mappery, contemptuous word for
map-making. T. & C. i. 3. 205.
marble, marbled, shining like
marble. Tim. iv. 3. 192; Oth. iii. 3.
461.

marble-constant, firm as marble.
A. & C. v. 2. 239.
marchpane, marzipan. R. & J. i.
5. 9.

margent, margin, commentary.
R. & J. i. 3. 86; Ham. v. 2. 157.
mark, target, reach Cor. ii. 2. 89;
A. & C. iií. 6. 87; attention, notice.
Oth. ii. 3. 313.

market of his time, best use he
makes of his time. Ham. iv. 4. 34.
mark, God bless the, an expres-
sion of apology for the mention
of something disagreeable, or of
scorn. R. & J. iii. 2. 53; Oth. i. 1. 33.
mark-man, marksman. R. & J. i.
1. 208.

marry, unite, join closely. R. & J.
1.3.83; orig.the name of the Blessed
Virgin used as an exclamation or
asseveration. R. & J. ii. 5. 62; &c.
marshal, guide, lead. Mac, ii. 1. 42 ;
&c.; general officer of the highest
rank in the French army. Lear iv.

3. 9.

mart, traffic, buy and sell. J.C. iv.
3. 11; Cym. i. 6. 151; buying and
selling. Ham. i. 1. 74; market. Per.
iv. 2. 4.

Martial, like that of the war-god,
Mars. Cym. iv. 2. 310.

martlet, swallow or house-martin.
Mac. i. 6. 4.

martyr, mutilate. T.A. iii. 1. 82;
torment, torture. R. & J. iv. 5. 59,
martyred signs, marks of ex-
treme suffering. T. A. iii. 2. 36.
marvel, wonder, a wonder. Lear ii.
1.99; Cym. iii. 1. 10.
Mary-bud, bud of a marigold. Cym.
ii. 3. 24.

mash, mix malt with water, brew.
T.A. iii. 2. 38.

mask, take part in a masque. R. &
J. i. 5. 40.

mass, solid bulk. T. & C. i. 3. 29;
Ham. iv. 4.47: applied to the earth.
Ham. iii. 4. 49.

mast, fruit of the beech, oak, or
chestnut,serving as food for swine.
Tim. iv. 3. 417.

master, chief. T.A. v. 1. 15; &c.;
captain of a merchant vessel. Mac.
i. 3. 7; rule as a master. Cym. iv. 2.
383, 395.
masterdom,absolute control. Mac.
i. 5. 70.

masterly report, report describ-
ing him as a master. Ham. iv. 7. 95.
masterpiece, greatest achieve-
ment. Mac. ii. 3. 66.
mastership, masterly or supreme
skill. Cor. iv. 1. 7.

mastick, massive. T. & C. i. 3. 73.
match, agreement. T. & C. iv. 5. 37,

269; Cym. iii. 6. 30; equal contest.
T. & C. iv. 5, 46; v. 4. 26; Ham. ii. 2.
475; place in competition with.
R. & J. ii. chor. 4; oppose with
equal power. Ham. iv. 7.99; Cym.
ii. 1. 23.

match, a, done! R. & J. ii. 4. 71.
mate, stupefy, confound. Mac. v.
1. 81.

material, forming the substance
of a thing. Lear iv. 2. 35.
matin, morning. Ham. i. 5, 89.
matter, sense, substance. Lear iv.
6. 175.

matter for that, it's no, that does
not matter. Cor. iv. 5. 172.
matter, to the, to the point. Ham.
iii. 2. 328; Cym. v. 5. 170.
mature, ripe or ready. Cor. iv. 3.
25; due. Lear iv. 6. 276.
mangre, in spite of. Lear v. 3.

