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MACULATE, adj.
stained, impure MACULATION, sub. stain, the spot of guilt MAD, adj. wild, untrained MADE, pt. p. fastened MAGGOT-PIE, sub. a magpie MAGNIFICO, sub. the title of a Venetian grandee MAID MARIAN, a character in the morris-dance MAILED UP, wrapped up, a hawking term; to mail a hawk was to pinion her, or fasten her wings with a girdle. MAIN, sub. a hand at dice;the mainland MAIN-COURSE, sub. a mainsail MAINED, pt. p. maimed MAKELESS, adj. mateless, widowed MALLECHO, sub. mischief [Span. malhecho] MALKIN, sub. a kitchen slut MALL, sub. Mary; ' Mistress Mall's picture,' improbably explained as referring to the picture of the notorious Mary Firth, or Mall Cut-purse MALLARD, sub. a wild drake MALT-WORM, sub. a tippler of ale MAMMER, v. i. to hesitate MAMMET, sub. a doll. Some have suggested breasts as its meaning in the first passage. MAMMOCK, v. t. tear in fragments MAN, v. t. to tame a hawk; to direct, to aim MANAGE, sub. taming of a horse; v. t. to train, break in a horse MANDRAGORA, sub. mandrake MANDRAKE, sub. the plant atropa mandragora, the root of which was supposed to bear human shape, and to shriek when pulled out of the ground, causing madness or death to the hearer MANKIND, adj. masculine, applied to a woman MANNED, pt. p. furnished with servant MANNER, TO BE TAKEN WITH THE, to be Caught in the act MAN-QUELLER, sub. a murderer MANURE, v. t. to cultivate MAPPERY, sub. the study of maps, theory as opposed to real practice in warfare MARBLED, adj. like marble, everlasting MARCHPANE, sub. a sort of sweet biscuit, flavoured with almonds, like our macaroons MARE, sub. the nightmare; 'to ride the wild mare 'a=to play at see-saw MARK, sub. God bless or save the mark=saving your favour MARTIAL, adj. like Mars MARTLEMAS, sub. 11th of November, supposed to be a time of fair weather, applied to a hale old man MARY-BUDS, sub. flowers of the marigold MASHED, pt. p. mixed or beaten into a confused mass MATE, v. t. to confound, to paralyze; to cope with, to match MAUGRE, prep. in spite of MAUND, sub. a basket MAZZARD, sub. a head, Ham MEACOCK, adj. spiritless, henpecked MEALED, pt. p. mingled MEAN, sub. appears to have been the intermediate part between the tenor and treble; poor, humble MECHANICAL, sub. a handicraftsman MEDICINE, sub. a physician MEINY, sub. household, attendants MELL, v. i. to meddle MERCHANT, sub. a fellow, a chap [Ital. mercatante] MERE, adj. entire, absolute MERED, adj. only MERELY, adv. entirely MESS, sub. a set of four; a small quantity or fragment METAPHYSICAL, adj. supernatural MEW, v. t. to pen up, to imprison MEW! an interjection of contempt MICHER, sub. a truant MICHING, adj. sneaking, lurking MIDDLE-EARTH, sub. the world MILCH, adj. moist, shedding tears MILLINER, sub. a man dealing in fancy articles MILL-SIXPENCE, sub. coin that first had milled edge [1561] MILLSTONES, TO WEEP [proverbial], not to weep at all MIND, sub. 'put in mind of'=informcd MINE, v. t. to undermine, to sap MINERAL, sub. a mine; a poisonous drug MINIKIN, adj. smail, pretty MINIMUS, sub. anything very small MINUTE-JACKS, sub. lime-servers MIRE, v. i. to sink as in the mud MISER, sub. a miserable wretch MISPRISED, adj. mistaken MISPRISION, sub. contempt, mistake 'Miss, adv. misconduct MISSINGLY, adv. with regret MISSIVE, sub. a messenger MIST, v. t. to throw a mist upon any thing, MISTRESS, sub. the jack at the game of bowls MOBLED,pt.p. having the head closely wrapped up MODERN, adj. trite, commonplace MOLDWARP, sub. a mole MOME, sub. a blockhead MOMENTANY, adj. momentary, instantaneous MONARCHO, sub. name of a crazy Italian, living in London about 1580, who professed to be monarch of the world MONTANT, sub. a fencing term, an upward thrust [Comp. 'Mountanto'applied to Benedick in 'Much Ado about No-thing,'] MONUMENTAL, adj. ancestral, memorial MOOD, sub. fit of passion MOONISH, adj. unconstant MOP, sub. a grimace MOPPING, pr. p. making grimaces MORISCO, sub. a Morris-dancer MORRIS-PIKE, sub. a Moorish pike MORT, sub. a set of notes sounded at the death of the deer MORTAL, adj. deadly, causing death; perhaps= abounding, exessive; according to some, human MOTHER, sub. the disease hysterica passio MOTION, sub. a puppet-show; a puppet MOTIVE, sub. a mover, author MOTLEY, adj. the particoloured dress of a fool; sub. a fool MOULD, sub. 'men of mould's; earth-born men MOULTEN, adj. 'without feathers MOUNTANT, adj. lifted up MOUSE, sub. a term of endearment MOUSE, v. t. to tear in pieces MOW, v. a grimace MOY, sub. a measure of corn, or more probably some sort of coin MULLED, adj. insipid, flat MURAL [O. Ed. MORAL], sub. perhaps wall MURDLRING-PIECE, sub. a cannon loaded with chain shot MURE, sub. a wall MURRION, adj. 'infected with the murrain,' MUSCADEL, sub. a sweet wine MUSET, sub. a gap in a hedge or thicket through which a hare is used to pass MUSS, sub. a scramble MUTINE, v. i. to mutiny, to rebel MUTINES, sub. mutineers |