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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	france_n	king_n	normandy_n	1,332	5	11.2071	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54746	The new world of English words, or, A general dictionary containing the interpretations of such hard words as are derived from other languages ... together with all those terms that relate to the arts and sciences ... : to which are added the significations of proper names, mythology, and poetical fictions, historical relations, geographical descriptions of most countries and cities of the world ... / collected and published by E.P.	Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?	1658 (1658)	Wing P2068; ESTC R14781	461,103	384

signified a Region Bristow the name of a pleasant Citie standing partly in Sommerset-shire partly in Gloster-shire it is so called as it were Brightstow which in the Saxon signifieth a bright or shining place in British it was called Caer Oder Nant Badon i. e. the Citie Oder in the Vale of Badon it was fortified by Robert Bishop of Constance against King William Rufus with a Wall which this day is in part standing Britomartis a Cretan Nimph the daughter of Jupiter and Charme she was the first Inventour of hun●●ng Nets being pursued by Minos she to aviod him threw her self into the Sea Broach a Term in hunting the next start growing above the Beamantler in a Stagg's head Brocado Spanish a kinde of Cloath wrought or mixed with Gold or Silver Broccarii a word used in the Scots practick signifies in the Statutes of Gild. Mediatours in any transaction or contract Brochity crookednesse especially of teeth Brocket a red Deer of two years old a spitter or pricket Brode-half-penny a Toll or Custome for setting up boards or Tables in a Market or Fair. Brond old word fury Brontes one of the Cyclops the son of Coelus and Terra and brother to Arpe and Strerope they had each of them onely one eye and that upon their forehead Brooklime an Herb so called Brooming a bringing of a ship aground to be trimmed or made clean Brotel old word brickle A Brouch a Jewel Brow-antler a Term among hunters the first start that grows next to the head of a stag and next to that is the beam-antler Browded old word imbroidered Browk old word to injoy Browse to feed as beasts on shrubs or roots of trees Bruges a famous Citie in Flanders encompass't with a fair wall and having above 60 Churches Brumal Lat. winterlike belonging to the shortest day of winter Brundusium a Town in Italy through which Caesar followed Pompey into Greece Brusk a Term used in Heraldry signifying a kinde of tawney colour otherwise called Tenne Bryke old word streight narrow Brymme when a Boar desires copulation he is said to go to the brymme B U Buccinate Lat. to blow a Trumpet Bucentoro a stately Gally or great ship wherein the Duke of Venice and the Senate go yearly in Triumph on Ascention day to espouse the Sea Bucephalus the horse of Alexander the Great he had the mark of a Bull 's head upon his shoulder being killed in the battle which Alexander fought against Porus King of India a Citie was built in the place where he was buried called Bucephala Bucheldians a Sect of Hereticks which are reckoned among the several sorts of Anabaptists Buck a Hare or Cony when they desire copulation are said to go to Buck. Buck-hurst the title of a Barony belonging to the Sackviles afterwards Eearls of Dorset Buckingham the chief Towns in Buckinghamshire so called from its fruitfulnesse in Beech-trees which the Saxons called Bucken Bucoliks Greek pastoral songs Buda the chief Citie of Hungary now called Offen not farre from the Banks of Danubius Budaris a Citie of Germany belonging to the Pals-grave now called Heidelbergh Budge Lambs furre Buffle a wilde Oxe Bulbous Lat. Bulbous plants are those that have round roots Buffoon French a Jester Bulgaria a countrey on this side Thrace † Bulimy Greek insatiable hunger A Bull a round Jewel hollow within also one of the Popes briefs or Mandates Bullion mony Gold or Silver in the Masse or billet also the place where such Gold or Silver is brought to be tried and changed for the King Bumbasin see Bombasin Bundles a sort of Records of Chancery lying in the Office of the Roll's as the Files of Bills and Answers in Chancery the Files of Corpus cum causa all Writs of Certiorare with their Certificates and divers others Buoy see Boy Buquan a County in the South-part of Scotland the people whereof were anciently called Taizoli Burgedala a famous Citie of France now called Bourdeaux where the Poet Ausonius was born Burel fine●glasse Burford a Town in Oxford-shire where Cuthred King of the West-Saxons vanquish't Aethelbald King of the Mercians and won his Banner whereon was painted the Golden Dragon Burgage is a Tenure whereby men of Cities and Borrows hold their Lands and Tenements of the King and other Lords for a certain yearly Rent Burganet French a kinde of Helmet Burgeon or Bourgeon to grow big about or grosse A Burgh see Bourrough Burgh-grave a title of Honour in Germany signifying a Count of a Castle or Garrison Burglary French from Bourg a Village and Larrecin theft according to the acceptance of Common-law is defined a felonious entring into another