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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

with a hook a kind of pick-axe Mattress s. a quilt or flock-bed Matura the Goddess of Corn when it began to ripen as Patalena was when the cups began to open Maturated l. ripened hastened Maturation a ripening Maturative belonging to helping or causing Maturity l. ripeness perfection Matutine nal l. belonging to Matuta the morning Maud Matilda Mathildis Ge. Lady of M●ids Maudlin Costus hortorum like Tansey in sight and Alecoast in vertue Mauger Malgerius a proper name Maugre f. Mal gre in spight of ones Teeth Thou canst ●ennest me Maugre o. owest me a spight Mavis a thrush also a bushel o. Maumet o. Mahomet Maund f. a hand-basket with two lids or hamper to carry victuals c. whence Maundy-Thursday shore or Sheer-Thursday next before Easter when the King or his Almoner washes the feet of certain poor men and gives them Doles Maunding c. begging Mavors as Mars Mauritania the utmost Region of Africa toward the Gaditan Bay or the streights of Gibra●ter Mausolaeum a famous marble Sepulchre one of the seven wonders of the world 25 cubits high 411 foot about supported with 36 curious pillars built by Ar●●mesia for her Husband Mausolus King of Caria Marentius the Son of Maximinus a Roma● Tyrant persecutour of Christianity Maxillar ry l. belonging to the Jaw-bone Maxime an axiom rule or undeniable principle in any Art Maximilian composed of Maximus and Aemilianus Q. Fabius and Scipio a German Emperour Son to Frederick 3. Maximinus a Roman Emperour Author of the sixth persecution May the Moneth dedicated to Maia the Mother of Mercury May-fly bred in May of a Water-cricket crept out of the water May games Floralia beginning probably from such a Roman custom according to Ovid. Exit in Maias Festum Florale Cal●ndas Fast. 4. Maynour as Mainour Mayor Meyr as Maior Maystrye o. a Master-piece May-weed resembling Cammomel but of a stinking savour and odious to Bees Mazagan a Portugal sort on the coast of Morocco Maze an astonishment also as Miz-maze a labyrinth or place full of intricate turnings Mazara a town in Sicily Mazer zar zeline a beker or standing-cup to drink in commonly made of Maes●r D. Maple Mazzards West black-cherries Mazzo a Town in the Valteline Meaco the chief City in Japan Mead Mede Br. Medd as Hydromel Mead a Meadow Meadow-sweet Regina prati with crumpled leaves stops bleeding c. Meag Meak E. a peas-hook Meagre f. lean Meal-Rents payable by some Tenants in the Honour of Clun to make meat for the Lords hounds Mean midle in the midle between two extreams Mean part in Musick the Tenour between treble and Basse. Meander Maean Madre Palazzia a Phrygian River with many turnings Meandrous full of Meande●s things full of intricate turnings and windings Mear-stones placed for bounds between land and land Mease q. Maison f. a mansion-house also a measure of 500 Herrings Measles a disease somewhat like the small pox Measn as Mesne Measondue as Maison Dieu Measure of length three barly corns from end to end make an inch twelve inches a foot two foot and a half a step 3 foot a yard 3 foot and nine inches an ell 6 foot a fathom five yards and a half a Rood pole or pearch forty Roods a Furlong and with the breadth of four Rods an Acre eight Furlongs an English mile Meath Li. choice or liberty also a Province of Ireland Meaux a City in France Mec●●nas a Noble man of Rome who favour'd Virgil Horace and other learned men Mecha Meccha a City of Arabia faelix not far from Medina but of far greater resort and traffick Mechanick cal g. belonging to an Handy-craft Mechanick a Trades-man Mechanick Arts chiefly seven Agriculture Architecture Clothing Hunting Medicine Military-Discipline and Navigation Mechlin a City of Brabant Mechoachan a root of great efficacy in the Dropsie Mechation l. Whoredom Mecklenburg a German Dukedom Medal lia f. Medaille an ancient flat jewel or coyn not current money but representing some effigies or other ingenious device Mede sa a desert or merit Medea a forceress feigned to have the power of renewing youth c. Medes o. to boot Medembleck a Town in Holland