cleanness. Zerbino, s. m. a spark, a beau, a fop.-Fare il zerbino, to be foppish or beauish. Zero, s. m. zero, a cypher, a naught.--Zero, naught, nothing, a trifle.--Non vale un zero, it is worth nothing.Non ve ne darei un zero, I would not give you a straw for it. -Non vi pensavo un zero, I did not think of it at all-Marte ho per un poltron, per zero amore, I look upon Mars as a poltroon, and I don't value love a fig. Il suo affare è un zero, his business is a trifle. Zéta. s. f. the letter zed. Zettovário, s. m. zedoary, a root like ginger. Zézzo, adj. last.--Al da zezzo, at last.

Zézzolo, s. m. nipple, the teat

of a breast. Zía, s. f. aunt. Zibaldonáccio, s. m. a bad hodge-podge, a confused medley. Zibaldóne, s. m. mixture, medley, hodge-podge.-Zibaldone, a book in which one writes such passages as strike him in reading.

Zibellino, s. m. a sable, a little wild beast less than a marten that yields a very rich fur.Pelle zibell na, a sable skin. Zibétto, s. m. a civet-cat.Zibètto, s. m. civet, a perfume like musk, contained in the groin of a civet-cat. Zibibbo, s. m. a kind of grapes. -Zibibbo, jar-raisins. Ziemo, s. m. my uncle. Obs. Zieso, s. m. his or her uncle. Obs.

Zigolo, s. m. a green finch. Zilobálsamo, s. m. xylo-balsa mum, the wood of the balsam

tree.

a thrush.

Zirlo, s. m. the whistling of a thrush.

s. f. a kind of grapes.

Zisiga, S
Zitélla, s. f. a girl, a lass.
Zitello,
s. m. a boy.
Zito, Obs.

lare. Zimbello, s. m. a bird tied to a stick fastened to a branch of a tree, and at the end there Zisica, is a little cord, which being drawn makes the bird flutter, so that the other birds fly to him, and are caught.-Zimbéllo, allurement, cajoling, coaxing, courting, false show or appearance.-Non risponde il zimbel secondo il fischio, the business don't answer. Es sere il zimbello, Servir di zimbello, to be a laughing-stock to, to be a may-game.-Zimbello, a little bag full of flax or wool, tied to a stick, with which children beat one another in playing.

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Zitto, s. m. hush, silence. Zitto, hush there.-Star zitto, to hush, to keep silence.Zitto, quiet, still, silent. Zizza, s. f. the breast, pap, teat, or dug. Obs. Zizzánia, s. f. tare, darnel, cockleweed.-Zizzania, discord, dissention, division.Seminar ziazanie, to sow dissension, to cause discord amongst friends. Zimíno, s. m. a kind of meat, | Zizzanióso, adj.sowing discord, so called. turbulent.

Zinépro, s. m. the juniper-tree. Zizziba, s. f. jujube, a sort of Obs.

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Zinfonía, v. Sinfonía. Zingano, s. m. 2 a gypsy, Zingana, s. f. rambling man or woman, that tells people's fortunes.

Zingarésca, s. f. a song after the way of gypsies, sung by masked people in carnival

fruit.

Zizzibo, s. m. jujube-tree.Zizzibo, dry grapes that come from Turkey. Zizzifa, v. Zizziba. Zázzifo, s. m. jujube-tree. Zizzoláre, to drink, to quaff, to tope briskly. Zizzoláto, p. p. of Zizzolare. Zoccolájo, s. m. a patten or wooden shoe-maker. Zoccolánte, an observantine, a friar of one of the orders of Zinghinája, s. f. Ex. Gettar la St. Francis, who wear wooden zinghinaja, to be on the mend-shoes. ing hand.

time.

Zingarésco, adj. of a gypsy, belonging to gypsies. Zingaro, t. Zingano.

Zóccolo, s. m. wooden shoes, pattens, sandal.——— Andare in zoccoli, to wear wooden shoes. -Zoccolo, zocle, (in architecture) a square member lower than its breadth, serving to support a pillar or any other part of a building, instead of a pedestal, base, or plinth. Zoccolo, a silly gull, a sot, a fool, a blockhead, a ninny, a dunce.-Zoccoli! a word used to express wonder.-Dire zoccoli, to say wonders or wonderful things.-Star sotto la tocca del zoccolo, to stand in awe.Andar le gatte in zoccoli, to be extremely merry-In casa vosira hanno a ir stasera le gatte in zoccoli, they shall be very merry at your house to-night.Zodíaco, s. m. zodiac. Zólfa, s. f. the notes of music. -Cantare ad uno la zolfa, to reprimand, to rebuke, to reprove or chide.-Zolfa degli Armeni, the church music used by the Armenians.---Ell' e la

Zucconatrice, s. f. fem. of Zucconatore. Obs. Zucconatúra, s. f. a shearing or cutting the hair of one's head quite close. Zuccóne, s. m. he that the hair of his head shaved quite close. -Zuccone, s. f. a great gourd. Zuccotto, s. m. a head-piece; and a small gourd. Zúffa, s f. strife, quarrel, dispute, contest, debate, fight, battle, fray.

Zuffetta, s. f. a little battle, a light skirmish.. Zuffettina, s. f. dimin. of Zuffetta.

Zufolamento, s. m. whistling, hissing, whizzing. Zufolare, to whistle.-Zufolare, to hiss, to make a hissing noise. -Zufolare, to whistle, to hiss, to whiz-Zufolare, to buzz as a gnat does.-Tu puoi zufolare quanto vuoi, you may talk,

you may say what you will, I don't care.Zufolar negli orecchi, to whisper or buz a thing in one's ear, to prompt. Zufolátore, a whistler. Zufolatrice, feminine of Zufolatore.

Zufolétto, s. m. a little whisZufolíno, tle or flageolet.

Zúfolo, s. m. a whistle or flageolet.-Zufolo, a blockhead, a sot, a ninny, a dunce. Zufolo, a whistling, hissing, or whizzing. Zufolóne, s. m. a great whistle, a flute.

Zughétto, s. m. dim of Zugo. Zugo, s. m. a kind of fritters. -Zugo, an honest simpleton.

-Rimanere un zugo, to be cheated or tricked, to be dashed out of countenance. Zúppa, s. f. bread soaked in wine, or in any other liquid. -Chi fa l'altrui mestiere ja la

zuppa nel paniere, who under takes to do what he does not know, loses his time and his labour; everyone to his trade. -Mangiar la zuppa co' ciechi, to deal with fools.So quel che dico quando dico zuppa, I am not a fool, I know what I say.

-Zuppa segreta, the act of drinking with one's mouth full. Vulgar.

Zuppóne, s. m. a large sop in

wine.

Zurláre, to make merry, to be transported with joy. Zurlátro, p. p. of Zurlare. Zúrlo, s. m. mirth, joy, content, delight, gladness.-Andare in zurlo, to be merry or cheerful.-Mettere in zurlo, to make one merry, to rejoice or divert one. Zúrro, s. m. v. Ruzzo.

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