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Tepid, P. L. vii. 417. lukewarm

Thankless, P. that earns no thanks, is not thanked. It otherwise signifies unthankful, ungrateful Thrascias, P. L. x. 700. the wind blowing from Thrace, northward of Greece

To thrill, P. to pierce, to bore, to penetrate Tiar, P. L. iii. 625. a Persian word for a round cap, high, and ending in a point; the usual covering and ornament the eastern princes wore on their heads

To tilt, to run in tilts, P. L. ix. 34; to play unsteadily, P. L. xi. 747

Tilth, P. L. xi. 430). arable, tilled

To tine, P. L. x. 1075. to light, to kindle, to set on fire; from the Saxon tynan, to light, to kindle. From this we have the word tinder Tipsy, P. drunk, overpowered with drink To torment, P. L. vi. 244. to put into great agitation; from the French tormente, a great storm Torncament, or Tournament, tilt, just, P. L. ix. 37. encounter, shock of battle, P. L. xi. 652 Tortuous, P. L. ix. 516. twisted, wreathed, winding

Trading, P. L. ii. 640. having a trading wind, or

a monsoon

To train, P. L. vi. 553. to draw along, to draw in train; from the term train of artillery Transmigration, P. L. x. 261. passage from one place or state into another

To travel, P. L. iii. 501. to tire, to harrass. Mr.

Johnson thinks this word should be spelt travail when it signifies labour, and travel when it signifies journey

To trick, P. to dress, to decorate, to adorn Triform, P. L. iii. 730. having a triple shape.

The moon is said to be triform when increasing with horns towards the east, decreasing with horns towards the west, and at the full

To trill, P. R. iv. 246. to utter quavering To trip, P. L. xi. 847. to dance, to run or step lightly, from tripudiare, to dance

To troll, P. L. xi. 620. to move circularly Tropic, P. L. x. 675. the line at which the sun

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Tun, P. L. iv. 816. a large cask

Turkis, or Turkois, P. a blue stone, numbered among the meaner precious stones

Turm, P. R. iv. 66. a troop; a word coined from the Latin turma

U

Unapparent, P. L. vii. 103. obscure, not visible Uncouth, odd, strange, unusual; from the Saxon uncud, unknown

Understood, P. L. i. 662. not expressed, not openly declared, and yet implied; as when we say that a substantive or verb is understood in a sen

tence

Unessential, P. L. ii: 439. void of real being

Unexpressive, unutterable, ineffable, not to be expressed

Unfum'd, P. L. v. 349. not burnt, and exhaling smoke as in fumigations, but with its natural

scent

Unison, P. L. vii. 599. sounding alone

Unprevented, P. L. iii. 231. not preceded by any thing

Unremov'd, P. L. iv. 987. for immoveable, not capable of being removed.

Unweeting, ignorant, unknowing

Unwiser, P. L. iv. 716. not so wise as one should have been

To use, P. to haunt or frequent

Uxorious, submissively fond of a wife, infected with connubiak dotage

V

Van, a wing with which the air is beaten Vant-brass, or Vaunt-brace, S. A. 1121. armour for the arms

Various, varied with divers sculptures and paintings, P. L. vi. 84. variegated, diversified, P. L. vii. 318

To veer, P. L. ix. 515. to turn about

Vernant, P. L. x. 679. flourishing as in the spring

Viduds, food meat dressed

Vigd, P. K. 18. watch; devotions performed

in the customary hours of rest; songs sung while the angels kept watch

Void, P. L. iii. 12. destitute of any formed being, void as the earth was when first created. It commonly signifies emptiness; but it cannot be so understood here; for chaos is described as full of matter

Volant, P. L. xi. 561. nimble, active

Vollied, P. L. iv. 928. disploded, discharged with a volley

Voluble, rolling, having a quick motion

W

To wallow, P. L. vii. 411. to move heavily and clumsily

War, P. L. xii. 214. forces, army

Ware, P. L. ix. 353. wary, cautious

To warp, P. L. i. 341. to turn, to work forward;

a sea term

Wassailer, a toper, a drunkard. Mr. Johnson gives

this account of the origin of the word: Hail or hei! for health was in such continual use among the good fellows of ancient times, that a drinker was called a was-heiler, or a wisher of health; and the liquor was termed was-heil, because health was so often wished over it. These words were afterwards corrupted into wassail and wassailer. Miscel. Obs. on Macbeth, p. 41.

To wattle, P. to bind with twigs; to form, by plaiting twigs one within another

To ween, to think, to imagine, to fancy
To weet, to know, to be informed
Welkin, the firmament or sky

Westering, P. drawing towards the west
Whilome, P. formerly, once, of old

Whist, P. still, silent. It is commonly used as an interjection, commanding silence. And hence it is supposed the game of Whist hath its name, as it requires close attention and silence

Wight, a person, a being

Wisard, P. a wise man, an enchanter, a conjurer Within, P. L. i. 725. xi. 470. (an adverb), inwardly

To won, P. L. vii. 457. to live, to dwell, to inhabit

To worse, P. L. vi. 440. to put to disadvantage To wrack, P. L. ii. 182. to rock, to shake

To wrench, S. to force, to wrest

To writhe, to distort, P. L. x. 569, to twist with violence, P. L. vi. 328.

Y

Ycleaped, P. called, named, termed

Zenith, the point over head opposite to the nadir

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