Medewife sa a woman of merit Medfee sa a bribe or reward also the bote or compensation given in an exchange Media a large Country in Asia Median l. mean midle indifferent Median vein the midle common or black vein Mediastine l. the thin skins dividing the whole breast from the throat to the Midriff into two hollow bosoms also a drudge or kitchin-slave Mediation l. a dividing in two also coming between the work of a Mediatour l. he that doth Mediate intercede or entreat for another Medicable l able to heal or easy to be healed Medicament l. a medicine Medicaster l. a Quack or pedling Physitian Medicated meats c. mingled with medicinal ingredients Medication l. a curing Medicinable curable Medicine l. Physick of five kinds Nosognomick discerning diseases Boethetick removing them Pharmaceutick curing them by application of Medicaments Chirurgick by incision or cauterising Diaeteri●k by Diet. Medick l. a Physitian Mediety l. the midle or half Medietas linguae a mixt inquest of Denizens and Strangers Medimne num l. 6 Bushels Medina a City of Arabia where Mahomets Tomb stands Mediòcrity l. indifferency moderation a mean Medio acquietando a writ to distrain a Lord for acquitting a mean Lord from a Rent which another claims Mediolanum Millain the Chief City of Lombardy so called they say from a sow half covered with Wooll found in digging the foundation Medisance f. evil-speaking reproach Meditative belonging to Meditation l. a studying or devising Mediterranean l. in the middle of the Earth Mediterranean Sea the Midland Sea Dividing Europe from Africa and part of Asia Medle o. mingle Medlar a fruit if rotten-ripe gratefull to the stomach Medlefe letum quarrelling scuff●ng Medrinacles Pouledavies a Course kind of Canvas Medullar belonging to the marrow Medusean belonging to Medusa Phorcys's Daughter with golden hair turn'd into snakes by Minerva for lying with Neptune in her Temple Meed o. Merit or reward Meedless No. unruly Meegre Larbre o. q. Maigre 〈◊〉 arbre as Lean as a tree Meen Mine f. the Countenance or posture of the face Meer for Meer Right Mees sa meadows Meet Mete No. measure Meet now No. Just now Meeter tre Verse or measure M●eterly Meeth Meed No. handsomely modestly Megaclo Daughter of Megares King of Lesbia who hired the muses to be her maids and with their singing to pacifie his frowardness towards her mother Megacosm g. Macrocosm the great world Megaera one of the Furies Megalensian or Megalesian Games in honour of the great Goddess Cybele Megalopsychie g. Magnanimity greatness of Soul Megalysus A Persian Noble who for Darius overthrew the tyranny of the Magi. Meganologie g. a discourse of Greatness Megarick Phylosophers instituted by Euclid born at Megara a Town near the Istmus also the daughter of Creon King of Thebes slain by her own husband Hercules Megb●te as Mag Megrim Migrame

Pastern f. the hollow of the heel Pastilicate to make or use Pastils little rolls of Paste Pills Pastinate to dig in a Garden Paston a Town in Norfolk Pastophories the most Honourable Egyptian Priests Pastoral ritious belonging to a Pastor l. a Shepherd Pastoral Song of Herdsmen Pas●olan● f. an Hireling foisted in by a Captain on Muster-days Patache a small Indian Ship Patacoon a Spanish piece about 4 s. 8 d. Patagous Magellanicans said to be 10 foot high Pataque a Neopolitan piece of an hundred Quadrins Patart a Dutch Stiver whereof five make 6 d. Patavinity the property of or Relation to Padua Patay a Town of Beausse in France Cross Patee whose ends are broad and opened Patefaction l. an opening or discovering Patelena a Goddess of Corn when the Cups opened Patelin f. a flatterer Paten a wooden shoe with an Iron bottom Patentee to whom the King hath granted Patents as Letters Patent Patency a being Patent l. open uncovered Pater-guardian the head of a Franciscan Colledg Paternal Fatherly Paternity l. ones being a Father Pathetical g. affectionate Pathologick belonging to Pathology g. a part of Physick treating of the causes and differences of Diseases Pathologist g. a Writer of Diseases and their Symptoms Pathopaeia g. an expression of a Passion Patible l. sufferable Patibulary