=Doublet=, _n._ A close-fitting body-garment, with or without sleeves, worn by men from the 14th to the 18th centuries. _Obs._ exc. _Hist._ 1. 1. 52. Phr. _hose and doublet_: as the typical male attire. 1. 6. 151. =Doubt=, _n._ †Apprehension; fear. 5. 1. 8. =Doubt=, _v._ †To suspect; have suspicions about. 2. 6. 47. =Dough-bak’d=, _ppl. a._ Now _dial._ Imperfectly baked, so as to remain doughy. 4. 4. 20. =Doxey=, _n._ ‘Originally the term in Vagabonds’ Cant for the unmarried mistress of a beggar or rogue: hence. _slang_, a mistress, prostitute.’ _NED._ 2. 8. 38. =Draw=, _v._ †1. To pass through a strainer; to bring to proper consistence. 1. 6. 222. 2. To frame, draw up (a document). 3. 3. 67. †3. _intr._ To withdraw. 2. 1. 127. 4. Phr. _draw to_: To come upon; to catch up with. 2. 6. 24. =Dwindle=, _v._ †‘To shrink (with fear.) _Obs._, _rare_. (Prob. a misuse owing to two senses of shrink.)’ _NED._ 4. 4. 63. =Effectuall=, _a._ ?Earnest. 2. 2. 107. †=E-la=, _n._ _Mus._ _Obs._ exc. _Hist._ [f. E+La; denoting the particular note E which occurred only in the seventh Hexachord, in which it was sung to the syllable _la_.] ‘The highest note in the Gamut, or the highest note of the 7th Hexachord of Guido, answering to the upper E in the treble.’ _NED._ _Fig._ of something very ambitious. 5. 5. 59. =Employ=, _v._ †Phr. _employ out_: To send out (a person) with a commission. 5. 5. 46. =Engag’d=, _ppl. a._ 1. Morally bound. 4. 6. 9. †2. Involved, hampered. 1. 2. 41. †3. Made security for a payment; rendered liable for a debt. 3. 3. 90. =Enlarge=, _v._ †Phr. _enlarge upon_, _refl. absol._: To expand (oneself) in words, give free vent to one’s thoughts. 2. 1. 128. =Ensigne=, _n._ †Token; signal displayed. ?_Obs._ 1. 6. 210. =Enter=, _v._ Phrases. †1. _Enter a bond_: To enter into a bond; to sign a bond. 1. 7. 17. †2. _Enter trust with_: To repose confidence in. 3. 4. 36. =Entertaine=, _v._ †1. To give reception to; receive (a person). 1. 2. 44. †2. To take into one’s service; hire. 3. 5. 19. =Enter-view=, _n._ _Obs._ form of _interview_. 2. 6. 23. =Enuious=, _a._ †Hateful. 1. 6. 196. =Enuy=, _n._ †Ill-will, enmity. 2. 6. 20. =Enuy=, _v. trans._ †To begrudge (a thing). 1. 6. 13. =Equiuock=, _n._ [_Obs._ form (or misspelling) of _equivoke_.] The use of words in a double meaning with intent to deceive:=Equivocation. _Rare._ 3. 3. 184. =Erect=, _v._ †To set up, establish, found (an office). _Obs._ or _arch._ exc. in _Law_. 3. 3. 67. ||=Escudero=, _n._ Sp. An attendant; a lady’s page. 4. 4. 87. =Euill=, _n._ The Vice, _q. v._ 5. 6. 76. =Exchequer=, _n._ The office of the Exchequer; used hyperbol. for the source of wealth. 3. 3. 81. =Extraordinary=, †_adv._ Extraordinarily. 1. 1. 116. =Extreme=, †_adv._ Extremely. 1. 7. 27. =Extremity=, _n._ ?An extreme instance. 1. 5. 15. =Face=, _n._ Attitude (towards); reception (of). P. 21.