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Study Guides Trivia CADDIS, sub. a galloon of worsted CADDIS-GARTER, adj. worsted garter (in derision); garters of the time were worn in sight, and naturally were of costly material CAGE, sub. a prison CAKE, sub. 'my cake is dough on both sides'= our plans are quite frustrated CAKED, pt.p. coagulated, inert CALIVER, sub. a kind of musket CALL, sub. a whistle to lure birds CALLAT, sub. a drab CANARY, sub. a lively dance;v. i. to dance the above dance CANDLE-MINE, sub. a magazine of tallow CANDLE-WASTER, sub. one who sits up late to study CANKER and CANKER-BLOOM} sub. the rose of the sweet-briar CANKER-BLOSSOM, sub. a blossom eaten by the canker-worm CANTLE, sub. a small piece, a slice CANTON, sub. a song CANZONET, sub. a song, a ditty [Ital. canzonetta] CAPITULATE, v. i. to make an agreement; to combine CAPOCCHIA, sub. a fool,fem. of capocchio, An Italian word. CARAWAYS, sub. comfits made with caraway seeds CARBONADO, sub. meat scotched for broiling; v. t. to hack like acarbonado CARD, sub. 'cooling card'=a stroke which suddenly turns the tables CARDECU, sub. [quart d'écu], quarter of a French crown CARKANET, sub. a necklace [Fr. carcan] CARL, sub. a clown, peasant CARLOT, sub. a peasant CARPETS, sub. table cloths CARRACK, sub. a huge ship of burthen [Ital. caracca] CASE, v. t. to strip off the skin CASQUE, sub. a helmet [Fr. casque] CASSOCK, sub. a military cloak CAST, v. t. to dismiss; pt.p. emptied out; adj. second-hand, cast off CATAIAN, sub. a Chinaman, a native of Cathay, a cant term CATLINGS, sub. small strings for musical instru- ments, made of cat-gut CAUTEL, sub. craft, stratagem CAUTELOUS, adj. crafty, cunning, deceitful CEASE, sub. extinction. CEINTURE [O. Ed. CENTRE], sub. cincture, girdle CENSER, THIN MAN IN A, 'a plate or dish, in which was incense, and at the bottom of which was usually represented in rude carving the figure of some saint' (Hanmer) CENSURE, sub. opinion, judgment; judicial sentence CEREMENTS, sub. the wrappings of an embalmed body 'CERN, v. t. to concern CESSE, v. i. to cease CHACE, sub. a term at tennis [quibbling] CHAMBERS, sub. small cannons CHANGEABLE, adj. varying in colour CHANSON, sub. a song CHAPE, sub. the metal at the end of a scabbard CHARACTER, sub. handwriting CHARE, sub. a turn of work CHARGE-HOUSE, sub. a school-house CHARNECO, sub. a kind of wine, named from Char- neca in Portugal CHAUDRON, sub. entrails CREATOR, sub. an escheator CHERRY-PIT, sub. a childish game CHEVERIL, sub. kid-leather; adj. yielding, flexible CHEWET, sub. a chough [Fr. chouette or chutte], There may be an allusionto another meaning of the word, which is a sort of meat pie.] CHILDING, adj. fruitful CHILDNESS, sub. childish disposition CHOPINE, sub. a high-soled shoe CHOPPY, adj, chapped CHRISTOM CHILD, sub. a chrisom child, one who died within a month of birth; the chrisom was a white cloth put on the infant at baptism CHUFF, sub. a churl, 'CIDE, v. t. to decide CINQUE-PACE, sub. a grave dance [Fr. cinquepas], CIRc*msTANCE, sub. circumlocution CITAL, sub. a recital CITIZEN, sub. town-bred, effeminate CITTERN, sub. a guitar CLACK-DISH, sub. a beggar's dish with a loose cover, by moving which he attracted the notice of passers by CLAP, AT A, at a blow CLAPPER-CLAW, v. t. to beat soundly CLAW, v. t. to flatter CLEPE, v. t. to call CLIMATE, sub. clime, region CLIMATURES, sub. fellow-countrymen CLING, v. t. to shrivel up CLIP, v. t. to embrace CLIPPER, sub. a defacer of coin CLOUD, sub. a spot between the eyes of horses, re garded as a blemish CLOUT, sub. nail in centre of target CLOUTED, adj, hobnailed; or according to some, patched