Glossary.

Letter P

PACK
to practise unlawful confederacy
PACK
a number of people confederated
PADDOCK
a toad
PAID
punished
PALABRAS
words, a cant term, from the Spanish
PALE
to enclose
PALL
to wrap as with a pall
PALLED
impaired
PALMER
one who bears a palm-branch, in token of having made a pilgrimage to Palestine
PALMY
victorious
PARCELLED
belonging to individuals
PARD
the leopard
PARITOR
an apparitor
PARLE
talk
PARLOUS
perilous
keen, shrewd
PARTED
endowed, gifted
PARTIZAN
a pike
PASH
the face
PASH
to strike violently, to bruise, crush
PASS
to practise
To surpass expectation
PASSANT
a term of heraldry, applied to animals
represented on the shield as passing by at a trot
PASSING
surpassingly, exceedingly
PASSION
to have feelings
PASSIONATE
to suffer
PASSY-MEASURE
a kind of dance
PASTRY
the room where pastry was made
PATCH
a mean fellow
PATCHED
dressed in motley
PATCHERY
trickery
PATH
to walk
PATHETICAL
affected, hypocritical
PATIENT
to make patient, to compose
PATINE
the metal disc on which the bread is placed in the administration of the Eucharist
PATTERN
to give an example of
Afford a pattern for
PAUCA VERBA
few words
PAUCAS
few, a cant word
PAVIN
a dance
PAX
a small image of Christ
PAY
to despatch
PEAT
a term of endearment for a child
PEDASCULE
a pedant, schoolmaster
PEER
to peep out
PEIZE
to balance, weigh down
PELTING
paltry
PERDU
lost
PERDURABLE
durable
PERDY
a euphemism for Par Dieu
PERFECT
certain
PERFECT
to inform perfectly
PERIAPTS
charms worn round the neck
PERJURE
a perjured person
PERSEVER
to persevere
PERSPECTIVE
a telescope, or some sort of optical glass
PEW-FELLOW
a comrade
PHEEZE
to comb, fleece, curry
PIA-MATER
the membrane covering the brain, the brain itself
PICK
to pitch, throw
PICKED
chosen, selected
PICKING
insignificant
PICKT-HATCH
a place noted for brothels. Merry Wives
of Windsor
PIED
motley-coated, wearing the motley coat of a jester
PIELED
shaven
PLIGHT
pitched
PILCHER
a scabbard
PILL
to pillage
PIN
a malady of the eye
The centre of a target
PINFOLD
a pound, a place to confine lost cattle
PIONED
digged
PLACKET
a petticoat-front
PLAIN SONG
a simple air
PLAITED
intricate
PLANCHED
made of boards
PLANTATION
colonizing, planting a colony
PLAUSIVE
plausible
PLEACHED
interwoven
POINT
a lace furnished with a tag by which the breeches were held up
POINT-DE-VICE
faultless
POISE
balance
Doubt
POLLED
bare
POMANDER
a perfumed ball
POMEWATER
a kind of apple
POOR-JOHN
a herring
POPINJAY
a parrot
PORT
pomp, state
PORT
a gate
PORTABLE
bearable
PORTANCE
conduct, behavior
POSSESS
to inform
POTCH
to push violently
POTENT
a potentate
POUNCET-BOX
a box for holding perfumes
POWER
forces, army
PRACTISE
wicked stratagem
PRACTISANT
a confederate
PRANK
to dress up
PRECEPT
a justice's summons
PRECIOUSLY
in business of great importance
PREGNANCY
fertility of invention
PREGNANT
fertile of invention
Ready
Obvious
PRENOMINATE
to name beforehand, to prophesy
PRE-ORDINANCE
old-established law
PRESENCE
the presence-chamber
High bearing
PREST
ready
PRETENCE
design
PRETEND
to portend
To intend
PREVENT
to anticipate
PRICK
the mark denoting the hour on a dial
PRICK
to incite
To choose by pricking a hole with a pin opposite the name
PRICK-SONG
music sung in parts by note
PRICKET
a stag of two years
PRIDE
heat
PRIG
to steal
PRIME
rank, lecherous
PRIMER
more-important
PRIMERO
a game at cards
PRINCIPALITY
that which holds the highest place
PRINCOX
a coxcomb
PRISER
a prize-fighter
PROCURE
to bring
PREFACE
interj. much good may it do you
PROFANE
outspoken
PROGRESS
a royal ceremonial journey
PROJECT
to shape or contrive
PROMPTURE
suggestion
PRONE
ready, willing
PROOF
strength of manhood
PROPAGATE
to advance, to forward
PROPAGATION
obtaining
PROPER-FALSE
natural falsehood
PROPERTIED
endowed with the properties of
PROPERTIES
scenes, dresses, &c. used in a theatre
PROPERTY
to take possession of
PROPOSE
to suppose, for the sake of argument
To converse
PROPOSE
conversation
PROROGUE
to defer
PROVAND
provender
PROVISION
forecast
PUCELLE
a virgin, the name given to Joan of Arc
PUDENCY
modesty
PUGGING
thieving
PUN
to pound
PURCHASE
to acquire, win
PURCHASE
gain, winnings
PUT
to compel
PUTTER-ON
an instigator
PUTTER-OUT
one who lends money at interest
PUTTING-ON
instigation
PUTTOCK
a kite
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