stern-looking, Hard-favoured, grim. Hatches, movable planks which made a kind of deck in old ships. Hatchment, a mark of honour to the dead. (Properly, a lozengeshaped shield with a coat of arms set up at the gate of a dead nobleman's house.) Haunch, the end. Havoc (132), 'No quarter!' Head, in (65), in a regular army. Hearse, a coffin or bier. Hearsed, lying in a coffin. Heart-strings, the nerves or tendons which were formerly supposed to hold and brace the heart. Heart-whole, sound in heart. Heir-apparent, one whose claim to be the heir is clearly seen and acknowledged. Hempen, made of hemp, wearing hempen cloth. Herb that closeth up the wounds (44), the Cretan dittany, believed to drive iron out of the body and to staunch wounds. Hie, go quickly. Hight (207), was called. Hip, to have or catch upon the (153, 175), to get the hip under a man's body in wrestling, and throw him. His, its (once the common use: see 40, 1. 105; 53, 1. 64; 120, 1. 100; 167, 1. 69). Hoboy, the oboe. Hold, or cut bow-strings (201), keep the appointment, or never try again (a penalty in old archery if a man failed to come to the butts). Homespuns, rustics, those who are dressed in coarse home-made cloth. Honestly (30), honourably, Hose (220), covering for the leg down to the ankle. Hospitable, kind to strangers and guests. Humorous (52), (1) damp, (2) full of humours, changeable. Husband, ill (109), a bad manager. Husbandry (73), thrift, saving of money. Ides, March 15 in the old Roman calendar. Imbrue, to dye in blood. Immediate (55, 61), next. Impaired, made less. Impart, to share with, tell. Impeach (163), to challenge, to accuse of treason; so, to prosecute for not carrying out the terms of the charter. Impediment, hindrance. Impenetrable, not to be pierced or moved (with pity). Importing, including. Importunity, a pressing request. Impugn, to attack, contradict. Imputation, bringing a charge against a man. Incapable of (104), not able to feel. Inconstant (70), restless. Incredulous, distrustful, not ready to believe. Incur, to run into, expose one's self to. Indifferently (120), not making any difference between two things. Indirection, dishonest acts, not straightforward. Indued, best (68), most highly gifted. Inestimable, not to be valued, beyond reckoning. Inexorable, not to be won over, pitiless. Infection (50), the taint of anything evil. Infidel, an unbeliever. Injurious (36), insolent, outrageous. Inkhorn, an inkpot, originally made of horn, in which writingink was carried about. Innocence (151), childish simplicity. Innumerable substance (114), wealth too great to count. Instigation, that which stirs a man Intercept, to seize a thing on the way before it gets to the end of its journey. Intercessor, one who prays for another. Interest (161), right or title property. to Interlude, an old comedy, or farce. Intermission, a pause, stopping for a time. Interiissued (76), interwoven (with gold and pearls). Intolerable, unbearable. Invective, a speech attacking somebody. Inveigle, to lead astray, entice. Inventory, a list of goods or valuables. Invest, to clothe. Investing (72). A difficult word; with cheeks' it means 'The serious look on their pinched faces', but it does not make sense with 'coats'. The line seems to mean, 'As you look at their faces and their dress.' Invisible, not to be seen. Itching palm (140), a hand greedy for money. Jack (164), knave, scamp. Jure ye, I'll (218), I'll teach you what serving on a jury and condemning a thief means. Jurisdiction (114), the powers, legal rights. Jutty, to jut over, overhang. Key (154), tone. Killcow, bully and butcher. Knowledge (188), to acknowledge, show that you know. Lackey, footman, servant. Landloper (103), one who runs up Lay (221), took up my position, stood thus. Leashed in (63), held like dogs in a leash or thong. Legatine, belonging to the legate or Pope's representative. Legion, the chief division of the old Roman army. Let blood, be (129), made to bleed, be killed. Lethe (130), death. Letters-patent, an open letter for the king, giving a command or a right. Levy, to collect. Liberty (100), special right or privilege. Lief, I had as (120), I would as Lour, threaten, look black at. Lover (132, 133), friend. Low alarums (144), a trumpetcall heard in the distance. Low-crooked court'sies (125), low bendings of the knee. Lustre, brightness. Magnifico, a nobleman of Venice. Main of waters (179), the open sea. Malefactor, a wrong-doer. Manna (183). See Exodus xvi. 15. Mark (215), a coin worth 135. 