=Reuersion=, _n._ A right or hope of future possession or enjoyment; hence, phr. in _reuersion_: In prospect; in expectation. 5. 4. 44. =Rhetorique=, _n._ Rhetorician. ?_Obs._ 1. 4. 102. †=Ribibe=, _n._ A shrill-voiced old woman. 1. 1. 16. =Right=, _a._ True; real; genuine. _Obs._ or _arch._ 2. 2. 103. =Roaring=, _a._ †Roistering, quarreling. Phr. _roaring manner_: The fashion of picking a quarrel in a boisterous, disorderly manner. 3. 3. 69. =Rose=, _n._ A knot of ribbon in the form of a rose used as ornamental tie of a shoe. 1. 3. 8. †=Rose-marine=, _n._ [The older and more correct form of _rosemary_ ‹OF. _rosmarin_ L. _rosmarinus_, lit. ‘sea-dew.’] Rosemary. 4. 4. 19. ||=Rouistico= [Same as _ligustro_], _n._ It. ‘Priuet or prime-print ... also a kind of white flower.’ Florio. ‘Pianta salvatico.’ Bassano. 4. 4. 55. =Royster=, _n._ A rioter; a ‘roaring boy’. _Obs._ or _arch._ 1. 1. 68. =Rug=, _n._ †A kind of coarse, nappy frieze, used especially for the garments of the poorer classes; a blanket or garment of this material. 5. 1. 47. †=Salt=, _n._ [L. _Saltus_.] A leap. 2. 6. 75. =Sample=, _v._ †To place side by side for comparison; compare. 5. 1. 3. =Saraband=, _n._ A slow and stately dance of Spanish or oriental origin, primarily for a single dancer, but later used as a contra-dance. It was originally accompanied by singing and at one time severely censured for its immoral character 4. 4. 164 (see note). =Sauour=, _v. tr._ To exhibit the characteristics of. ?_Arch._ 4. 1. 49. †=’Say=, _v._ [By apheresis from _essay_.] Phr. _’say on_: To try on. 1. 4. 37 SN. †=Scape=, _v._ [Aphetic form of escape, common in England from 13-17th c.] 1. To escape. 1. 6. 161. 2. To miss. ?_Obs._ 1. 4. 33. 3. To avoid. 5. 5. 52. =Sciptick=, _n._ [A humorous misspelling of _sceptic_.] ?One who doubts as to the truth of reality; applied humorously to one made doubtful of the reality of his own perceptions. 5. 2. 40. =Scratching=, _vbl. sb._ Eager striving; used contemptuously. ?_Colloq._ 5. 6. 67. =’Sdeath=, _int._ [An abbr. of _God’s death_.] An exclamation, generally of impatience. 1. 2. 25. =Seaming=, _a._ _Phr._ _seaming lace_: ‘A narrow openwork braiding, gimp, or insertion, with parallel sides, used for uniting two breadths of linen, instead of sewing them directly the one to the other; used for garments in the 17th c.’ _CD._ 2. 5. 9. =Seisen=, 4. 5. 16. See _Liuerie and seisen_. †=Sent=, _v._ An old, and historically more correct, spelling of _scent_. 2. 6. 26. =Seruant=, _n._ †A professed lover. 4. 3. 45. =Session=, _n._ _Law._ A sitting of justices in court. 5. 6. 21. =Shame=, _v._ To feel ashamed. ?_Obs._ or _arch._ 5. 6. 37. =Shape=, _n._ Guise; dress; disguise. _?Arch._ 5. 3. 18. †=Shop-shift=, _n._ A shift or trick of a shop-keeper. 3. 5. 4. =Shrug=, _v. refl._ Phr. _shrug up_: To hitch (oneself) up (into one’s clothes). 1. 4. 80 SN.