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A33754 An English dictionary explaining the difficult terms that are used in divinity, husbandry, physick, phylosophy, law, navigation, mathematicks, and other arts and sciences : containing many thousands of hard words, and proper names of places, more than are in any other English dictionary or expositor : together with the etymological derivation of them from their proper fountains, whether Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, or any other language : in a method more comprehensive than any that is extant / by E. Coles ... Coles, Elisha, 1640?-1680. 1677 (1677) Wing C5071; ESTC R13911 383,305 374

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they buy wool of sheep-masters and carry it on horsback to Markets VVolfeshead as VVulves VVooldbridge a town in Suffolk VVoolpit another VVool-staple the Town where wool was sold. VVool-winders that wind or bundle up the fleeces sworn to do it truly between the owner and buyer VVopen o. for wept VVoor the same as VVore K Sea-Wrack VVorcester the City of that shire Worch-bracco Che. Work-brittle intent upon ones work Workesworth a town in Darbyshire Wormatia the City Wormes in Germany Worm an iron at a staffs end to draw shot out of a piece Worm the cable strengthen it by laying a small rope alongst it between the strands Worried No choakt Worsop a town in Nottingham Worstead a town in Norfolk Wort as Wart Worth o. to be Worth up o. to ascend Wost o. knowest Wotton above 30 small towns Wotton-basset in Wilts Wotten underedge in Glocestershire Would the mast c. bind it with a rope to keep on the fish or somewhat to strengthen it Wouldings of the bolt-sprit the ropes that lash it fast down from rising off the pillow Wowe o. a field or wood Sea-Wrack a Sea-weed Wrake and Wrecke o. wrath and revenge Wranglands misgrown trees that will never prove timber Wrathed o. moved to anger Wrawxes q. Wrothness or roughness o. frowardness Wray Wrey o. to bewray discover Wreath a Boars tail also a Torce between the Mantle and the Crest Wreck f. Varech the perishing of a ship and every person in it VVhat part of it is cast ashore belongs to the King but if man dog or cat escape the goods are the owners still if claim'd within a year and day Wreedt D. VVroth Wreke D. to revenge Wrenches o. traps cheats Wreken kyn as Reking Wreme o. to compass about Wright Wyrhta Sa. a workman Writ breve actio formula the Kings precept whereby any thing is commanded to be done touching a Sure or Action Original Writs sent out of the high Court of Chancery to begin the sute Judicial Writs from the Court where the Cause depends after the Sute is begun Wro o. VVrath grief Wroken o. revenged Wrot o. sorrowful Wrotham a town in Kent Wry W●yne Wrene o. to cover Wryen o. to change also as Wrygh o. covered Wryeth o. getteth worketh Wrytheth o. casteth out Wulfer Sa. helper Wulfrun● a devout VVoman who enriched Wulfrunes Hampton Wolver-hampton in Staffordshire Wulvesheved head Sa. the condition of an Outlaw vvhose head vvas accounted as a VVolfs Wun No. as Wonne Wurtsberg Wir Herbipolis a City in Germany whose hills abounded with Wurts Worts sa Herbs VVyke a farm or little village VVyte as VVite VVyoh-house the house in which the salt is boiled VVyver q. Viper o. a kind of Serpent VVye a town in Kent VVymondham a town in Norfolk VVynsing o. a sweet singer VVyntred o. wrinkled VVyse o. a Proverb VVyshe o. he washed VVyten o. to keep from falling c. VVyttes o. the Senses X. XAintogne Sain a Province of France Xangti among the Chinois the supreme Govern of Heaven and Earth Xanthi a People of Asia Xantippe the froward wife of Socrates who said he kept her to exercise his patience Xantho one of the Sea-Nymphs Xanthus Scamander a River by Troy Xativa a town of Valentia in Spain Xenocrates a severe Chalcedonian Philosopher Xenodochy g. an Inne or Hospital Xenophon a famous Athenian Philosopher and general Xensi a principal Province of China Xeres de la frontera a town of Andaluzia in Spain Xeriff the title of some Barbarian Princes Xeroph●gy g. the eating of dry Meats Xerophthalmy g. a dry red itching of the eyes Xerxes Son of Darius and King of Persia whose Army of sevent●●● hundred thousand men was beat by fourty thousand Greeks Xi●inous l. of Cotton Xylval●es as Lignum Aloes Xylobalsamum g. the sweet wood that produceth Balm Xylopolist g. a VVoodmonger Y. Y A. D. yea Y. Yacht a Dutch pleasure-boat Yall o. to go s. Aller Yape o. to jest Yard three foot settled saies Sir Richard Baker by Hen. 1. according to the length of his own arm Yard the timber cross the mast at which the sail hangs Main-yard five 6 parts of the keels length c. Top the Yards make them hang even Yard-land Verge of