CLOY, v. t. to stroke with the claw, COBLOAF, sub. a misshapen loaf of bread, run out in the baking into lumps co*ck, sub. a co*ck-boat; a weatherco*ck co*ck-A-HOOP, TO SET, to cast off all restraint co*ckLE, sub. a weed in corn, the corn-co*ckle co*ckNEY, sub. one bred and born in the city, and ignorant of all things out of it co*ck-SHUT TIME, twilight CODLING, sub. an unripe apple COFFIN, the crust of a pie COG, v. i. to cheat; v. t. to filch COIGN, sub. a corner-stone [Fr. coin] COIL, sub. bustle, tumult COLLECTION, sub. inference COLLIED, adj. sooty, black COMMA, sub. the smallest break or stop, COMMODITY, sub. profit, advantage COMPACT, pt. p. made up of, composed COMPASSED, adj, round, arched COMPETITOR, sub. partner COMPTIBLE, adj. sensitive CON, v. t. to learn, to know, to understand; to con thanks=to give thanks CONCLUSION, sub, an experiment CONCLUSION, STILL, silent inference, or perhaps settled demeanour CONSUL, sub. Venetian senator CONVENT, v. i. to be suitable CONVICTED, pt. p. defeated CONVINCE, v. t. to overcome CONVIVE, v. i. to feast together CONY-CATCH, v. i. cheat COPATAIN, adj. high-crowned and pointed COPE, v. t. to encounter; to requite COPESMATE, sub. a companion COPPED, adj. round-topped COPY, sub. lease CORANTO, sub. a quick lively dance CORINTHIAN, sub. a wencher CORKY, adj, shrivelled COROLLARY, sub, a surplus [Fr. corottaire] CORROSIVE, & CORSIVE) sub. an irritant remedy; adj, irritating, giving pain COSTARD, sub. the head,properly an apple COTE, v. t. to come up with, and pass on the way COT-QUEAN, sub. a man busying himself with the business of women COUNTER, adv. to run or hunt counter is to follow the game backwards on the scent, (here a play is intended on the name of the well-known London debtors' prison, the Counter) COUNTER-CASTER, sub. a reckoner, caster-up of accounts COUNTERFEIT, sub. a portrait; a piece of bad money COUNTERPOINT, sub. a counterpane COUNTERVAIL, v. t. to outweigh COUPLET, sub. a pair COURSE, sub. a large sail; theonset of dogs in bear- baiting COURT-CUPBOARD, sub. a sideboard COURT HOLY-WATER, sub. flattery [Fr. eau bénite de la cour] COWER, v. i. to sink or squat .down [F. couver] COWL-STAFF, sub. a pole on which a basket is borne by two persons COY, v. t. to stroke, to caress;v. i. to disdain COYSTRIL, sub. a mean fellow, originally a groom COZIER, sub. a cobbler CRACK, v. i. to boast; sub. a pert forward boy CRACKED WITHIN THE RING, uncurrent [quib- bling] CRACKER, sub. a blusterer CRANK, sub. a winding passage CRANTS, sub. a garland, a chaplet CRARE, sub. a small vessel CRAVEN, v. t. to make recreant or cowardly CREEK, sub. a rivulet, a winding part of a rivulet CRESSET, sub. an open lamp set on a beacon, or carried on a pole CRIB, sub. a hovel CRISP, adj. curled CRITIC, sub. a cynic, a carper CROSS-ROW, sub. the Christ Cross Row, the alpha- bet CROW-KEEPER, sub. the boy, or stuffed figure, to keep away crows CRUEL, adj. crewel, worsted [quibbling] CRUZADO, sub. a Portuguese coin worth about six shillings CRY, sub. a pack; a company CRY AIM, to encourage CRY YOU MERCY, I beg your pardon CUB-DRAWN, adj. sucked dry by cubs, made ravenous CULLION, sub. a mean fellow [Ital. coglióne] CULLIONLY, adj. mean, contemptible CULVERIN, sub. a kind of cannon CURB, v. t. to bend [Fr. courber] CURIOSITY, sub. scrupulosity CURIOUS, adj. elegant; careful, anxious CURRENTS, sub. occurrences CURST, adj. ill-tempered CUSHES, sub. cuisses, armour for the thighs CUSTARD-COFFIN, sub. the crust of a custard CUSTOMER, sub. a loose woman CUT, sub. a horse CUT AND LONG-TAIL, of every sort CUTTLE, sub. a bully
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