED; (?) boiled; swelled BULLIONS; trunk hose BULLY; term of familiar endearment BUNGY; Friar Bungay; who had a familiar in the shape of a dog BURDEN; refrain; chorus BURGONET; closely…fitting helmet with visor BURGULLION; braggadocio BURN; mark wooden measures (〃 ing of cans〃) BURROUGH; pledge; security BUSKIN; half…boot; foot gear reaching high up the leg BUTT…SHAFT; barbless arrow for shooting at butts BUTTER; NATHANIEL。 (〃Staple of News〃); a compiler of general news。 (See Cunningham) BUTTERY…HATCH; half…door shutting off the buttery; where provisions and liquors were stored BUY; 〃he bought me;〃 formerly the guardianship of wards could be bought BUZ; exclamation to enjoin silence BUZZARD; simpleton BY AND BY; at once BY(E); 〃on the __;〃 incidentally; as of minor or secondary importance; at the side BY…CHOP; by…blow; bastard
CADUCEUS; Mercury's wand CALIVER; light kind of musket CALLET; woman of ill repute CALLOT; coif worn on the wigs of our judges or serjeants…at…law (Gifford) CALVERED; crimped; or sliced and pickled。 (See Nares) CAMOUCCIO; wretch; knave CAMUSED; flat CAN; knows CANDLE…RENT; rent from house property CANDLE…WASTER; one who studies late CANTER; sturdy beggar CAP OF MAINTENCE; an insignia of dignity; a cap of state borne before kings at their coronation; also an heraldic term CAPABLE; able to comprehend; fit to receive instruction; impression CAPANEUS; one of the 〃Seven against Thebes〃 CARACT; carat; unit of weight for precious stones; etc。; value; worth CARANZA; Spanish author of a book on duelling CARCANET; jewelled ornament for the neck CARE; take care; object CAROSH; coach; carriage CARPET; table…cover CARRIAGE; bearing; behaviour CARWHITCHET; quip; pun CASAMATE; casemate; fortress CASE; a pair CASE; 〃in ;〃 in condition CASSOCK; soldier's loose overcoat CAST; flight of hawks; couple CAST; throw dice; vomit; forecast; calculate CAST; cashiered CASTING…GLASS; bottle for sprinkling perfume CASTRIL; kestrel; falcon CAT; structure used in sieges CATAMITE; old form of 〃ganymede〃 CATASTROPHE; conclusion CATCHPOLE; sheriff's officer CATES; dainties; provisions CATSO; rogue; cheat CAUTELOUS; crafty; artful CENSURE; criticism; sentence CENSURE; criticise; pass sentence; doom CERUSE; cosmetic containing white lead CESS; assess CHANGE; 〃hunt ;〃 follow a fresh scent CHAPMAN; retail dealer CHARACTER; handwriting CHARGE; expense CHARM; subdue with magic; lay a spell on; silence CHARMING; exercising magic power CHARTEL; challenge CHEAP; bargain; market CHEAR; CHEER; comfort; encouragement; food; entertainment CHECK AT; aim reproof at CHEQUIN; gold Italian coin CHEVEIL; from kidskin; which is elastic and pliable CHIAUS; Turkish envoy; used for a cheat; swindler CHILDERMASS DAY; Innocents' Day CHOKE…BAIL; action which does not allow of bail CHRYSOPOEIA; alchemy CHRYSOSPERM; ways of producing gold CIBATION; adding fresh substances to supply the waste of evaporation CIMICI; bugs CINOPER; cinnabar CIOPPINI; chopine; lady's high shoe CIRCLING BOY; 〃a species of roarer; one who in some way drew a man into a snare; to cheat or rob him〃 (Nares) CIRCUMSTANCE; circumlocution; beating about the bush; ceremony; everything pertaining to a certain condition; detail; particular CITRONISE; turn citron colour CITTERN; kind of guitar CITY…WIRES; woman of fashion; who made use of wires for hair and dress CIVIL; legal CLAP; clack; chatter CLAPPER…DUDGEON; downright beggar CLAPS HIS DISH; a clap; or clack; dish (dish with a movable lid) was carried by beggars and lepers to show that the vessel was empty; and to give sound of their approach CLARIDIANA; heroine of an old romance CLARISSIMO; Venetian noble CLEM; starve CLICKET; latch CLIM O' THE CLOUGHS; etc。; wordy heroes of romance CLIMATE; country CLOSE; secret; private; secretive CLOSENESS; secrecy CLOTH; arras; hangings CLOUT; mark shot at; bull's eye CLOWN; countryman; clodhopper COACH…LEAVES; folding blinds COALS; 〃bear no ;〃 submit to no affront COAT…ARMOUR; coat of arms COAT…CARD; court…card COB…HERRING; HERRING…COB; a young herring COB…SWAN; male swan COCK…A…HOOP; denoting unstinted jollity; thought to be derived from turning on the tap that all might drink to the full of the flowing liquor COCKATRICE; reptile supposed to be produced from a cock's egg and to kill by its eye used as a term of reproach for a woman COCK…BRAINED; giddy; wild COCKER; pamper COCKSCOMB; fool's cap COCKSTONE; stone said to be found in a cock's gizzard; and to possess particular virtues CODLING; softening by boiling COFFIN; raised crust of a pie COG; cheat; wheedle COIL; turmoil; confusion; ado COKELY; master of a puppet…show (Whalley) COKES; fool; gull COLD…CONCEITED; having cold opinion of; coldly affected towards COLE…HARBOUR; a retreat for people of all sorts COLLECTION; composure; deduction COLLOP; small slice; piece of flesh COLLY; blacken COLOUR; pretext COLOURS; 〃fear no ;〃 no enemy (quibble) COLSTAFF; cowlstaff; pole for carrying a cowl=tub COME ABOUT; charge; turn round COMFORTABLE BREAD; spiced gingerbread COMING; forward; ready to respond; complaisant COMMENT; commentary; 〃sometime it is taken for a lie or fayned tale〃 (Bullokar; 1616)
COMMODITY; 〃current for ;〃 allusion to practice of money…lenders; who forced the borrower to take part of the loan in the shape of worthless goods on which the latter had to make money if he could COMMUNICATE; share COMPASS; 〃in ;〃 within the range; sphere COMPLEMENT; completion; completement; anything required for the perfecting or carrying out of a person or affair; accomplishment COMPLEXION; natural disposition; constitution COMPLIMENT; See Complement COMPLIMENTARIES; masters of accomplishments COMPOSITION; cons