mans house with an intent to steal somewhat or to do some fellonious act Burgundia a Countrey of France the people whereof were anciently called Sequani and Hedui It is now divided into lower Burgundie which is called Burgundia Regia or the County of Burgundie and into upper Burgundy which is called Burgundia Imperatoria or the Dutchy of Burgundy Burled old word armed Burlesque French merry drolish Burlet French a coife Burly-brand old word a great sword great fury Burnet the name of a certain Herb also a word used by Chauser signifying woollen also a hood or attire for the head Burnish Ital. to make bright to polish also a word used by hunters when Harts spread their Horns after they are new rubbed A Burnisher a word used in graving or etching and signifieth a thing which they make use to smooth sweeten the work Burshoulder or Burrowholder see Headborough Buscum ducis one of the chief Towns of Brabant now called Hertogenbush Bush or holy water sprinkle a Term in hunting the tayl of a Fox Busiris the son of Neptune and Lybia the daughter of Epaphus who for his Tyranny was slain by Hercules with his son Amphidamas and Chalbis his cryer A Buskin a kinde of boot alse a Pump worn by Tragidians Bustard or Bistard a kind of great sluggish bird Butes the son of Amycus King of the Bebrycians he being deposed fled to Trepanum and falling in love with Lycaste a fair Curtesan he begat Eryx Buthus a famous Wrestler that used to devour a whole oxe in a day Butlerage of wines a certain impost uppon wines which the Kings Butler may exact out of every ship Butten a term among hunters the first part in putting up a Stags head Buttington a Town in Montgomeryshire wherein in old time the Danes taking up their winter quarters were driven out by Adhered Earle of the Mercians in the year of our Lord 894. Buttresse a word of Architecture the prop whereon the but-end of the building resteth Buttuck a term in Navigation the breadth of a ship right a stern from the tuck upwards Buxome or Bu●some from the Dutch word Booghsaem pliant flexible also blith or merry Buzzar a Market-place among the Persians Buzzard a kind of great Hawk or Kite B Y Byblus a Town of Phoenicia where Adonis had a Temple built in honour of him Byg old

Barons de Alfreton the second of whom built the Abbay de Bello Capite or Beauchief Algareb Arab. the Star in the right wing of the Crow Algarfe Arab. the head of the fifteenth mansion Algate old word if so be notwithstanding altogether Algates old word ever even now for all that Algebar the left foot of Orion Algebhe Arab. the head of the tenth mansion Algenib Arab. the right wing of Pegasus Algebra a Syriac word signifying the art of figurative numbers or equation Algid Lat. num with cold chill Algomeissa Arab. the little Dog Algon Arab. the head of Medusa Algorithme a word compounded of Arabick and Spanish the art of reckoning by Cyphers Algrim old word the same as Algebra Alguze the left foot of Orion an Arabick word Alhabar Arab. a Star in the mouth of the great Dog Alhibade a rule on the back-side of a Geometrical instrument to take heights and depths Alicante one of the chief Towns of Valentia in Spain where there is plenty of Mulbery's of which they make Alican● wine Alice Germ. a womans name contracted from Adelize i. noble Alienation Lat. an estranging Alifed Sax word alowed Aliment Lat. nourishment Alimony Lat. a pension alowed for subsistance from a husband to his wife being parted from him Alioth Arab. a star in the tail of Helice or the Bear All-a-bone old word a made request Allaborate Lat. to labour much about a thing Allantoides the tunicle that wraps and covers the head buttocks feet and more eminent parts of the birth Allabanny the same as Albany that part of Scotland called the Highlands so called either from Albion or from the Brittish words Ellan Ban i. white Island Allay a mitigation or asswaging also the tempering of gold or silver with a baser metal to augment the weight of it Allective Lat. alluring inciting Allegation Lat. a proving an alleaging Allegory Greek a mysterious saying wherein there is couched something that is different from the litteral sense Alleluja an Hebrew word signifying praise ye our Lord also the name of an Herb called Wood-sorrel An Alley French a narrow passage All-good a pot Herb otherwise called good Henry All-heal an Herb otherwise called clowns woundwort Alliance French an association either by kindred or by Covenant † Alliency Lat. an inticing unto Alligation Lat. a binding unto Allington a Town in Hamtshire scituate upon the River Avon anciently called Allaun Allision Latin a dashing against any thing Alliteration lat a word used in Rhetorick being a playing upon the same Letter Allobroges the people of Savoy and Dauphine in France Allocamel Greek a beast in the Indies having the head of a Mule and the body of a Camel † Allocation lat a placing towards Allocations the allowances of Officers under a Prince or great man Alloquie lat a talking unto or parlying with any one Allodial lands a Term in law free lands for which no fines or services are due Allome a kinde of mineral being a salt sweat of the earth Allot to assign to every one his proper patrimony Allusion lat a speaking in reference to another thing