132.

may, you, go on, divert yourself.
T. & C. iii. 1. 112; Cor. ii. 3. 37.
mazzard, head. Ham. v. 1. 91; Oth.
ii. 3. 152.

meadow, low well-watered ground.
T.A. iii. 1. 126.

mealy, covered with fine powder.
T. & C. iii. 3. 79.

mean, opportunity to approach.
Ham. iv. 6. 13; medium. Á. & C. ii.
7. 20; something interposed or in-
tervening. A. & C. iii. 2. 32.
meaning, intention, purpose. Lear
i. 2. 180; v. 3. 4.

meanly, basely, lowlily. Cym. iii.
3. 82.

means, make, take steps. Cym. ii.
4. 3.

mean time, the, in the meantime.
A. & C. iii. 4. 25.

measle, loathsome disease. Cor.
iii. 1. 77.

measure, something commensu-
rate or adequate. Cor. ii. 2. 123;
judge, estimate. R. & J. i. 1. 128;
dance. R. & J. i. 4. 10; limit, re-
stricted extent. R. & J. iii. 2. 125;
Mac. v. 7. 102; A. & C. iii. 4. 8.
measure your length, how long
you were, fall or lie at length.
Lear i. 4. 89; Cym. i. 2. 24.
mechanic, handicraftsman. Cor. v.
3. 83; engaged in manual work,
vulgar. A. & C. iv. 4. 32; v. 2. 208.
meddle, have dealings, concern
oneself. R. & J. i. 2. 39.
medicinable, healing, medicinal.
T. & C. i. 3. 91; Oth. v. 2. 350; Cym.
iii. 2. 33.
medicine, doctor. Mac. v. 2. 27;
poison. Lear v. 3. 97; Oth. iv. 1. 45;
philtre. Oth. i.3.61; bring by medi-
cinal means. Oth. iii. 3. 333; philo-
sopher's stone or elixir. A. & C. i.
5.36; heal. Cym. iv. 2. 243.
medlar, fruit like a small brown-
skinned apple. R. & J. ii. 1. 34;
Tim. iv. 3. 304.

mend, improve, reform. Cor. i. 4.38; &c.; make amends for. Cor. iii. 2. 26; increase the value of. Tim. i. 1. 173; A. & C. i. 5. 45; abate. Tim. v. 1. 188; adjust. A. & C. v. 2. 317. mends, means of reparation, remedy. T. & C. i. 1. 70. merchant, fellow. R. & J. ii. 4. 148. Mercurial, fleet. Cym. iv. 2. 310. Mercury, the god as patron of thieves and cheating. T. & C. ii. 3. 11.

mercy, at, in, in the power of the conquerors. Cor. i. 10. 7; Lear i. 4.

328.

mercy, by, ?by a merciful condition. Tim. iii. 5. 56. mercy, cry, beg pardon. Lear iii. 6.

53.

mere, absolute, sheer. Mac. iv. 3. 152; Oth. ii. 2. 3; Cym. iv. 2. 92. mered, (a) sole ground of dispute, (b) matter to which the dispute is limited. A. & C. iii. 11. 10. merely, absolutely, entirely. Cor. iii. 1. 303; Ham. i. 2. 137. merry, amusing. T.A. v. 2. 175; facetious. Tim. iii. 2. 40. mess, dish, course of dishes. Tim. iv. 3. 419; Lear i. 1. 117; one of the groups of persons, normally four, into which the company at a banquet was divided. Ham. v. 2. 89. metal, character. Lear i. 1. 69. metaphysical, supernatural. Mac. i. 5. 29.

meteor, luminous appearance in the sky. R. & J. iii. 5. 13. mettle, disposition, spirit, courage. J.C. i. 2. 294; ii. 1. 134; Oth. iv. 2. 205.

mew, coop up, shut up. R. & J. iii. 4. 11.

miching mallecho, ? skulking mischief. Ham. iii. 2. 140. mickle, great. R. & J. ii. 3. 15.

microcosm, man viewed as the epitome of the universe. Cor. ii. 1. 64. midway, half-way. T. & C. i. 3. 278; Per. v. 1. 48; mid-air. Lear iv. 6. 14; medium. A. & C. iii. 4. 19. might, power to do. T. & C. iii. 2. 156; bodily strength. J.C. ii. 4. 8. milch, give milk, weep. Ham. ii. 2. 521.

mild, calm. Per. iii. 1. 27. milk, as a type of what is pleasant. R. & J. iii. 3. 54; Mac. iv. 3.98; compassion. Mac. i. 5. 17. milk-livered, white-livered, cowardly. Lear iv. 2. 50.

milky, timorous, weak. Tim. iii. 1. 56; Ham. ii. 2. 482; Lear i. 4. 342. millstones, said of the tears of a hard-hearted person. T. & C. i. 2.