l. belonging to a Gallows Patibulated hanged on a Gibbet Patin l. a great Platter Charger or Bason also the flat plate used by Priests with the Chalice at Mass. Patise a reddish colour Cross Patonce who 's ends are both broad and as it were three ways hooked Patration l. a doing perfecting or committing Patriarchal belonging to a Patriarchate chy the Estate Seat or Dignity of a Patriarch ark g. a chief Father the first Father of a Family or Nation also a National Primate Patri●iate the Dignity of Patricians the most Noble Romans descended of Senatours Patricide as Parracide Patrick a Patrician Patrimonial belonging to a Patrimony l. an Inheritance left by the Father Patrimony of St. Peter an Italian Province belonging to the Pope Patrizate g. to resemble or imitate ones Father Patriot a Benefactor or Lover of his Countrey Patrocinate onize to defend or plead for Patronal belonging to a Patron l. advocate defender also in Civil-law he that hath made a Servant free and in the Canon and Common Law he that hath the gift of a Benefice Patroclus Achilles's Friend slain in Achilles's Armour Patronymicks cal names derived from ones Father or Ancestors Patter Pray o. repeat many Pater nosters Patulicate l. to be opened or widened Pavade o. a Dagger Pauciloquent l. using Pauciloquy fewness of words Paucity l. fewness Paudishaw Tu. an Emperour Pavefie l. to affright Pavefaction a terrifying Pavese vice I. a large Shield covering the whole Body Pavia a Great City of Milain Paviage money towards paving Pavidity a being Pavid l. timerous Pavilion f. a Warlike Tent. Pavin Pavane f. a kind of Dance Paul h wonderful or rest Paulin f. little Paul Paunage as Pannage Pavoisade f. a Target-defense for Gally-slaves against small shot Pavanine l. belonging to a Peacock or Hen. Pausade s. a pausing or resting place Pausanias a famous Lacedemonian Captain a●so a Youth who slew Philip of Macedon because he had no redress for being Ravished Pawl a short Iron fastened to the Deck to keep the Capstain from recoiling V●t-pawl the capstain let it go back Pawme o. palm of the hand Pax l. peace also the Pix or Box Sp. Paz. where the Popish Sacrament is put Pay the s●ams lay on hot pitch Pay the Ship lay on the stuff in Grav●ng Payed when in a tack the Sails are flat against the shrowds and she cannot fall back Pea●e of God and the Church vacat●on-time Pea● c. lace Peal N● cool the pot Pean Erminus or yellow Ermine in Heraldry Pearch Perche a Rod Pole a measure of 16 foot and a half in some places above ●0 Pearl a Gem bred in shell-fish also the least Printing Character except the Diamond Pease o. q. appease or pause to stay Pease-bolt E. Pease-straw Peccadillo Sp. a small fault Pèccaminous l. full of sin Peccant l. sinning offending Peccator l. a sinner Peccavi l. I have offended Peck kidg c. meat Pecorous l. full of Cattel Pectinals l. Fish who 's bones are streight like combs as Soals c. Pectination l. a combing also raking of Corn. Pectoral l. belonging to good for the Breast and Lungs also a Breast-plate or Stomacher Pecuarious l. belonging to Cattel Peculator he that commits Peculation l. robbing the Prince or Common-wealth Peculiar l. particular private proper Court of Peculiars dealing in Peculiars Parishes exempt from other Ordinaries and peculiarly belonging to the See of Canterbury R●gal Peculiar the Kings Chappel under the immediate Jurisdiction of the Supream Ordinary the King Peculiate l. to punish a mans purse take away his goods also to enrich Pecuniary l. belonging to Pecunia l. money and anciently Cattel or other substance Pedage l. money given for passage Pedagogism the office of a Pedagogue as Paedag Pedal l. of a Foot Pedality measuring by or able going on foot Pedaneous l. going on foot Pedantism the office of a Pedant f. an Ordinary School-Master Pedanteries f. Pedantick humours Ink-horn terms Pèdation l. a propping of vines Pedature l. the proportion of feet assign'd to workmen Pedce a Commanders foot-boy Pederasty Paed g. a lusting after boyes Pedestal f. a foot-stool the foot of a pillar Pedestrial belonging to a Footman Pedicle l. a little foot also a stalk of fruit Pediculous