An Almain a German also a Term in Musick being a kinde of aire which hath a slower time then either Corant or Saraband also Alma● Rivets are a certain kinde of Armour rivetted with braces of mail Almanack a German word signifying as much as Calender or a Prognostication by observing the course of the stars Almaner Arab. the ●ight of a Planet in his Epicycle Almantica Arab. see Zodiack Alma●zor Arab. Defender it being the name of divers Princes and great men among the Moors Almicantarats Arab. a Term in Astronomy being those lines which passe through the Meridian paralel with the Horizon Almner a Kings or Princes Officer that looks to the distribution of Alms or fragments of meat to the poor Almond a certain kinde of Thracian Nut so called Almugia Arab. the scituation of Planets in the Zodiack so as to behold each other face to face Almuten of a house is that Planet which hath most dignities in the signe ascending or descending from the Cusp of any house but Almuton of a figure is that Planet which in essential dignities or accidental is most powerfull in the whole Scheme of Heaven Alnath Astronomick a star which is to be seen in the Horns of Aries Alnewick a Town in Northumberland scituate upon the River Alne famous for a battel between William King of Scots and the English under Henry the second it is fortified with a strong Castle where Malcolm the third was slain when he besieged it it is also called Alanwick and Anwick Aloes Sea Housleek Bitterwort an Herb whose juyce congeals in a Gum very profitable in Physick also a Wood called Lignum vitae-Aloe Zocatrina is that which is brought out of the Island Zocatara Alogie Greek a being irrational or void of reason Alopecie Greek a disease called the Scurf or Foxes evil wherein the hairs fall off from the head by the roots Alosha a certain drink made of water and hony much used in Spain in hot weather Alpha the first of the Greek letters Alphabet the order of letters A.B.C. Alpharaiz Arab. the right shoulder of Pegasus Alpharez Arab. the navel of Pegasus Alpheta Arab. the shining star of the Crow Alpheus a famous River of Arcadia which running a great way into the Sea meets at length with Arethusa a River in Sicilie nearunto Siracuse Alphitomancie Greek a divination by tarly meal Alphonsus from the Gottish word Helphuns i. our help the name of divers great Kings of Spain and Naples Alphonsin-Tables certain Astronomical calculations invented by Alphonsus King of Aragon Alphrad the bright star in Hydra Alps great Hills that divide France from Italy Alrameck Arab. a star in the constellation of Bootes Aliacaba Arab. the Pole-star or the tayl of cynosure Alresford a Town in Hantshire given by Kinew●lce the religious Saxon King to the Church at Wenta Alteration lat a changing Altercation lat a contentious dispute Alternation lat a changing by turns Althaea see Meleager † Altiloquent lat speaking loftily † Attitonant lat an Epithet anciently given to Jupiter and signifies thundring from on high Altitude lat heighth also a Term in Astronomy being the heigth of the sun or any of the stars from the Horizon † Altivolant lat soaring or flying aloft Alveary lat a Hive of Bees Alvea●ed lat channelled or trenched from Alveus a channel Alume a certain astringent mineral somewhat whitish and transparent Alumnation lat a fostering or nourishing † Alutation lat a tanning or dressing of leather Alytarch Greek a keeper of rule and order in publick Games and Ceremonies A. M. Amayne a Term used by men of War incountring another ship and bidding them yield Amalgaminge an old word used by Chaucer signifying a mixture of Quicksilver with other metals 〈◊〉 the Nurse of Jupiter she fed him with Goats milk and he afterwards as a reward gave her the horn of a Goat which had this faculty that

dutch word Iskekel a tappe of ice a drop of water frozen Isis a goddesse worshipped by the Egyptians she was at first called Io and was the daughter of Inachus King of Argos see Io. Isis the river Ouse in Wiltshire which meeting with Thames is called Thamisis Islip a Town in Oxfordshire anciently called Gistlipe famous for being the birth-place of King Edward the Confessour Ismaelite one descended from Ismael the son of Abraham by his Concubin Agar Isonomy Greek an equality Isoceles Triangle in Geometry is that which hath two equal sides and two equal opposite Angles Isota de Nugarolis a Virgin of Verona the daughter of Antonius de Nugarolis she was very famous for Philosophy Philology and Poetry Isped old word dispatched Israel Hebrew prevailing in the Lord. Issue in Common law signifieth either children begotten between a man and his wife or the profits of lands or the profits growing from a fine or a matter depending in suit whereupon the parties joyn Isthme Greek a narrow neck of land lying between two seas the most famous Isthmus is that of Greece whereupon Corinth stands from thence were denominated the Isthmian Games instituted by Theseus in honour of Neptune Istria a Country of Italy joyning to Illyricum Isurium Brigantum the name of an ancient City in York-shire so called from the River Vre running by it It was many ages since rased to the ground but out of the ruines of it was built a Town now called Ealdburgh or Aldborow I T Italia or