land an uncertain quantity from 15 to 40 acres Yare No. Covetous Yare Sf. nimble smart Yare o. ready Yark No. prepare Yarmouth a Port of Norfolk also another in W●ght Yarn o. to study Yarrow o. faint-hearted also an herb that stops bleeding Y●rum a town in Yorkshire Yate Yatt a Country-Gate Yave Yafe o. gave regarded Yaws the Ship goes in and out with her head Y●e o. for been Ybet o. made better Yblent o. blinded Ybourded o. jested Ycast for Y●east o. left Ychaped with silver o. having a silver handle Ycleaped sc. called Yclenched o. covered cross-bar'd Yclothed o. for clothed Ycorven o. cut Ycrased o. broken Ydo o. stayed or for Ydon done Ydraw o. for draw Year Day and Waste the King has the profits of their Lands Tenements that are attainted of Petit-Treason and Felony for a Year and a Day and also may except the Lord of the Fee agree with him for it destroy the houses root up woods c. Lunar Year twelve revolutions of the Moon three hundred fifty four daies Solar Year three hundred sixty five daies and six hours Yearn to bark as Beagles at their prey Yearn o. shrill Yedding o. brawling and ●adding Yede as Yewed Yeeld o. to reward Yeender E●nder Der. the forenoon Yeander No. yonder Yeepsen Yaspen E. as much as can be taken up in both hands together Yef o. for If. Yefts o. for Gifts Yeld-hall o. for Guild-hall Yelding o. for yeelding Yellow-goulds o. Marigolds Yeme q. Hyeme Winter Yeman Yeoman q. Young man or Geman sa a married man or common or else Guma sa a painful man Ingenuus the next in order to a Gentleman Yoman an Officer in the Kings house between the Serjeant and the Gr●om Yongmen for Yomen in 33 Hen. 8. Yene o. nigh or as in Afore Yene o. over against Yerd o. rod plague Government Yern o. for ●arn to deserve or desire also earnestly Yepely o. cunningly vvisely Yests q. hests o. precepts Yetten o. to get lay up Yeve o. for Give Yeven Yeoven o. for Given Dated Yewd No. VVent Yewing o. going Yex to Hick-cough or Hick-up Yfrounsed o. frovvning Yft●r this o. even as Yhed o. on high Yhold o. held accounted Ykleped o. named Yle q. idle o. vain empty Ynde q. Indian o. black Ynow o. enough Yod as Yewd Yoke a double rope from the helm to the ship-sides to help the steering vvhen their hands are too vveak Yolden o. yielded Yoman See Yeman Yonker D. a Gentleman Yonkers the young fore-mast-men vvho take in top-sails c. Of Yore o. heretofore Yorely o. ancient York the City of that shire Youghall an Irish Port. Youketh the havvk sleeps Yoxley a tovvn in Huntingtonshire Yp●ked o. set forth vvith peaks Ypocras o. Hippocrates Ypres Ypres a tovvn
sixth every fiftieth year and by Sixtus the fourth as it now stands every 25 year beginning it first Anno 1475. Jucatan a Peninsula of New Spain Jucundity l. pleasantness Judah Jehudah h. Confession Judaea Chananaea Canaan part of Syria the holy land or land of promise Judaick cal Jewish Judaism the Faith Custom or Religion of the Jews also a Mortgage Judas Jude as Judah Judas tree with broad leaves whereon he is supposed by some to hang himself Ju●gement Judicium the second part of Logick disposing Arguments as the first part Invention finds them out Judicabl● which may be judged Judication the giving of judgment Judicatory ture l. a place of judgment Judicial ary belonging to a Judge or Judgement Jud●cious full of judgment wise Judicium Dei tryal of Ordel Judith h. praising St. Ives a town in Huntington Ivetot a town of lower Normandy in France whose governour was called King of Ivetot one of a great Title and small inheritance Jugal l. belonging to a Yoke or Wedlock Jugament l. a yoking or coupling Jugular arie belonging to the throat Jugulation l. a killing or cutting ones throat Jugum terrae half a plough-land Jugurth tha King of Numidia taken by the Romans after a long war and brought to Rome where he died in prison Ivingoe a town in Bucks Juise o. Judgement trial examination Jujubes uves Jubeb-fruit Italian plums like Olives Juitland Jut North and South parts of D●nmark Juke to pearch or roost as a hawk Julep A. a preparative of Syrups c. to open the inward parts and prepare for a purgation from Julap P. a kind of Rose-water I●lian nus a Roman Emperour who apostatized from Christiani●y to Heathenism Iulian na Gilian a Womans name Iuli●n Law among the Romans made Adulte●y death Iul●an Are●unt Old Engl●sh acc●unt where●y the year consists of 365 dayes and 6 hours a Correction of the Calendar made 44 years before the birth of Christ by Iulius Caesar the first Roman Emperour he subdued France Spain Britain and the greatest part of Germany reigned 3 years and was stab'd in the Senate-house Iuliers an Imperial town and Dukedome Iulio an Italian coyn about 6 d. value in the papacy of Pope Iulius Iülus g. soft-haired or