Chapter XIV

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From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

for the reason that

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

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From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

the two together, not just one

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

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From this reading _Catso._ _Re-enter_ BELLAFRONT _with_ ORLANDO _in his own dress, and four ~Servants~_.

take exception to

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

put on clothes

From this reading _Catso._ _Re-enter_ BELLAFRONT _with_ ORLANDO _in his own dress, and four ~Servants~_.

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From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

an opening that permits escape or release

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading ’tis my father.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

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From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading _Catso._ _Re-enter_ BELLAFRONT _with_ ORLANDO _in his own dress, and four ~Servants~_.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Catso._ _Re-enter_ BELLAFRONT _with_ ORLANDO _in his own dress, and four ~Servants~_.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

a thick flat pad used as a floor covering

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

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From this reading _Bell._ Matheo!

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ’tis my father.

not any; not one

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

impressive in appearance

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World

From this reading _Catso._ _Re-enter_ BELLAFRONT _with_ ORLANDO _in his own dress, and four ~Servants~_.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading _Catso._ _Re-enter_ BELLAFRONT _with_ ORLANDO _in his own dress, and four ~Servants~_.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

undergarment worn under a skirt

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

plural of “propensity” — an inclination to do something

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

enter again

From this reading _Catso._ _Re-enter_ BELLAFRONT _with_ ORLANDO _in his own dress, and four ~Servants~_.

make a dry crackling sound

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

plural of “satin” — a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading _Catso._ _Re-enter_ BELLAFRONT _with_ ORLANDO _in his own dress, and four ~Servants~_.

a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

denote or connote

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

a native or inhabitant of Spain

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

not in physical motion

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

a crisp smooth lustrous fabric

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

in or at that place or location

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

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From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading ’tis my father.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Catso._ _Re-enter_ BELLAFRONT _with_ ORLANDO _in his own dress, and four ~Servants~_.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading _Mat._ No, faith, Front, Lodovico is a noble Slavonian: it’s more rare to see him in a woman’s company, than for a Spaniard to go into England, and to challenge the English fencers there.--[_Knocking within._] One knocks,--see.--[_Exit_ BELLAFRONT.]--La, fa, fol, la, fa, la, [_Sings_] rustle in silks and satins! there’s music in this, and a taffeta petticoat, it makes both fly high.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [278] A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.--_Dyce._ _Bell._ This is your fault to wound your friends still.