l. lousy Pedler a Scotch or Wandring Merchant Pedobaptism as Paedob Pedomancy Divination by the lines at the soles of the feet Pedor l. filthiness of prisons Pedotribe g. an instructor of Children to exercise their bodies Peek the room in a ships hold from the bits to the stem Heave a Peek heave the ships hawse right over the Anchor Ride a peek with the main-yard and fore-yard sloped into a St. Andrews Cross lest another ship come foul of them Peeper c. a looking-glass Peeping c. sleepy drowsy Peel-town in Man Isle Peed No. blind of one eye He pees No. He looks with one eye Peevish No. witty Peere o. for appear Peer f. a work raised against the force of the Sea Peers f. Pairs Equals Jury-men also Lords Peerage the condition of Peers of the Realm also an imposition for maintaining a Sea-peer Peery c. fearfull Peeter c. a portmantle Pegasean like or belonging to Pegasus the flying horse of Perseus Pegnin the Metropolis of China Pejerate l. to forswear Pejorate l. to make or grow worse Peitrel Poi ral f. the brest-leather of a horse Pekois o. a pickax Pelagians Hereticks followers of Pelagius he denied Original sin held that man of himself might keep the Commandments c. Pelagic● belonging to the Sea Pelasgi Grecians inhabitants of Pelasgia part of Pelopon●●sus Pelf Pill the broken remains of a fowl after the hawk is relieved Peli●s Brother of Aeson King of Thessaly slain by his

said Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus ●ominus Deus Sabbaoth Sanc●ia Sancta a womans name Sanctification l. a making holy Sanctiloqueut speaking holily Sanctimony ity l. holiness Sanction l. a decree Sanctuary l. a holy place a refuge for Offenders Sanctum Sanctorum the most holy part of the Temple Sand o. sending Sandal h. an old-fashion'd open shoe also as Sanders Saunders a precious physical Indian wood of 3 sorts Red white and yellow Sandapile l. a bier Sandarack l. Red Arsenick or Orpine for paint Sand-bag on which the Graver turns his plate Sandwich a port-town in Kent Sandever Suin f. the fat of glass a very white salt easily dissolving Sandon-Castle in Wight-Isl● Sandwich a Town in Kent Sand-gavel a payment for liberty to dig sand Sanglant f. bloudy Sanglier f. a wild boar Sanguin nary neous nolent l. bloudy Sanguis draconis the red gum of the Dragon-tree Sanhedrim in h. the supream Court or Council of the Jews viz the High-Priest and 70 Elders Sanjacks Sansiacks Turkish Governours of Cities Next in Dignity to Bashaws Sanicle l. a healing herb Sanity l. health soundness Sankfin Sang-fin f. the final end of a lineage Santalum Sanders Santon a Town in Cleveland Santo on Sp. a great Saint Saphen or Saphaeno vein the Mother vein the first branch of the thigh vein Saphick or Sapphique verse of a Trochet Spondee Dactyl and two Trochees invented by Sapho Sappho a Poetress of Mitylene Saphire an Indian azure stone Sap-green the Juice of the Rhamnus or Christs thorn berry for dying and paint Sapidity por l. a being Sapid l. Savory Sapientipotent mighty in Sapience l. wisdom Sar a river in Lorrain Saraband I. a kind of quick air in Musick Sarah b. Lady or Mistress Sarbrucken a town of Triers Sarcasm g. a biting taunt Sarcastical belonging thereto Sarcel a hawks pinnion Sarcenet a kind of thin Taffata Sarcinate l. to load with packs Sarcinarious belonging to packs Sarcling-time f. weeding Sarcocolla g. a healing Persian gum Sarcoma g. a bunch of flesh growing on the nose Sarcophage g. Eat-flesh a stone wherein bodies enclosed do quickly consume also any tomb Sarcotick g. breeding new or superstuous flesh Sarculate l. to weed Sardanapalus a very luxurious King the last of Assyria who in the rebellion burnt himself and all his wealth Sardeleben a town in Brandenburg Sardinia a Spanish Isle in the Mediterranean Sardel dine l. a pilcher Sardonyx Sardonian or Sardine stone a Corneol found in Sardinia a Ligustick or Libyan Island Sardon a venemous herb like smallage causing a Sardonick laughter immoderate and deadly Sare o. for sore Sarentine a town in Mechlenburgh Sarlinish o. a kind of Sarcenet Sarmati● a large Countrey part in Europe part in Asia Sarmentitious l. of twigs Sarpedon King of