Italie one of the most famous Countries of Europe so called from Italus otherwise called Atlas an ancient King thereof who had two daughters Electra whom he marryed to Camboblasco King of the Janigenae and Roma whom he made Queen of the Aborigenes she is said to have laid the foundation of the City Rome which was afterwards finished by Romulus others derive Italy from the Greek word Italos an Ox because that Country abounded with Oxen it was anciently called Hesperia from Hesperus the brother of Atlas To Italianize a made word signifying to speak or do like an Italian Iteration lat a saying or doing the same thing over again a repeating Ithaca an Island in the Ionian sea where Vlisses was born it is full of Goats but no Hare can live there Itinerary lat belonging to a journy also substantially used for a Calender of miles or a note-book wherein are set down the passages of a journy Itylus the son of Zethus and Aedon see Aedon Itys the son of Tereus King of Thrace by Progne the daughter of Pandion King of Athens he was slain by his mother and set before Tereus to eat at a banquet because he had deflowred her sister Philomel who after her hands and tongue were cut off wrought the relation of it with her needle but Tereus discovering in the midst of the banquet the slaughter of Itys by seeing the head of the child he pursued Progne and her sister with his sword drawn who running from him Progne was changed into a swallow Philomell into a Nighingale and Itys into a Pheasant J U Juba a King of Mauritania he was a constant friend to Pompey's party he overthrew Curio and all his forces sent into Africa by Caesar when Pompey was overcome he joyned his forces with Scipio and dyed fighting with Petreius Jubarb q. barba jovis because of its perpetual greennesse a kind of plant otherwise called Housleek Jubeb fruit or Jujubes Arab. zufalzef a kind of Pruan used much in Physick and sold by Apothecaries it was a fruit known among the Seres a people of Scythia and therefore called in Latin Sericum Jubilation lat a solemn rejoycing a shouting for joy A year of Jubile a great festival or time of rejoycing celebrated every 50th year by the Jews in remembrance of their deliverance from Egypt it came at length to be solemnized among the Christians being first instituted by Pope Boniface the eighth in the year 1300 who ordained it to be kept every hundred years it comes from the Hebrew word Jocel rejoycing Jucundity lat pleasantnesse Judea a Country of Syria in Asia the greater bordering eastward upon the dead sea it is also called Chananaea or the land of Promise Judaisme lat the faith or religion of the Jews Judicatory lat a place of Judgement or hearing of causes Judicial or Judiciary lat belonging to a cause tryal or judgement Judith Hebr. praising a proper name of women Ivetot a Town of lower Normandy in France which hath in former times been governed by a titular King whence a man of a great Title and a small inheritance is in derision called a King of Ivetot Jugal lat belonging to a yoak Jugament lat a yoaking or coupling Jugular or Jugularie lat belonging to the throat whence the jugular veins are those veins which ascend along the sides of the neck to the bottom of the head Jugulation lat a cutting the throat of any one a killing Jugurth the son of Manostabales brother of Micipsa King of Numidia whom his Uncle dying constituted heir of his kingdom together with his two sons Adherbal and Hiemsal but Jugurth that he might possesse the Kingdom to himself slew them both whereupon the Romans made war upon him for a long time wherein at length being overthrown by Marius he fled to Bocchus King of Mauritania by whom he was betrayed to Sylla and being brought to Rome dyed in prison Jujubes see Jubeb fruit To Juke to pearch or roost as a Hawk Julep a kind of physical medecine to open the inward parts and prepare for purgation being a decoction mingled with sirrups or sweetned with sugar Jullaber a certain hillock in Kent so called from one Jullaber a Giant or as some say a Witch who was here enterred but Cambden rather thinks it so named from Laberius Durus a Captain of Julius Caesars who was here slain Julian sirnamed the Apostate because that being brought up in the Christian religion he fell back to Heathenisme he was the son of Constantius and by his valour came to be made Roman Emperour he prohibited to the Christians all kind of learning that through their ignorance they might become uncapable to defend their religion at last in an expedition against the Persians being mortally wounded he cryed out vicisti Galilaee Thou hast overcome O Galilaean meaning Christ and soon after dyed also a proper name of women contracted Juliana some write it Gilian Julian account see Gregorian account Julio a kind of Italian coin made by Pope Julius valuing about six pence of our mony Julius Caesar the first of the Roman Emperours he subdued France Spain Brittain the Low Countries and the greatest part of Germany afterwards he entred into a civil war with Pompey whom he utterly defeated at the battle of Pharsalia and his two sons Cneus and Sextus Pompeius in Spain and having reigned three years in Rome as absolute Emperour he was at length slain in the Senate house by Brutus and Cassius the