151.

mince, affect mincingly. Lear iv. 6. 121; extenuate. Oth. ii. 3. 244; report euphemistically. A. & C. i. 2. 108. mind, remind. Cor. v. 1. 18; purpose, desire. T.A. v. 3. 1; J.C. i. 2. 289; attend to. R. & J. iv. 1. 13; disposition. Tim. iii. 3. 23; Lear i. 3. 16; way of thinking and feeling. J.C. v. 1. 113; intend. Per. ii. 4.3.

minded, disposed. Lear iii. 1. 2. mindless, unmindful, careless. Tim. iv. 3. 93.

mine, subterranean cavity. Oth. iv. 2. 78..

miracle, ?to be revealed by miracle.
Cym. iv. 2. 29.

mire, sink as in mire. Tim. iv. 3.
148.

mirth, object of merriment. J.C.
iv. 3. 49, 113; jest. A. & C. i. 4. 18.
misadventured, unfortunate. R.
& J. i. chor. 7.
Misanthropos, hater of mankind.
Tim. iv. 3. 53.

misbehaved, ill-behaved. R. & J.
iii. 3. 142.

miscarry, go wrong. Cor. i. 1. 267 ;
R. & J. v. 3. 267; come to harm,
perish. Lear v. 1.5; Oth. v. 1. 6.
mischief, misfortune, calamity.
Oth. i. 3. 204; Per. i. 4. 8.
misdoubt, have doubts as to. A. &
C. iii. 7. 62.

mis-dread, dread of evil. Per. i. 2.
12.

misery, (a) miserable nobility, (b)
wretchedness in noble estate.
Cym. v. 3. 64.
misprise, despise. T. & C. iv. 5. 74.
miss, be wanting. R. & J. i. chor.
14.

mis-sheathed, sheathed wrongly.
R. & J. v. 3. 205.

missing, absence. Cym. v. 5. 276.
mission, sending of help. T. & C.
iii. 3. 189.

missive, messenger. Mac. i. 5. 6;
A. & C. ii. 2. 78.

mist, bedim. Lear v. 3. 263.
mistake, go astray. R. & J. v. 3.
203; misdoubt. Tim. iii. 2. 23.
mis-tempered, tempered for an
evil purpose. R. & J. i. 1. 89.
mistership, mistress-ship. T.A. iv.
4.40.

misthought, thought ill of. A.&C.
v. 2. 175.

mistress, woman having a pro-
tective or guiding influence. Lear
ii. 1. 41.

mistrust, of, doubt as to. J.C. v.
3.66.

misuse, evil conduct. Oth. iv. 2.108.
mite, minute particle. Per. ii.
Gower 8.

mixture, preparation of various
ingredients. R. & J. iv. 3. 21;
Ham. iii. 2. 260; Oth. i. 3. 104.
moan, lamentation, grief. Cym. iv.
2. 273.

mobled, muffled. Ham. ii. 2. 507.
mock, defy, set at naught. Mac. ii.
2. 7; A. & C. iii. 11. 184; simulate.
A. & C. v. 1. 2.

mockery, appearance. Mac. iii. 4.
107; futile actions. Ham. i. 1. 146.
mock, make, play, sport. Oth. v. 2.
149.

model, likeness, image. Ham. v. 2.
50; Per. ii. 2. 11.

modestly, with due moderation.
T. & C. iv. 5. 221; J.C. i. 2. 69.
modesty, moderation. J.C. iii. 1.