mossy-bearded Ascanius the son of Aenaeas also a son of Ascanius Iullaber a little hill in Kent where they say Iullaber a Giant or Witch was buried or where Laberius Durus a Captain of Iulius Caesars was slain Iuly Quintilis the fifth Moneth from March so called in honour of Iulius Caesar Iumbals certain sweet-meats Iumentarious belonging to a Iument l. a horse or any labouring beast Iument f. a mare Iuncaria a soil where rushes grow Iuncto Iunta Sp. a Caba● Combination of particular persons Juncture l. a joynt or joyning ●uncture of time the very nick or moment Juncture of affairs the present posture Jungible which may be joyned Junk any piece of an old Cable Junonian ick belonging to Juno Twin-sister and Wife to Jupiter Juno's tears the plant Vervain Juniority a being Junior l Younger Jun●o Sp. as Juncto a meeting of men to sit in Council Juon o. John Ivory f. Elephants Teeth Jupart o. Jeopardy Jupiter Son of Saturn and Ops he conspired against his Father expelled him and divided the Empire between Himself Neptune and Pluto Jupiter Belus second King of Babylon Son of Nimrod or Saturn Jupiters distaffe Mullein Candelaria a kind of Clary Jura Regalia as Regalia Juration l. a swearing Jurate l. sworn Jurates Aldermen or Sheriffs Jurden Jurdan Jordan Jourdon q. Gor-den sa stercus cubilis a Chamber-pot Juridick cal l. belonging to the Law lawful actionable Juridical-day a Court-day Jurisdiction l. authority also the compass or extent thereof Juris prudence l. knowledge or skill in the Laws also the stile or form of the Law Jurist a Lawyer Jurn-choppers as Journ Juror one of the Jury a Company of men sworn to deliver a truth upon such evidence as shall be delivered to them Grand Jury twenty four grave and substantial men Petit Jury twelve men at least Juris utrum a writ for the incumbent whose Predecessour hath alienated his Lands or Tenements Jury mast made at Sea in case of necessity Ivry a Town in Normandy Jus Coronae Crown-Right part of the Law of England and in many things differs from the General Law Jus Curialitatis Angliae the Courtesie of England Jus Patronatus the right of Patronage or presenting a Clerk to a Benefice Jussel a minced dish of several meats Jussulent l. full of or stewed in broth Justes f. Turnaments or Tiltings on horse-back with spears and lances Justice cer eier f. a Judge or Administrer of Justice Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench he hears and determines all Pleas of the Crown Treasons Felonies c. L●rd Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas he hears and determines all causes at the Common-Law that is all Civil causes personal and real between common persons Lord Justice of the Forest Justice in eyre of the Forest one which hath Jurisdiction over all the Forest on this side Trent and another over all beyond Justices of Assise sent by special commission into this or that but not his own County to take Assises for the Peoples ease Justices of Oyer and Terminer deputed upon special and extraordinary occasions to hear and determine some particular causes Justices errants or in Eyre were sent with Commissions into the Country to determine the Pleas of the Crown for the ease of the Subject who must else have com'n to the Courts at Westminster Justices of Gaol-delivery sent with Commission to hear and determine all causes belonging to any cast into Gaol Justice of the hundred the Lord or Alderman of the Hundred Justices of Labourers appointed to redresse their frowardness who would either not work or have unreasonable wages Justices of Nisi prius are now the same with Justices of Assises Some make this difference that the first have jurisdiction in causes personal as well as real and these in strict acception deal only in Possessory writs Justices of Trail-●aston f. draw-staff Inquisitours appointed by King Edward the first on occasion of great disorders in the Realm during his absence in the Scotish and French wars Justices of the Pavilion authorised by the Bishop of Winchester at a fair held near that City by virtue of a grant from King Edward the fourth Justices of the P●ace appointed by the Kings Commission to attend the peace of the County where they dwell Justicements all things belonging to Justice Justicies a writ for the Sheriff to dispatch some special cause above the ordinary reach of his County-Court Justiciable subject to authority or Law Justicium Lawsteed vacation a stay or ceasing from ministration of Justice Justifical executing or doing Justice Justification a justifying clearing maintaining making good or shewing a good reason for Justificators Compurgators which by oath justifie the Innocency report or oath of another Justinians Fryers and Nuns instituted 1412 in St. Justines