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LABOURSOME, adj.
elaborate LACED, pt. p. adorned, embellished LACED MUTTON, sub. a prostitute LADE, v. t. to empty, to drain, 3 Hen. VI. iii. 2.139. LADY-SMOCK, sub. the plant cardawine pratensis LAG, sub. a fragment, thing left; the lowest class LAG END, the last part, the fag end LAID, pt. p. waylaid, 'the country is laid'=set on its guard to arrest LAMPASS, sub. a disease in a horse's palate LAND, sub. lawn LAND-DAMN, v. t. corrupt word LANK, v. i. to shrink LANTERN, or LANTHORN, sub. a louvre, a windowturret LAP, v. t. to wrap up LAPSED, pt.p. surprised LARD, v. t. to ornament LATCH, v. t. to catch, lay hold of; to close, or, perhaps, to smear over LATTEN, adj. a mixed metal LAUND, sub. lawn, wood opening LAUNDER, v. t. to wash LA VOLT, sub. a kind of waltz LEADING, sub. the power of leading, generalship LEAGUER, sub. a camp LEASH, sub. a set of three, from the string or thong for leading greyhounds, to which usually three dogs were coupled LEATHER-COAT, sub. a kind of apple, the golden russeting LEER, sub. complexion, colour LEESE, v. t. to lose LEET, sub. a manor court LEG, sub. a bow LEGERITY, sub. lightness, nimbleness LEIGER, sub. a resident ambassador LENTEN, adj. sparing, meagre LIBERAL, adj. licentious LIBERTY, sub. licentiousness LIFTER, sub. a thief LIGHT O' LOVE, sub. the name of a tune LIMB-MEAL, adv. limb by limb LIMBECK, sub. an alembic LIMBO, sub. the edge or border of hell LIME, v. t. to put lime into liquor LIMIT, v. t. to appoint LIMN, v. t. to draw in colours LINE, v. t. to draw, delineate; to strengthen LINE-GROVE, sub. probably a grove of lime trees LINK, sub. a torch LINSEY-WOOLSEY, sub. gibberish, jargon LINSTOCK, sub. the stick for holding a gunner's match LIP, v. t. to kiss LIPSBURY PINFOLD, to have one in; a difficult expression, perhaps to have one between the teeth LIQUOR, v. t. to moisten with oil LIST, sub. wish, desire; v. i. to desire; to attend to LITHER, adj. yielding, flexible LITIGIOUS, adj. doubtful, precarious LITTLE, IN, in miniature LOB, sub. a lubber, a heavy fellow; v. t. to hang down, to droop LOCKRAM, sub. a cheap kind of linen LODE-STAR, sub. the pole-star LODGED, pt. p. laid flat as corn is by wind and rain LOGOATS, sub. a rustic game, something like bowls. Ham. v. 1. 99. LONG OF, on account of LOOP, v. t. to luff, bring close to the wind LOON, sub. a base fellow LOOPED, adj. full of holes LOOSE, sub. the discharge of an arrow; v. t. to let loose, discharge as an arrow LORD'S TOKENS, sub. plague spots LOTS TO BLANKS, 'any odds,' LOUTED, pt. p. made a fool of LOVE-DAY, sub. a day for the amicable settlement of differences LOVES, OF ALL, for the sake of everything lovely, an adjuration LOWN, sub. a base fellow LOZEL, sub. a worthless fellow LUCE, sub. a pike LUMPISH, adj. dull, heavy LUNES, sub. freaks of madness [Fr. lines] LURCH, v. i. to skulk; to win with great ease, a phrase used at cards LURE, sub. the stuffed figure of a bird, used to amuse a hawk; the whistle or call to allure the hawk ; v. i. to call, allure a hawk LUSH, adj. luxuriant LUSTIG, adj. lustigh is Dutch for healthy or cheerful LUXURIOUS, adj. lascivious, LUXURY, sub. lust. LYM, sub. a bloodhound, so called because he was held by a lym or leash |