used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
apparell
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From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
Apple-squires
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From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
backesverbUS /bæks/
third-person singular of “back” — be behind; approve of
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
bellyes
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From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
bootesnoun
a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
the two together, not just one
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
Burchin
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From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
cheere
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From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
cloathes
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From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
Coach-horses
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From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
comparedverbUS /kəmˈperd/
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
Cookes
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From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
dishesnounUS /ˈdɪʃəz/
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
doenounUS /doʊ/
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
doublets
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From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
dyet
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From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
embrodred
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From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
epycurean
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From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
eringo-roote
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From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
euer
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From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
fashionsnounUS /ˈfæʃənz/
plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
fathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
Fraunce
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From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
Gallonius
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From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
gluttonynounUS /ˈɡlʌtəni/
habitual eating to excess
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
Heliogabalus
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From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
inuents
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From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
kitchin
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From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
set down according to a plan
From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
Lecherynoun
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
lickerish
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From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
lifetimenounUS /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
engage in
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
meanes
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From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
used to form the superlative
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
NightingalenounUS /ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
not any; not one
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
officesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
phantasticke
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From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
piesnounUS /paɪz/
plural of “pie” — dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
priuy
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From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
searchesnounUS /ˈsɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “search” — the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
serud
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From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
seuen
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From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
sinnes
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From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
sinsnounUS /sɪnz/
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
be seated
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
SlothnounUS /sloʊθ/
a disinclination to work or exert yourself
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
be standing; be upright
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
TailorsnounUS /ˈteɪlərz/
plural of “tailor” — a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
TaylorsnounUS /ˈteɪlərz/
plural of “taylor” — United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
thinke
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From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
tonguesnounUS /tʌŋz/
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
tradesnounUS /treɪdz/
plural of “trade” — the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading In a most desperate state therefore doe Taylors, and Cookes stand, by meanes of their offices: for both those trades are Apple-squires to that couple of sinnes.
trappingsnounUS /ˈtræpɪŋz/
(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
precisely as stated
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
vp
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From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
waiting-maide
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From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
weighedverbUS /weɪd/
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
Whalebonenoun
a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Good cloathes are the embrodred trappings of pride, and good cheere the very _eringo-roote_ of gluttony: so that fine backes, and fat bellyes are Coach-horses to two of the seuen deadly sins: In the bootes of which Coach, _Lechery_ and _Sloth_ sit like the waiting-maide.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The old world, & the new weighed together: the Tailors of those times, and these compared: the apparell, and dyet of our first fathers.
worne
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From this reading The one inuents more phantasticke fashions, then Fraunce hath worne since her first stone was laid; the other more lickerish _epycurean_ dishes, then were euer serud vp to _Gallonius_ table.
wranglingnounUS /ˈræŋɡəlɪŋ/
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of _Nightingale_ tongues in _Heliogabalus_ his kitchin?