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  Madame du guichet. The Ladie of the Wicket; (a by word for a Midwife.) Monsieur vaut bien Madame: Pro. Look Monsieur. Madamoiselle: f. (The title, or stile of a Gentlewoman;) Mistresse. Madamoiselle d'un'aulne de velours. A mechanicall, or vpstart Gentlewoman; the proud wife of a shop-*keeper that will needs be a Gentlewoman. Madamoiselle de la boutique. (Of the same ranke, and ambition.) Madamoiselle de cinquante pour cent. The same; or may be applyed to the loftie-humored wife of an extorting Vsurer.

Madant. Wet, moist; flowing; also, drunken with.

Madefier. To wet, moisten, liquifie.

Madia. Jn good sooth; as true as I liue; or (in stead of Ce m'ait Dieu) so God helpe me. Madia nò. No forsooth, or, in sooth sir no; you shall be so good as to pardon me.

Madiene, ou Madienne. A cholericke old wiues oath importing as much as, Mon Dieu, or, par mon Dieu. Madier: m. Tymber.

Madoure: m. A dull, or senceleße loggarhead.

Madre: f. A thicke-streaked graine in wood.

Madré: m. ée: f. (Of wood) whose graine is full of crooked, and speckled streakes; (of a man) subtill, craftie, shifting, full of fetches; whence; Ie suis plus Madré en ces affaires. J am better experienced in these businesses.

Madrer. The graines of wood to be full of crooked, and speckled streakes, or veines.

Madreure. as Madrure. Madrier: m. A planke, or peece of timber, whose graine is full of crooked, and speckled streakes.

Madrure: f. as Madre, or Madrier; also, a speckled, or diuersified streaking; whence, Madrures; Speckled streakes in the graine of cut wood; or the menild coat of some Hawkes.

Maeut. A maker of sallads, or May-sawces. ¶Rab. Mafé, or Mafi. Much vsed in stead of, Par ma foy. Magagnat. Maymed, &c, as Mehaigné. ¶Langued. Magaigne. as Mehaing. ¶Langued; or, as the Jtalian Magagna (whence it comes) defect, imperfection, want, fault, corruption, putrifaction.

Magault. as Macault. Magazin: m. A Magasin, publike storehouse, or ware-*house.

Magdaleon: m. A Langate, a rowler. Magdaleon d'entract. A salue spred vpon leather, or linnen, and hard rowled vp.

Mage. Chiefe, or principall; whence, Iuge Mage. A chiefe Justice. Place Mage. The chiefest, or most frequented place, as the Marketstead, in a Towne.

Magicien: m. A Magician, or Negromancer; one that practises the blacke Art; a Coniurer.

Magie: f. Magicke, Negromancie; Coniuring, the blacke Art.

Magique: com. Magicall; coniuring; of, or belonging to, the blacke Art.

Magistere: m. Maistership, authoritie, sway, cheefe rule; also, maisterie, a maisters part, or maister-*peece.

Magistral: m. ale: f. Magistrall; of a maister, or magistrate; done by a magistrate, or maister; also, maister-*like; artificiall, skilfull, cunning.

Magistralement. Maister-like, expertly, artificially, cunningly.

Magistrat: m. A Magistrate; Ruler, Gouernour, Iudge, or principall Officer in the Commonwealth.

Magistrature: f. Magistracie; gouernment, sway, rule, authoritie; the bearing of office in the Commonwealth.

Magistronostralement. Dunsically. ¶Rab. Magna gna. Marry gip sir; true Roger. ¶Rab. Magnan: m. A boore, clowne, hinde, yeoman, countrey fellow.

Magnanime: com. Magnanimous, generous, of a great mind; stout-hearted, gallant-humored, of a loftie spirit, of a noble stomacke.

Magnanimement. Magnanimiously, generously, gallantly, valiantly.

Magnanimité: f. Magnanimitie, generositie, greatnesse of mind; gallantnesse of humor, nobleneße of spirit, stoutneße of heart.

Magniaux: m. Silkewormes. ¶Langued. Magnie: f. A meynie, companie, number of people. ¶Bourg. Magnificat: m. The Magnificat; (part of the Euen-*song whence;) Chanter Magnificat à matines. To doe things disorderly, or vse a thing vnseasonably.

Magnificence: f. Magnificence; statelinesse, gorgeousnesse, sumptuousneße; high atchieuement, great performance; noble prouision.

Magnifié: m. ée: f. Magnified; highly commended, mightily praised, much honoured.

Magnifier. To magnifie; exalt, extoll; commend highly, praise mightily, honour much.

Magnifique: com. Magnificent, of high atchieuement, acting great matters, performing worthie acts; haughtie, loftie, statelie, sumptuous, maiesticall, solemne, graue.

Magnifiquement. Magnificently, magnifico-like; worthily, honourably, haughtily, sumptuously; solemnely, with a maiestie, with much grauitie, with great state.

Magnigoules: m. Wide-mouthed knaues. ¶Norm. Magny Magna. Twitle twatle; or, as in Magna. Magot: m. A Baboone, or Ape, thats faced like a dog; also, the (Scottish) Coote, or Moore-henne.

Maguelet. as Macaleb. Mahaleb. as Macaleb. Maheustre: m. A swaggerer, swash-buckler, desperate or careleße yonker.

Mahonne: f. A kind of great ship somewhat resembling the galliasse.

Mahutte: f. The pinion of a (birds) wing.

Mai. as May. Maict: f. A hutch, kneading trough; salting tub.

Maidin: m. A Turkish coyne worth about a pennie.

Maie: f. The greatest kind of sea-Crab; round, long-legd, and verie rough-shelled; some call her, a Frill.

Maïens: m. Timelie Hay; called so because tis commonly gotten in May.

Majesté: f. Maiestie; royaltie, soueraignetie, princelinesse, high dignitie, highest authoritie; a kinglie presence or prerogatiue; a most honourable grauitie; also (in Painting) such a radiant circle, or shadow, as is made about the head of a Saint.

Majesteux: m. euse: f. Maiesticall, kinglie, princelie, imperious, royall, soueraigne, supreame; of great grauitie, full of maiestie.

Majeul de rouë: m. The naue of a wheele.

Maieur: m. The Mayor of a Towne; or, as Maire; also, the Major, or first proposition of a Syllogisme;