213.

modern, everyday, ordinary. Mac.
iv. 3. 170.
modest, moderate, becoming. Cor.
iii. 1. 274; Lear ii. 4. 24; iv. 7. 5.

mood, anger, displeasure. R. & J.
iii. 1. 12; Oth. ii. 3. 270.

moon, symbolical of Diana, the
virgin-goddess. Cor. i. 1. 258.
moon, beneath, under the, on
earth. Ham. iv. 7. 144; Lear iv.
6. 27; A. & C. iv. 13.68.
moonshine, month. Lear i. 2. 5,
moonshine of, make a sop o' the,
throw into a pool, there to float,
as it were, on moonshine; make a
'mess' of. Lear ii. 2. 32.
mop, grimace. Lear iv. 1. 62.
mope, be in bewilderment. Ham,
iii. 4. 81.

moral, allegorical. Tim. i. 1. 91;
moralizing. Lear iv. 2. 58.
moraler, moralizer. Oth. ii. 3. 295.
more, greater. Cor. iii. 2. 124.
more above, moreover. Ham. ii. 2.
126.

moth, parasite. Cor. i. 3. 87; Oth. i. 3. 257.

mother, hysteria. Lear ii 4. 55; source of attraction. Cym. iii. 4. 50. motion, reason. Cor. ii. 1. 53 ; influence. Cor. ii. 2. 53; proposal. T.A. i. 1. 243; power of movement. R.& J. iii. 2. 59; inward prompting, desire. J.C. ii. 1. 64; &c.; movement of body acquired by training. Ham. iv. 7. 100; bodily exertion. Ham. iv. 7. 156.

motive, moving limb, organ. T. & C. iv. 5. 57; mover, prompter. Tim. v. 4. 27; Oth. iv. 2. 42; A. & C. ii. 2. 100.

mould, bodily form. Cor. iii. 2. 103; the body with reference to the clothes fashioned for it. Mac. i. 3. 145; model. Ham. iii. 1. 156. mountant, rising. Tim. iv. 3. 136. mountebank, win with tricks. Cor. iii. 2. 132.

mount, on, set up on high. Ham. iv. 7. 28.

mouse, term of endearment. Ham. iii. 4. 183. mouse-hunt, woman-hunter. R. & J. iv. 1. 11.

mouth, spokesman. Cor. iii. 1. 35; take into the mouth. Ham. iv. 2. 19.

mouth, spend his, bark. T. & C.

v. 1. 95.

move, make angry. R. & J. i. 1. 7; J.C. iv. 3. 58; propose, suggest. Ham. iii. 2. 185; Oth. iii. 4. 164. mover, stirring active person (ironically of plunderers). Cor. i. 5. 4. moving, bodily movement. Ham. ii. 2. 311.

mow, grimace. Ham. ii. 2. 369; Lear iv. 1. 62; Cym. i. 6. 41. much, pretty nearly. R. & J. i. 3. 72; a great matter. Cym. i. 6. 79. muddy mettled, dull - spirited. Ham. ii. 2. 573. muffled, blindfolded. R. & J. i. 1. 172.

mulled, dispirited, dull. Cor. iv. 5. 238.

multipotent, most mighty. T. & C. iv. 5. 128. multitudinous, of the common people. Cor. iii. 1. 155; vast. Mac. ii. 2. 63.

mummy, medicinal or magical preparation of the flesh of dead bodies. Mac. iv. 1. 23; Oth. iii. 4. 74.

muniments, furnishings. Cor. i. 1.

119.

murdering-piece, small cannon or mortar. Ham. iv. 5. 94. murrain, plague, used as an imprecation. T. & C. ii. 1. 20. muse, wonder. Cor. iii. 2. 7; Mac. iii. 4. 85.

music, band of musicians. R. & J. iv. 4. 22; pleasing. Ham. iii. 1. 159.

narrow, small. A. & C. iii. 4. 8. native, natural. R. & J. iv. 1. 97; Ham. iii. 1. 84; Oth. ii. 1. 216; related. Ham. i. 2. 47. natural, related by blood. Tim. iv. 3. 379; Čym. iii. 3. 107; having natural feeling or kindness. Lear ii. 1. 85; by birth. Lear iv. 6. 192. nature, natural feeling. Mac. i. 5. 45; Ham. i. 5. 81; iii. 2. 399. nature, of, natural. T. & C. v. 1. 36; &c. naught, lost, ruined. Cor. iii. 1. 230; A. & C. iii. 8. 11; wicked, naughty. R. & J. iii. 2. 86; &c. naughty,bad,nasty. Lear iii. 4. 108. nave, navel. Mac. i. 2. 22; hub of a wheel. Ham. ii. 2. 500. navigation, vessels,

shipping.

