Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and IndexesChaucer, Geoffrey
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Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes
Chaucer, Geoffrey
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
CURE, _s._ cure, remedy, 5. 128; T. i. 469; charge, B 2. p 3. 21;
diligence, A 1007, 2853; attention, A 303, D 1074; heed, care, 2. 82; 4.
171; HF. 464, 1298; L. 1145; T. ii. 283; care, L. 1145; B 1. p 6. 16; T. i.
369; C 22, D 138; endeavour, B 188; care, careful purpose, HF. 1298;
supervision, D 1333; _I do no cure_, I care not, L. 152; _lyth in his
cure_, depends on his care for me, L. 1176; _did his besy cure_, was busily
employed, 5. 369; _his lyves cure_, the object of his thoughts always, 4.
131; _honest cure_, care for honourable things, C 557; _in cure_, in her
power, B 230; Cures, _pl._ endeavours, B 3. p 2. 3; cares, pursuits, E 82.
CURE, _v._ heal, cure; Cureth, _pr. s._ 10. 36; Curen, _pr. pl._ T. ii.
1580; Cured, _pp._ T. i. 758.
CURIOSITEE, _s._ curious workmanship, HF. 1178; intricacy, 18. 81;
overdaintiness, epicurism, I 829.
CURIOUS, _adj._ careful, attentive, B 1433; eager, R. 1052; skilful, A 577;
delicately made, A 196; magical, F 1120; ornate, A. pr. 32.
CURRE, _s._ cur, L. 396.
CURROURS, runners, couriers, HF. 2128.
CURS, _s._ curse, A 655, 661, 4349, D 1347.
CURSEDLY, _adv._ wickedly, abominably, B 3419, I 604.
CURSEDNESSE, _s._ abominable sin, wickedness, 9. 31; C 276, 400, 498, 638,
F 1272, G 1101, I 911; shrewishness, E 1239; Cursednes, malice, B 1821. See
CORSEDNESSE.
CURSEN, _ger._ to curse, A 486; _v._ T. iii. 896; D 1624; Cursed, _pp._ 9.
27; A 933, C 528; horrible, B 80. See CORSE.
CURSING, _s._ cursing, A 660; Cursinges, _pl._ I 206.
CURTEIS, _adj._ courteous, _hence_, compassionate, I 246; Curteys,
courteous, R. 538; A 99, 250, B 2950, 4061.
CURTEISLY, _adv._ courteously, R. 799; 12. 13; B 1636, 3045.
CURTEISYE, _s._ courtesy, A 46, 132, B 166, 3686, E 74, F 95, 1569;
Curtesye, R. 796, 1251; 2. 68.
CURTEYN, _s._ curtain, 5. 240. See CURTIN.
CURTEYS; see CURTEIS.
CURTIN, _s._ curtain, T. iii. 60; D 1249; Curteyn, 5. 240.
CUSSED, _pt. s._ kissed, T. ii. 1090 _n_. See KESSE.
CUSSHIN, _s._ cushion, T. ii. 1229 _n._, iii. 964 _n_.
CUSTUME, _s._ custom, D 682, E 1889; Custumes, _pl._ payments, I 752;
customs, imports, I 567.
CUT, _s._ lot, A 835, 845, 854, C 793.
CUTTE, _v._ cut, C 954; Cutted, _pp._ cut short, L. 973 (see note); I 422.
See KITTE.
CYDER, _s._ cider, B 3245 _n_.
DAF, _s._ foolish person, A 4208. See Gl. to P. Plowman.
DAGGED, _adj._ tagged, cut into hanging peaks at the lower edge, I 421.
DAGGERE, _s._ dagger, A 113, 392; Dagger, C 830.
DAGGINGE, _s._ a cutting into tags, I 418. See DAGGED.
DAGON, _s._ small piece, D 1751.
DALE, _s._ valley, dale, 5. 327; B 4013.
DALF, _pt. s. of_ Delve.
DALIAUNCE, _s._ gossip, A 211; playful demeanour, favour, 12. 8; B 1894, G
572; Daliance, pleasant talk, favour, L. 356; D 1406; Daliaunces, _pl._
dalliance, toying, C 66.
DAMAGE, _s._ pity, loss, L. 598.
DAMAGEOUS, _adj._ injurious, I 438.
DAME, _s._ mother, C 684, D 576, H 317; dam, A 3260; madam, A 3956;
goodwife, D 1797; Dames, _gen._ D 583.
_Dame, ma_, madam, A 376.
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