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PACK, v. t. to plot,
to shuffle cards unfairly; sub. a
confederacy PACKING, sub. plotting PADDOCK, sub. a toad; a familiar spirit like a toad PAID, pt. p. perhaps drunk PAINFUL, adj. laborious PAINTED CLOTH, cloth or canvas hangings, painted with figures and sentences PAJOCK, sub. some term of contempt, explained 'peacock,' which is doubtful 'Some in Leinster and Ulster are ... grown to be as very patchcockes as the wild Irish.' Spenser, 'A View of the State of Ireland.' Grosart, vol. ix. p. 104, ed. 1882. PALABRAS, sub. words [Span.]; 'paucas pallabris' (Sly)=pocos palabras [Span.], few words PALED, adj. pale PALL, v. t. to wrap one's self up PALLIAMENT, sub. a robe PALMY, adj. victorious PANTALOON, sub. an old fool, taken from the Italian comedy PANTLER, sub. a servant in charge of the pantry PARITOR, sub. apparitor, an officer in the bishop's court PARLOUS, adj. a vulgar corruption of perilous= mischievous, alarming PARMACETI, sub. spermaceti PART, v. t. to quit, to leave PARTED, pt. p gifted PARTIAL, adj. 'a partial slander '=the reproach of partiality PARTI-COATED, adj. having a coat of various colours PARTLET, sub. the name for the hen in Reynard the Fox, so called from her ruff PASH, sub. the head; v. t. to beat; part. adj PASS, v. i. to die; v. t. to care for, regard; to exceed bounds; to pass sentence on; sub. 'pass of pate '=sally of wit PASSADO, sub. a term in fencing PASSES, sub. proceedings PASSY-MEASURE, sub. a corruption of the Italian passa mezzo, a slow and stately dance PATCH, sub. a fool PATCHERY, sub. roguery PATH, v. i. to walk PATINES, sub. metal plates PAUNCH, v. t. rip up PAVIN, sub. a stately dance. PAX, sub. a small piece of metal offered to be kissed; but Pistol probably meant 'pix,' a box which held the Host PEACH, v. t. to accuse, turn king's evidence PEACHES, v. t. betrays PEAK, v. i. to grow thin; to mope PEAKING, adj. sneaking PEARL, sub. a cataract in the eye PEARL, sub. 'kingdom's pearl'=fine youth, or perhaps choice nobility of the country PEAT, sub. a pet, a darling PECULIAR, adj. preserved, guarded PEDANT, sub. a schoolmaster PEELED part. adj. shaven PEER, v. i. to appear PEEVISH, adj. silly, foolish PEG, v. t. to wedge PEGS, sub. the pins of an instrument PEISE, v. t. to make heavy and so retard; to poise, balance [peized]; 'peise down'=to weigh down PELT, v. i. to chafe with anger PELTING, adj paltry PENDULOUS, adj. impending PENETRATIVE, adj. affecting the heart PENSIONER, sub. gentleman pensioner, gentlemen in the personal service of the sovereigno. PENSIVED, adj. pensive PENT-HOUSE, sub. a shed standing aslope from the main building; fig. the eyelid PERDU, sub. a soldier sent on a forlorn hope PERFECT, pt. p. fully satisfied; adj. certain PERIAPTS, sub. amulets PERKED UP, dressed up, adorned PERNICIOUSLY, adv. excessively or else maliciously PERPEND, v. i. to reflect, consider PERSPECTIVELY, adv. as through a perspective, PERSPECTIVES, sub. glasses cut so as to form an optical delusion PERT, adj. lively PERTTAUNT-LIKE, a word not yet explained PETAR, sub. an engine charged with powder to blow up gates PETTISH, adj. capricious PETTITOES, sub. feet, properly, pigs' feet FEW, sub. a seat PEW-FELLOW, sub. companion PHANTASIME, sub. a fantastical person PHANTASMA, sub. a vision PHILIP AND JACOB, first of May, festival of St.Philip and St. James PHRASELESS, adj. indescribable PHYSIC, v. t. to heal, to keep in health PHYSICAL, adj. wholesome PIA MATER, the membrane that covers the brain, the brain itself PICK [O. Ed. PECK], v. t. to pitch PICKED, adj. refined, punctilious PICK-THANKS, sub. officious fellows PIECE, sub. excellent person; a vessel of wine; a coin ; a work of art, a statue PIGHT, pt. p. pitched, ready PILCHER, sub. a scabbard PILL, v. t. to plunder PIN, sub. bull's-eye, centre of a target; 'a pin!' in contempt, in answer to an excuse or evasion PIN AND WEB, sub. a disease of the eye PIN-BUTOCK, sub. narrow buttock PINFOLD, sub. the pound, Two Gent PINKED, part. adj. pierced with small holes PINK EYNE, small, or perhaps winking, half-shut