Mac. iv. 1. 54.

ne, nor. Per. ii. Gower 36. Neapolitan bone-ache, venereal disease. T. & C. ii. 3. 18.

nick, cut short. A. & C. iii. 11. 8. nickname, name wrongly. Ham. iii. 1. 147.

niggard, put off with a small amount. J.C. iv. 3. 226. night bird, nightingale. Per. iv. Gower 26.

night-cap, wife. Oth. ii. 1. 310. nighted, dark or black as night. Ham. i. 2. 68; Lear iv. 5. 13. night-gown, dressing-gown. Mac. ii. 2. 71; &c.

nightly, active at night. T.A. ii. 3. 97; at night. R. & J. iv. 1. 81. night, what is the, what time of night is it? Mac. iii. 4. 126. nill, will not. Ham. v. 1. 17; Per. iii. Gower 55. nimble-pinioned, swift-winged. R. & J. ii. 5. 7.

nimbly, briskly. Mac. i. 6. 2. nine-fold, attendant company of nine. Lear iii. 4. 118.

nip, arrest the attention. Per. v. 1. 235.

128.

nomination, mention. Ham. v. 2. nonce, for the, on purpose. Ham. iv. 7. 159.

none, not any, no. A. & C. i. 3. 36; Cym. i. 4. 99; i. 6. 59. nonpareil, one that has no equal. Mac. iii. 4. 19: A. & C. iii. 2. 11. nonsuit, reject the suit of. Oth. i. 1. 16.

north, north wind. Oth. v. 2. 218; Cym. i. 3. 36. northern star, pole star. J.C. iii. 1. 60.

nose, by the, to the, under the eyes. Cor. iv. 6. 84; T.A. ii. 1. 94. nose, down with, speak i' the, referring to the effects of venereal disease. Tim. iv. 3. 158; Oth. iii. 1. 4. nose-painting, colouring the nose red. Mac. ii. 3. 28.

nod, beckon. A. & C. iii. 6. 66. noise, rumour, report. T. & C. i. 2. 12; &c.; clamour. A. & C. iii. 6. 96.

nose, tweak by the,treat with contempt. Ham. ii. 2. 580.

not, not only. Cor. iii. 2. 71; iii. 3. 95; Per. iii. 2. 46.

not answering, refusal to answer. T. & C. iii. 3. 269. note, set music to. T. & C. v. 2. 11; R. & J. iv. 5. 123; sign, token. Tim. i. 2. 52; Cym. ii. 2. 28; bill. Tim. ii. 2. 16; brand. J.C. iv. 3. 2; kind. Mac. iii. 2. 44; Cym. i. 4. 2; ii. 3. 124; knowledge, intimation. Lear ii. 1. 84; Cym. iv. 3. 44; tune. Cym. iv. 2. 237.

nothing-gift, worthless gift. Cym. iii. 6. 85.

notice, observation. Cor. ii. 3. 161; information. J.C. iii. 2. 270. notify, give information. Oth. iii. 1. 30.

notion, understanding, mind. Cor. v. 5. 107; Mac. iii. 1. 83; Lear i. 4. 227.

nought, set at, despise. Cor. iii. 1.

269.

nousle, train. Per. i. 4. 42. noyance, harm. Ham. iii. 3.13. number, multitude, populace. Cor. iii. 1.71; celebrate in numbers 'or verse. A. & C. iii. 2. 17. numbered, abounding in stones or sand. Cym. i. 6. 36.

nuncle, uncle, the customary appellation of the jester to his superiors. Lear i. 4. 116; &c. nursery, nursing. Lear i. 1. 124. nymph, young and beautiful woman. Ham. iii. 1. 89.

O, lament. R. & J. iii. 3. 89; cipher. Lear i. 4. 192; circle. A. & C. v. 2. 81.

oak, leaves used as a garland. Cor. i. 3. 15; ii. 2. 98; wood of the tree. Oth. iii. 3. 210. oathable, fit to take an oath. Tim. iv. 3. 136.

Obidicut, name of a fiend. Lear iv. 1.60.