4d. Marry, truly, indeed. Mart, to offer in the market, sell to the highest bidder. Masque (204), an amateur performance at court with dances and acting. At first the performers wore masks. Mat, man of (26), man of straw (as if he were made of plaited rushes). May-game, a holiday show and dance, such as was usual on May I. Mead, a meadow. Mean (129), a means. chant. Mercy-lacking, having no pity. Mere (162), real, unmixed; and so, thorough, deadly. Merely (118), entirely. Meridian, the highest point of splendour. Mete, to measure. Mettle of your pasture (71), the Mincing, walking with short steps. Mind, I have a (128, 151), I have an inward feeling. Mirror of all kings (64), one in whom the virtues of all kings are seen to be reflected. Misbegotten, base-born, low. Miscarry, to go wrong. *Miserable. H. means 'pitiful'. Misgiving, a feeling that things are wrong. Misproud (185), proud without any reason for it. Mitigate, soften, tone down. Moiety, a half, or a part. Mouse (210), to tear as a cat tears a mouse. Muckinder, handkerchief. Mustachio, having a big moustache. Narrow seas (65, 156), the English Channel. Nest (64), a set, gang. Netherstocks, the lower part of the hose, stockings. Nice (140), finely calculated, and so, trifling. Noble (186), an old English coin worth 6s. 8d. Nominated, specially mentioned. *Non com. (195). D. means 'a non-plus'; but he has mixed it up with the lawyer's phrase 'non compos'. 'Non nobis,' 'Not unto us,' Psalm CXV. Nor... not (66, 85, 167). Two negatives in older English make one strong negative. Notably discharged (213), remarkably performed. Note (72), a mark, sign. Note (140), to mark with disgrace. Notorious, well known, talked about (in a bad sense). Now, this (104, 1. 85), till this moment when. 'Now' in this phrase is a noun. Nuptial, wedding. Obdurate, hard, unyielding. Occasions (150), times of need. Offend (40), to harm. Offices (52), kind acts, services. Officious, interfering, meddlesome. *Opinioned (197). D. 'pinioned'. Orchard, a garden. Order of the course (118), means the way in which the race is run. Order of the funeral (131), course of the funeral ceremony. Ordnance, cannons. Orisons, prayers, petitions. Ostent (83), glorious display. Outface (222), to force from any one by standing up to him boldly. Outspeak, to express more than. Outvoice, to make more noise than. Overbear, to overcome. Over-lusty, too cheerful, too confident. Overpass, to pass over, not to mention. Overtaken (184), caught. Pageantry, your antic (101), your ridiculous play-acting, making an exhibition of yourself. Palabras (194), few words, cut it short! Pale (99), boundary. Pale in (35, 83), to fence off, enclose. Palm (121), prize. (Boughs or wreaths of palm were a prize with the ancients.) Pavilion, a tent. Pedigree, a family tree, descent. Peer (82), to peep out, come into sight. Pelting, mean, paltry. Penance, suffering, or a punishment which a person submits to to make up for doing wrong. Pent, penned, shut up. Peppered (221), as we say, 'potted'. Peradventure, perhaps. Periods (206), full stops. Plebeian, one of the ordinary people. Plot (201), a small piece of ground. Pluck the coats o'er the heads (81), to turn them out of service. When a bad servant was dismissed without a warning, his liverycoat was pulled over his ears. Ply, to keep working upon. Point, to appoint, arrange. Point, grow to a (198), come by and by to the point, to the chief business. Points, stand upon (206), (1) to be very particular, (2) to mind the stops in a sentence. (Both meanings are used here for a joke.) Policy, cunning plan. Poring (72), brooding over the earth. Presage, to foretell, feel beforehand. Present (202, 72), to act the part of, represent. Present (45), immediate. Prevent (99, 123, 125), to be beforehand, act before the other party. Prevention (69, 125), being stopped in time (by being discovered). Pricked (130), ticked-off, specially marked. (In calling over lists of names it was common to prick them off with a pin.) Privates, private men. Privily, secretly. Privy coffer (175), what we now call the King's 'privy purse', the money set apart for his own |