Nas. I reverence these raptures, and obey them. [The scene closes---
ABUSE, deceive, insult, dishonour, make ill use of.
ACCEPTIVE, willing, ready to accept, receive.
ACCOMMODATE, fit, befitting. (The word was a fashionable one and used on all occasions. See "Henry IV.," pt. 2, iii. 4).
ADALANTADO, lord deputy or governor of a Spanish province.
ADROP, philosopher's stone, or substance from which obtained.
ADVISE, consider, bethink oneself, deliberate.
ADVISED, informed, aware; "are you--?" have you found that out?
AGGRAVATE, increase, magnify, enlarge upon.
ALL HID, children's cry at hide-and-seek.
ALL-TO, completely, entirely ("all-to-be-laden").
ALMA-CANTARAS (astronomy), parallels of altitude.
ALMUTEN, planet of chief influence in the horoscope.
AMBREE, MARY, a woman noted for her valour at the siege of Ghent, 1458.
ANGEL, gold coin worth 10 shillings, stamped with the figure of the archangel Michael.
ANNESH CLEARE, spring known as Agnes le Clare.
ANTIPERISTASIS, an opposition which enhances the quality it opposes.
APPREHENSIVE, quick of perception; able to perceive and appreciate.
APT, suit, adapt; train, prepare; dispose, incline.
ARBOR, "make the--," cut up the game (Gifford).
ARCHIE, Archibald Armstrong, jester to James I. and Charles I.
ARGAILE, argol, crust or sediment in wine casks.
ARGUMENT, plot of a drama; theme, subject; matter in question; token, proof.
ARSEDINE, mixture of copper and zinc, used as an imitation of gold-leaf.
ARTHUR, PRINCE, reference to an archery show by a society who assumed arms, etc., of Arthur's knights.
ASSAY, draw a knife along the belly of the deer, a ceremony of the hunting-field.
ASSURE, secure possession or reversion of.
ATHANOR, a digesting furnace, calculated to keep up a constant heat.
AUTHENTIC(AL), of authority, authorised, trustworthy, genuine.
BAGATINE, Italian coin, worth about the third of a farthing.
BAIARD, horse of magic powers known to old romance.
BALDRICK, belt worn across the breast to support bugle, etc.
BALNEUM (BAIN MARIE), a vessel for holding hot water in which other vessels are stood for heating.
BARE, meer; bareheaded; it was "a particular mark of state and grandeur for the coachman to be uncovered" (Gifford).
BARLEY-BREAK, game somewhat similar to base.