eyes PIONED, p. p. a doubtful word, 'covered with marsh marigold,' or ' dug,' PIP, sub. a spot on cards; 'a pip out'=intoxicated, with reference to a game called ' one-and-thirty,' PIPE-WINE, sub. wine from the butt, playing on the other meaning of pipe PITCH, sub. the height which a falcon soars PLACKET, sub. opening in a petticoat, or a petticoat PLAIN, adj. mere, nothing else but; v. i. to complain PLAIN-SONG, sub. the plain melody without variations PLAITS, sub. folds PLANCHED, adj. made of planks PLANT, sub. the sole of the foot PLANTAGE, sub. plants vegetation PLASH, sub. a pool PLATE, sub. a piece of money PLATFORMS, sub. plans, schemes PLAUSIBLY, adv. willingly, or by acclamation PLAUSIVE, adj. pleasing PLEACHED, adj. folded, interwoven PLIGHTED, pt. p. folded, intricate PLUME UP, v. t. prank up, to make to triumph PLURISY, sub. superabundance POINT, sub. a signal given by blast of trumpet POINT, AT, on the point POINT, AT A, fully prepared POINT-DEVISE, adj. affectedly nice, finical POINTS, sub. tags of laces POKING-STICKS, sub. irons for setting out raffia POLACK, sub. a native of Poland POLE, sub. standard POLLED, pt. p. laid bare POMANDER, sub. a ball of perfumes POMEGARNET, sub. pomegranate, name of a room in a tavern POME-WATER, sub. a large kind of apple Poop, v. t. to strike fatally POOR-JOHN, sub. salted and dried hake POPERIN, sub. a sort of pear from Poperingue, a town in French Flanders POPINJAY, sub. a parrot POPISH, adj. bigoted POPULAR, adj. vulgar POPULARITY, sub. vulgarity PORING, pr. p. 'poring dark'=darkness which makes one strain his eyes PORPENTINE, sub. the porcupine PORTAGE, sub. port-hole POSY, sub. motto POT, TO THE, sub. to sure destruction POTATO, sub. regarded as an exciting dish POTCH, v. i. to thrust, Coriol. i. 10.15. POTHER, sub. turmoil POTTLE-POT, sub. a tankard containing two quarts POULTER, sub. a poulterer, i Hen. IV. ii. 4. 487. POUNCET-BOX, sub. a perfume box with perforated lid [Fr. poinsonner] POWDER, v. t. to salt POWDERING-TUB, sub. a salting tub, referring to a favourite medical treatment of the time PRACTICE, sub. treachery, artifice PRACTISANTS, sub. performers of a stratagem PRACTISE, v. t. to plot PRAISE, v. t. to appraise, value PRECEDENT, sub. rough draft PRECEPTIAL, adj. instructive PREGNANCY, adj. ready wit PREGNANT, adj. ready, clever, ingenious; very probable PRESENCE, sub. the presence chamber PREST, adj. ready PRESTER JOHN, sub. a fabulous eastern monarch PRETENCE, sub. design PRETEND, v. t. to assert PRICK, sub. point of a dial, Lucrece; the bull's-eye in a target PRICKET, sub. a buck of the second year PRICK-SONG, sub. music written down, in opposition to plain-song PRIG, sub. a thief PRIMAL, adj. first PRIME, adj. the spring PRIMERO, sub. a game at cards PRIMY, adj. early, or perhaps flourishing PRINCIPALS, sub. the corner beams of a house PRINCOX, sub. a pert, saucy fellow PRISER, sub. perhaps prize-fighter PRIZE, sub. value, estimation PRIZED, pt. p. estimated PROBAL, adj. satisfactory, reasonable PROBATION, sub. proof; trial PRODITOR, sub. a traitor PROFACE, interj. much good may it do you! an expression addressed to guests by their hosts PROLIXIOUS, adj. tedious, causing delay PROPEND, v. i. to incline PROPENSION, sub. inclination PROPER, adj. handsome; peculiar to one's self ; own; 'proper-false,' handsome, but deceitful PROPERTIED, pt. p. endued with qualities PROPERTIES, sub. stage requisites PROPERTY, v. t. to make a tool of; sub. an instrument for one's designs, a tool PROPOSE, v. t. to speak, to converse PROPUGNATION, sub. means of opposition, defence PUGGISH, adj. thievish, PUISNY, adj. unskilful POKE-STOCKING, adj. puke, dark-coloured, perhaps puce PUN, v. t. to pound, to beat PUNTO, sub. a stroke in fencing PUNTO REVERSO, sub. a back-handed stroke in fencing PURL, v. i. to curl, to run in circles PURPLES LONG, the purple orchis [orchis mascula] PUSH, sub. an expression of contempt PUSH-PIN, sub. a childish game PUT ON, to instigate PUT OVER, to refer PUTTOCK, sub. a kite PUZZEL, sub. a foul drab PYRAMIDES, sub. pyramids PYRAMIS, sub. a pyramid |