 | Term | Definition |
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Contriv'd |
premeditated |
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Iniquity |
evil-mindeness |
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yerk'd |
thrust at |
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prated |
talked nonsence |
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scury |
insulted |
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grievance |
hardship |
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cable |
scope |
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signiory |
venetien ruling powers |
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out tongue |
speak louder |
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provalgate |
make known |
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seige |
rank |
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raised |
alarmed |
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tush |
shut up |
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florentine |
a foriegner |
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sblood |
by christs blood- a strong oath |
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negligence |
failure in duty |
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zounds |
christs wounds |
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ruffians |
trouble makers |
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barbary |
black/african region |
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gondolier |
a boat operater |
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Moor |
African origin |
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provender |
dismissed |
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jemets |
german horse |
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teper |
candle |
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fathom |
ability |
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saucy |
insolent |
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start |
disturb |
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malicious bravery |
mischievous impudence |
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coursers |
race horses |
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profane |
foul mouthed |
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colour |
credibility |
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Florentine |
Forign, not a venetian; Florence was a centre of commerce and banking |
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Certes |
Assuredly |
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Epithets of War |
Military jargon |
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Spinster |
A person (usually a woman) who spins wool |
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Off-Cap'd |
Taking off a hat |
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Like Timorous |
Such frightening |
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Daws |
Jackdaws (a bird) |
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Knee Crooking Knave |
Bowing and scraping servant |
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Grange |
Isolated country house |
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Haunt |
Hang |
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S'blood |
By Christs Blood, a strong oath |
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Charg'd |
Ordered |
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Courses |
Race horses |
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Jennets |
Little Spanish horses |
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Germans |
Blood relations |
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Profane |
Foul-mouthed |
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Bark |
Vessels |
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Cast |
Discharge |
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Taper |
Candle |
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Prated |
Talked nonsense |
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Furnish Me |
Equip myself |
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Marble |
Steadfast, unfeeling |
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Whip Me |
A contemptuous dismissal |
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Covered With |
Mated with |
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Fathom |
Ability |
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Provender |
Feeding |
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Zounds |
Lago swears by Gods wounds |
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Doting on |
Enjoying |
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Lin'd Their Coats |
Made a profit for themselves |
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Bombast |
Some fancy reason; cotton stuffing |
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rapier |
a long, slender, two-edged sword with a cuplike hilt, used in the 16th and 17th centuries |
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miscarry |
to fail to attain an intended goal, as a plan or project |
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mar |
to inflict damage, especially disfiguring damage, impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of |
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resitution |
act of making good or compensating for loss, damage, or injury |
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minion |
a subordinate official, a darling |
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strumpet |
a woman prositute |
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malice |
a desire to harm others or to see others suffer, extreme ill will or spite |
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anon |
in a short ime; soon |
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alabaster |
a dense transulcent, white, or tinted fine-grained gypsum |
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promethean |
boldly creative; defiantly original |
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portent |
an indication of something important or calamitous about to occur, an omen |
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perjury |
the deliberate, willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath |
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conception |
something conceived in the mind; a concept, plan, design, idea, or thought |
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zounds |
used to express anger, surprise, or indignation |
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commend |
to express approval of; praise |
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recognizance |
a pledge, a token |
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pernicious |
causing great harn (deadly); destructive; evil and wicked |
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odious |
arousing or meriting string dislike or intense displeasure |
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apt |
exactly suitable, appropriate |
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amorous |
strongly attracted or disposed to love, especially sexual love |
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'Sblood |
By Christ's blood; a strong oath |
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Arithmetician |
Theorist |
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Bags |
Money-bags |
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Barbary horse |
African stallion |
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Be lee'd |
Be delayed |
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'Sblood |
By Christ's blood; a strong oath |
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Arithmetician |
Theorist |
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Bags |
Money-bags |
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Barbary horse |
African stallion |
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Be lee'd |
Be delayed |
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Bombast |
Fancy |
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Cashier'd |
Dismissed, sacked |
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Certes |
Assuredly; certainly |
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Certes |
Military jargon |
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Charg'd |
Ordered |
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Charms |
Spells, love-potions |
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Complement extern |
Outward demonstration |
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Counter-caster |
Petty accountant |
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Coursers |
Racehorses |
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Covered with |
Mated with |
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Deserve |
Reward |
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Devision |
Devising; strategic planning |
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Distempering draughts |
Intoxicating drink |
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Doting on |
Enjoying |
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Dull watch |
Late time |
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Florentine |
A foreigner; not a Venetian |
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Germans |
Blood relations |
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Grange |
Isolated country house |
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Haunt |
Hang |
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Jennets |
Little Spanish horses |
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Knee-crooking knave |
Bowing and scraping servant |
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Like timorous |
Such frightening |
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Loud |
Good |
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Maidhood |
Girlish immaturity |
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Making the beast with two backs |
Having sex |
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Odd-even |
Just after midnight |
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Off-capp'd |
Removed their hats (a sign of respect) |
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Old black ram |
A reference to Othello |
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Owe |
Possess |
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Peculiar |
Personal, private |
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Provender |
Feeding |
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Saucy |
Insolent |
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Spinster |
Person (usually a woman) who spins wool |
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Taper |
Candle |
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The devil |
In some traditions, the devil is depicted as black |
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Thick-lips |
An insult to 'the Moor', suggesting he is negroid |
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Tinder |
Tinder-box |
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Toged |
Wearing official gowns (like the Roman toga) |
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Tupping |
Copulating with (a language of sheep-farmers) |
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Zounds |
By God's wounds |
