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Neat-herds, cow-keepers; IV. iv. 326. Neb, beak mouth; I. ii. 183. Necklace amber, an amber of which necklaces were made, commonly called 'bead-amber,' fit to perfume a lady's chamber"; IV. iv. 223. Next, nearest; III. iii. 127. Note, mark, sign; I. ii. 287; knowledge, I. i. 40; distinction, eminence, IV. ii. 48; mark for measuring time; "shepherd's note the shepherd hath observed. noted; I. ii. 2.

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Noted, respected; V. iii. 145.

O'erween, am overbold, presume; IV. ii. 9.

Of, off (on); "browzing of ivy"; III. iii. 69.

Of, some of; "you have of," i.e. there are some; IV. iv. 216. Officed, "having a place ΟΙ function"; I. ii. 172.

O' life (Folio "a life"), on my life; IV. iv. 260. On, of; II. ii. 23.

On't, of it; II. i. 169.

Out, on the wrong scent; II. i. 72.

Out of, without; V. i. 90.
Over, over us; IV. iv. 661.
Overture, disclosure; II. i. 172.

Paddling palms, toying with hands; used contemptuously; I. ii. 115.

Pale, paleness (with probably a play on the other sense, limit, boundary); IV. iii. 4. Pandar, go-between; II. i. 46. Pantler, the servant who had charge of the pantry; IV. iv. 56. Paragon, pattern of supreme excellence; V. i. 153.

Part, depart; I. ii. 10; divide, I. ii. 18.

Partake, communicate; V. iii. 132.

Partlet; "Dame P." alluding to

Chaucer's Nonne Prestes Tale, where P. is the name of the favourite hen of Chauntecleer; II. iii. 75. Parts, actions, tasks; I. ii. 400. Pash, head; I. ii. 128. Passes, surpasses; II. ii. 20. Passing, surpassing; IV. iv. 289.

Pattern, match; III. ii. 37. Pay your fees; alluding to fees paid by prisoners, whether guilty or not, on their liberation; I. ii. 53.

Peer, peep out; IV. iii. 1. Peering, disclosing (herself);

IV. iv. 3.

Perfect, sure; III. iii. 1.

Performed, executed; V. ii. 105. Pettitoes, pigs' feet; used contemptuously; IV. iv. 613. Physics, heals, cures; I. i. 43.

Picture, appearance; IV. iv. 609; painted statue; V. ii. 187.

Piece, complete; V. ii. 117.

Piece up, hoard up, so as to have his fill; V. iii. 56. Piedness, variegation; IV. iv. 87.

Pin and web, the disease of the eyes, now known as cataract; I. ii. 291.

Pinch'd, made ridiculous; II. i.

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Places, position, station; I. ii. 448.

Plackets, some special article of female attire; IV. iv. 244. Plucking, pulling; IV. iv. 470. Points, tagged laces for fastening various articles of attire; here an obvious play on the word; IV. iv. 206. (Cp. illustration in Twelfth Night.) Poking-sticks, small iron, brass, or silver rods, which were heated, and used for setting

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Remember, reminds; III. ii. 231.

Removed, retired, sequestered;
V. ii. 116.
Removedness, retirement; IV.
ii. 41.

Repair, restoration; V. i. 31.
Replenish'd, perfect; II. i. 79.
Require, deserve, II. iii. 190;
III. ii. 64.

Resolve you, prepare yourselves, compose yourselves; V. iii. 86.

Respecting, considering; V. i. 35.

Reverend, "venerable, entitled to high respect "; IV. iv. 73. Review, re-view, see again; IV. iv. 673.

Rheums, rheumatism; IV. iv. 404.

Rift, burst, split; V. i. 66.
Ripe, pressing; I. ii. 332.
Rosemary, referred to as the
symbol of remembrance; IV.

iv. 74. Rounding, murmuring; I. ii. 217.

Rue, referred to as the herb of grace; IV. iv. 74.

Sad, serious, earnest; IV. iv. 311.

Saffron, a spice used for col

ouring paste; IV. iii. 47. Saltiers, the servant's blunder for satyrs; IV. iv. 329. Sap, life, hope: IV. iv. 570. Savour, smell, scent; IV. iv. 75. Scape, transgression; III. iii. 73.

Sealing, closing, putting an
end to; I. ii. 337.
Sear, brand; I. i. 73.
Second; "be second to me,"

second my efforts; II. iii. 27. Seeming, appearance; IV. iv. 75.

Seems, appears; IV. iv. 157. Seized, fallen on, overpowered; V. i. 142.

Seven-night, week; I. ii. 17. Severals, individuals; I. ii. 226. Shall's, shall us (i.e. shall we; "shall" perhaps used impersonally); I. ii. 178.

She, love, mistress; IV. iv. 354. Sheep-whistling, whistling after sheep, tending sheep; IV. iv. 790.

Sheets; "is sheets," i.e. is to steal s.; IV. iii. 23. Shore, put ashore; IV. iv. 854. Should, would; I. ii. 57. 'Shrew, beshrew, a mild form of imprecation; I. ii. 281. Sighted, having eyes; I. ii. 388. Silly; S. cheat," harmless fraud, petty thievery; IV. iii.

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Since, when; V. i. 219. Singular, unique; IV. iv. 144. Singularities, rarities, curiosities; V. iii. 12.

Sitting, interview; IV. iv. 566. Skill, cunning; II. i. 166; reason, motive (or rather a thought caused by consideration and judgement); IV. iv. 152. Sleeve-hand, wristband, cuff; IV. iv. 211.

So that, provided that; II. i. 9. Sped, prospered, succeeded; I. ii. 389.

Speed, fortune; III. ii. 146. Spices, seasonings; III. ii. 185. Splitt'st, cleav'st; I. ii. 349. Spoke, spoken; I. ii. 106. Sprightly, in a sprightly manner (adjective in-ly used as adverb); IV. iv. 53. Springe, a noose for catching birds; IV. iii. 36.

Square, the embroidery on the bosom of a garment; IV. iv.

Strong, forcible; I. ii. 34. Stuff'd, complete; II. i. 185. Subject, people; I. i. 43. Success, succession; I. ii. 394. Suddenly, immediately; II. iii.

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Sufficiency, ability; II. i. 185. Swear over, endeavour to overcome by swearing oaths; I. ii. 424.

Table-book, tablet, memoran

dum book; IV. iv. 604. (Cp. illustration in Cymbeline.) Take, excite, move; III. ii. 38. Take in, conquer, take; IV. iv. 582.

Tall; "t. fellow of thy hands,"

active, able-bodied man who will bear the test; VI. ii. 177.

Tardied, retarded; III. ii. 163. Tawdry-lace, a rustic necklace (said to be corrupted from St. Audrey, i.e. St. Ethelreda, on whose day, the 17th of October, a fair was held in the isle of Ely, where gay toys of all sorts were sold); IV. iv. 250.

Tell, count; IV. iv. 185. Tender, show, introduce; IV. iv. 812.

That O that! (or, better, dependent on "I am question'd by my fears"); that. no" = "lest"; I. ii. 12.

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so that; I. i. 30; provided that, I. ii. 84, 85. Thereabouts, of that import; I. ii. 378.