Lycia kild at Troy by Patroclus Sarplesis eris o. packs Sarpliar f. Sarpillere a piece of Canvas c. to wrap wa●es in Sarplar or Pocket of wool in Scotland Serpliathe half a Sack or 80 stone Cow Sarve the rope lay on synnet yarn canvas c. Sarse a hair-sieve Sarsaparilla Prickly-bind-weed Sartor l. a Botcher Sarum Salisbury Sased o. stuffed Sassafras Agne-tree of Florida the bark is sweet in smell and very Physical Sasse a Floud-gate Lock Turn-pike Sluce Sassinate as Assassinate Satanical belonging to Satan Sathan h. an Adversary the Devil Sate me sore o. toucht me greatly Satellite l. a Sergeant or Yeoman of the guard Satiate l. to satisfy or ●loy Satiety l. fulness Sation l. sowing planting Satisdation l. a putting in of Surety Satisfaction l. amends content Satorious of sowing or sowed Satournade o. yellow or rather leaden and livid Satrap g. the Governour of a Persian Province Saturate to cause Saturity l. fulness plenty Saturnals lian feasts celebrated about the midle of December in honour of Saturn an old heathen Deity Son of Cael● and Vesta deposed by his Son Jupiter also the dullest of the Planets also in Chymistry Lead and in Heraldry Sable Saturnia the line of Saturn from the palm toward the midle finger Saturnian ine barren Dull Melancholy Unlucky Satyre an hairy Mo●ster like a horned man with Goats feet also an invective poem Satyrical belonging thereto Satyrist such a writer Satyriasis as Priapismus Satyrion g. Rag-wort Standle-wort Saverden a town in Lorrain Sauciate l. to wound Bolonia Saucidge made of chopt Beef Bacon Pepper ginger and salt in an Ox gut Save o. I. Savio Sage Wise. Saver default to excuse a default Savine a shrub like Tamarisk Saul b. desired Sault o. for Assault Saults f. jumps Saultoir in Heraldry St. Andrews Cross. Saunce dout f. Sans doute o. without doubt Savoy a Dutchy between France and Switzerland Saunders as Sanders Saunkefin as Sankfin Sautry o. for Psaltery Sawsfleme o. red-faced Saws Saughs o. sayings Saur-pool No. a stinking puddle Sax. Saxony part of Germany the Country of the Saxons wearing Seaxes or crooked swords who next to the Romans conquered Britain Saxifical l. turning o● turned to stone Saxifrage an herb that breaks the stone in the Kidneys Saxifragant l. breaking or broken against stones Saxmondham a town in Suffolk Say of it Sf. taste of it Scabious l Scabby also an herb Scabrous l. rough uneven Scaevity l. a being left-handed or unlucky Scaevola as Mutius Scae Scalado Sp. the scaling of a town Scalar ry belonging to a Scale l. a ladder Scale of miles a measure of them proportionable to the Draught Scale of musick the Gammut Scale a place in Zant where after 14 daies one stands and publickly cites offenders Scalae Gemoniae as Gemony Scaldis the river Scheldt in the low Countries Scallop Shallop Sp. a Ship-boat Scalp the skin covering the skull Scalper ping iron a Chirurgeons scraping Instrument Scammony purging bind-weed Scandalize g. to slander also to give one occasion by example to sin or be offended Scandalous l. giving offense Scandalum Magnatum a writ to recover damage upon a wrong done to any high Personage by false reports c. Scanderbeg Tu. Lord Alexander George Castriot Prince of Epirus who is said to have slain 3000 Turks with his own hands Scandia inavia Scanzia Basilia Baltia a large Peninsula containing part of Denmark and the greatest part of Sweden Scandular l. of Shingles or wooden tiles Scania Schonen part of Scandia Scansion l. the scanning or proving of a verse Scantilone o. for Scantling a measure Scapular l. belonging to the shoulder also as Scapulary the upper narrow cloth worn by Friers down to their feet on both sides Scar o. a steep rock Scarabee l. a beetle Scaramouche an Italian Zani or Player who lately acted in London Scarborough a town in Yorkshire Scarceheed o. for Scarcity Scarkalla some old prohibited fishing tool Scarfing letting the end of one timber into the end of another wood and wood or very close and even Scarification fying a cutting or lancing Scariole broad-leaved Endive Scarpe the slopeness of a wall also in Heraldry a Commanders Scarfe Scarre No. a naked rock Scathe D. to