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Idiome: m. An Idiom, or proper forme of speech.

Idiot: m. An ideot, or naturall foole; a sot, fop, doult, ninnie, sillie cokes; also, an idle, or vnprofitable person; one that hath no charge, no function in a Commonwealth.

Idiotisme: m. Ideotisme, naturall follie, simplicitie, sottishnesse; also, proprietie in a language.

Idoine: com. Apt, meet, fit, proper; conuenient, sufficient; commodious; durable, substantiall, sound.

Idoineté: f. Aptnesse, fitnesse, meetnesse, conueniencie, sufficiencie.

Idolatre: m. An Idolater, a worshipper of Idols.

Idolatrer. To Idolatrize it, to worship Idols.

Idolatrie: f. Idolatrie; the worship, or worshipping of Idols.

Idumois. fruict Idumois. Dates (for they grow in Idumea.) Ie. (A Pronowne) I: sometimes vsed by the vulgar Parisians in stead of Nous; as Ie sommes; We are. I'en veux. Looke I'-en-veux. Iean: m. John; also, a double game at Ticktacke. Decollation S. Iean. The feast of the beheading of S. Iohn; a holy-day (in some places) kept the 29 of August. Herbe de S. Iean. Thin-leaued Mugwort; also, Clarie. Mal, ou Maladie, de S. Iean. The falling sicknesse. La Nativité de S. Iean. Midsummer day. Pomme de S. Iean. as Hastivel. Ie me faisois appeller Maistre Iean en cela. I was old excellent, I was held verie good, at that. Mettre toutes les herbes de la S. Iean. To imploy all his skill, or meanes on; (This day being by many imagined most fit for the gathering of such hearbes as are to be vsed the rest of the yeare; Looke Herbe.) Iean. (An Interiection) ie le vous nie. By your fauor sir, I denie it flatly.

Iean-Almy. The name of a sweet apple that yeelds excellent cyder.

Iecoraire: com. Of, or belonging to, the liuer. Veine iecoraire. The liuer veine; Looke Veine. Iect: m. A counter to cast withall; also, a hemme of a garment. Le premier iect. The first, rude, or fast-penned draught of a writing. Faire le iect. To throw the lading of a ship ouerboord.

Iecté: m. ée: f. Cast, throwne, hurled, flung; darted; violently sent forth; put, or pushed out. Terre iectée. Looke Iectice. Le dé soit iecté. Set all on six and seuen; come on't what will let's hazard it. Meschante parole iectée va par tout à la volée: Prov. A bad word blurted out (soone) roaueth all abroad.

Iectée: f. A cast, hurle, throw, fling; Looke Ietteé. Iectement: m. A casting, hurling, throwing, flinging; darting; putting, or pushing forth.

Iecter. To cast, hurle, throw, fling; dart, or send out violently; put, or push, forth.
  Iecter l'ancre sacrée. To implore the diuine assistance; to imploy, or essay his last helpes, his chiefest meanes.
  Iecter la barre. To lie.
  Iecter la boursette. Looke Boursette.
  Iecter sa ceincture à terre. A debtor vngirt, and bare-headed, to giue vp, or yeeld ouer, in open Court, his whole estate vnto his creditors, by throwing his girdle to the ground.

  Iecter le chat aux iambes. Looke Chat. Iecter le feu par la gorge. To spit fire like a diuell, or Dragon; to rage, or be mad with anger; to be in a horrible chafe. Iecter fleurs. To bloome, or blossome, fruits; to yeeld, or bring forth, fruit. Iecter les gens à païs. To set the men on land, to put them ashore. Iecter son lard aux chiens. To be lauish, prodigall, wastfull; to spend his meanes vnworthily, or vntowardly; to cast his money away. Iecter le manche apres la coignée. To throw the helue after the hatchet; after one losse to aduenture for another. Iecter la pierre & cacher le bras. Looke Pierre. Iecter vne pierre à coup perdu. Ie ne iecte cette pierre &c. I speake not this in vaine, I am sure I hit it now. Iecter vne pierre au iardin de. Looke Iardin. Iecter à ses pieds ce qu'il tenoit es mains. Foolishly to leaue the certaine for th'vncertaine. Iecter la plume au vent. To grow carelesse, to abandon himselfe vnto the blind direction of fortune; to let the world wag, or goe as it will; See Vent. Iecter sa teste. A Deere to mue his head. Iecter son vent. To breath his last; to giue vp the ghost. Il iectera aux autres la pouldre aux yeux. He will outgoe all his competitors, outstrip all his concurrents; the victorie will sure enough be his; Looke Pouldre. Il se laisse iecter de la poussiere aux yeux. He suffers dust to be throwne in his eyes; viz: He is willingly blinded, besotted, or hindered. Il se iecte sur tout cuir. Any thing serues his turne, any sauce his stomacke, any meat his mouth; so hungrie a dog will feed on durtie puddings.

Iecteur: m. A caster, hurler, thrower, flinger, darter.

Iectice. Terre iectice. Earth newly cast vp out of a ditch, or furrow.

Iectigation des espaules. A wagging, or shrugging of the shoulders.

Iectisse. as Iectice. Iecton: m. A shute, sience, twig, sprig; also, a swarme of Bees. Iecton à iecton. Shute by shute, from twig to twig, one sience after another.

Iectonner. To shute, sprig, bred siences, put forth twigs.

Iehan. as Iean. Iehanne: f. Joane (a womans name.)

Iehannette: f. Jug, or Jinnie.

Ienice: f. A Heyfer, or young Cow.

Ienin. Cocu ienin. An arrant cuckold.

I'-en-veux. à la i'. Lasciuiously; as one that will haue a licke at it.

Iens: m. An hearbe like Rosemarie, much vsed in the cleansing of gold oare.

Iercer. as Iarcer. Ieré: m. ée: f. Brought, carried, borne; or, as Geré. Iervir. Whence; Ie me iervi tant à prendre cette medecine. I had so much adoe to take &c.

Iesier: m. The giserne of birds.

Iessemin. as Iasmin.

Iesuitains: m. An Order of White Friers, which weare hoods on their heads like women, & shaue their beards continually.