=Aboue=, _adv._ Surpassing in degree; exceedingly. 3. 6. 33.
=Abuse=, _v._ †To impose upon, deceive. 5. 8. 140;
4. 2. 41; 4. 7. 80.
=Academy=, _n._? A school of deportment. 2. 8. 20; 3. 5. 33.
=Access=, _n._ †Approach; advance. 2. 6. 68.
=Accompt=, _n._ [Form of _account_.] A report. 2. 7. 28.
=Accomptant=, †_a._ [Form of _accountant_.]
Liable to give an account; accountable. 5. 2. 11.
=Account=, _n._ †Reckoning, consideration. Phr. _make
account_: To reckon, consider. 4. 1. 10.
=Acknowledge=, _v._ To recognize a service as (from a person).
4. 3. 19.
=Admire=, _v. †intr._ To feel or express surprise; to wonder.
1. 1. 77.
=Aduise=, _v._ To warn, dissuade †(from a course). 5. 4. 43.
=Aërie=, _a._ [Form of _airy_.] Lively, vivacious.
4. 4. 157. aëry. 3. 5. 13.
=Affection=, _n._ †Mental tendency; disposition. 4. 4. 126.
=Afore=, _prep._ In the presence of. _Arch._ or _dial._
4. 4. 167; 5. 5. 7.
=Aforehand=, _adv._ _Arch._ In advance. 1. 3. 41.
=After-game=, _n._ ‘_Prop._, a second game played in order to reverse
or improve the issues of the first; hence, “The scheme which may
be laid or the expedients which are practised after the original
game has miscarried; methods taken after the first turn of affairs”
(Johnson).’ _NED._ 4. 7. 84.
|| =Alcorça=, _n._ Sp. ‘A conserue.’ Minsheu.
=Alcorea=, _n._ pr. for _Alcorça_, _q. v._ 4. 4. 144.
||=Allum Scagliola=, _n._ It.? Rock alum. 4. 4. 30.
†=Almaine-leape=, _n._ A dancing-leap. 1. 1. 97.
=Almanack-Man=, _n._ †A fortune-teller, foreteller. 1. 7. 25.
||=Almoiauana=, _n._ Sp. ‘A kinde of cheese-cake.’ Minsheu.
4. 4. 143.
=Almond milke=, _n._ ‘CHAMBERS _Cycl. Supp._,
_Almond-milk_ is a preparation made of sweet blanched almonds
and water, of some use in medicine, as an emollient.’ _NED._
1. 6. 222.
||=Aluagada=, _n. pr._ same as _Alvayálde_, _q. v._ 4. 4. 27.
||=Aluayalde= or =Albayalde=, _n._ Sp. ‘A white colour to paint
womens faces called ceruse.’ Minsheu.
=Ancient=, _a._? Belonging to an old family. 1. 2. 17.
=And=, _conj._ †If. 3. 5. 39. and’. 1. 3. 23. an’. 1. 2. 31.
=Angel=, _n._ ‘An old English gold coin, called more fully at first
the ANGEL-NOBLE, being originally a new issue of the Noble, having
as its device the archangel Michael standing upon, and piercing the
dragon.’ _NED._ Pr. about 10 s. 2. 1. 138.
=Anone=, _adv._ Now again. P. 10.
†=Ap-perill=, _n._ Risk. 5. 4. 34.
||=Aqua nanfa=, _n._ Sp. [Corruption of _acqua nanfa_.]
‘Sweet water smelling of muske and Orenge-leaves.’ Florio. 4. 4. 146.
||=Aqua-vitæ=, _n._ Any form of ardent spirits. 2. 1. 5.
=Arbitrary=, _a._ _Law._ Discretionary; not fixed. 3. 3. 75.
||=Arcana=, _n._ [_Pl._ of L. _a. arcanum_,
used _subst._] Secrets, mysteries. 4. 4. 151.
||=Argentata=, _n._ It. ‘A painting for women’s faces.’
Florio. 4. 4. 28.
=Argument=, _n._ Subject-matter of discussion or discourse;
theme, subject. _Obs._ or _arch._ 1. 6. 10.
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