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  Ordre de S. Estienne. The Order of S. Stephen; by a Duke of Florence in the yeare 1560. Ordre de l'Estoille. The Order of the Starre; by John King of France in the yeare 1351. Looke Estoille. L'Ordre de France. The Order of S. Michael. L'Ordre de la genette. The Order of the Gennet; instituted long agoe by Charles Martel (the grandfather of Charlemaine) and now cleane out of date. L'Ordre de la Iartiere. The Order of the Garter; by Edward the third in the yeare 1344. Ordre de S. Michel. The Order of S. Michael; by Lewis the eleuenth in the yeare 1469. (There were two sorts of it; viz. Le grand, & le petit Ordre; The Knights of that sort wore a collar of massie gold, of this onely a silke ribbon.) Ordre du porcespic. The Order of the Hedgehog; instituted by Lewis Duke of Orleans, and the brother of Charles the sixt. Les Ordres du Roy. Both the Orders of S. Michael, and of the holie Ghost. Ordre de la toison d'or. The Order of the golden Fleece; instituted by Philip the second Duke of Burgundie, in the yeare 1430. Ordre de la Vierge Marie. The Order of the Virgine Marie; was instituted by John King of France in the yeare 1365. Il n'y a point d'ordre d'avoir fait cela. There was no reason, nor equitie in that act; there was no sence to doe it.

Ordure: f. Ordure, filth, durt; nastinesse, impuritie, pollution. Il y a de l'ordure dans leurs fleustes. They are somewhat too blame; all is not right with them; something is amisse among them. Truye ne songe qu'ordure: Pro. A Sow dreames of nought but of durt.

Oré: m. ée: f. Prayed vnto; besought, implored. Le Ieudi, & Vendredi orez. Holie Thursday, good Friday; Thursday and Friday in the Passion weeke. Le Sainct de la ville n'est point oré: Prov. We seldome craue the helpe of our owne Patron.

Orée: f. The side of a Riuer (or a Riuers side;) the sea shore, or strand; the skirt, coast, edge, or border of any place, &c; also, a shower of raine.

Oreille: f. An eare; also, attention giuen; also, free, or plausible audience gotten.
  Oreille d'asne. Comfrey, Knitbacke, Blackwort; Looke Asne.
  Oreilles du cœur. The Auricles of the hart; two small peeces of flesh growing to the bottome of the heart; and seruing it, as funnels, to receiue bloud from the hollow veine, and as eares, to let in and out the ayre which the lungs haue prepared for it.
  Oreille de Iudas. The Mushrome, or excrescence called, a Iewes eare.
  Oreille de lievre. Scorpionwort, or Scorpiongrasse; also, Buplurum, or Hares eare; also, a mizzen, or smacke sayle.
  Oreille marine, ou de mer. A kind of Oyster.
  Oreille d'ours. Beares-eare; a kind of mountaine Cowslip.
  Oreille de rat. as Oreille de souris.
  Oreilles d'un soulier. The latchets of a shooe.
  Oreille de souris. Pilosella, Mouse-eare; also, a kind of Chickweed, or hearbe resembling Chickweed, called, the right Mouse-eare.
  Conseiller de son oreille. A Counsellor that hath his Princes eare; or, one whose discourse, or aduice is most

plausible to the Princes eare. Fer de fleiche à oreilles. A forked, or barbed arrow-*head. Haut d'oreilles. Somewhat deafe; thicke of hearing. Pendant d'oreille. A Pendant; Pendant d'oreille de gibet. The furniture of a gibbet; a man that hangs on a gibbet, or would become one passing well. L'oreille au vent. Attentiue, listening seriously. À vne oreille. Said of Wine, thats excellent good; of Taffata, which is but slight, or single. Avoir l'oreille de. To haue at all times free accesse vnto, and a willing attention from; to be a principall fauorite of. Il en a iusques aux oreilles. He is vp to the eares in, or hath his whole fill of. Chauver des oreilles. Looke Chauver. Dresser les oreilles. To lift, set, or pricke vp the eares; to prepare, or settle them to attention. Sac plein dresse les oreilles: Pro. A full purse, or fat bribe, commaunds attention. Endormir sur l'une, & l'autre oreille. To sot with ease, or delights; to bring a bed. Faire l'oreille sourde. To be deafe of that eare. Mettre le bouquet sur l'oreille à. To expose vnto sale; See Bouquet. Mordre l'oreille à. See Mordre. Partir les oreilles. To heare both sides. Pendre à l'oreille. Autant luy en pend à l'oreille. He is the more to blame, or hath the more to answere for. Rompre les oreilles à. To trouble with ouermuch, or ouerlowd prating. Tirer l'oreille. Ils ne se feronr gueres tirer l'oreille. They need no long intreatie; they will be easily inuited, soone persuaded, quickly drawne, vnto it. À beau parler closes oreilles: Pro. Oppose to glosing words a closed eares. À paroles lourdes sourdes oreilles: Prov. Heedleße attention vnto hoggish tearmes. Bois ont oreilles, & champs oeillets: Pro. (Wherein the Jewes-eare-Mushrome is the woods eare.) Looke Oeillet. Ventre affamé n'a point d'oreilles: Prov. The hungrie bellie hath no eares.

Oreillé: m. ée: f. Eared; well hung, or hangd; which hath great eares.

Oreiller: m. A pillow (for the head.) Tenir la teste sur l'oreiller. To slug it, or loll it, a bed; to lye ouerlong in bed; to liue slouthfully, drowsily, retchleßly, careleßly.

Oreiller. To hearken, listen, giue eare, or attention vnto. Orphée oreilloit les rocs. Orpheus gaue eares, or hearing, vnto rocks.

Oreillere: f. An Earewig.

Oreillet: m. An Earing; also, the eare-peece of an helmet, &c; the flap, or peece that couers the eare.

Oreillette: f. A little eare; also, an earing, or small toy to hang at the eare.

Oreilleur: m. A harkener, or listener.

Oreilleure: f. An Earing.

Oreillier: m. as Oreiller.

Oreillon: m. A little eare; also, the handle, or eare of a porrenger, &c; also, a box, or cuff on the eare; also, an impostume, or swelling about an eare; whence;
  Les oreillons. The Mumpes; or mourning of the Chine.
  Les oreillons d'un fer de javeline. The forks, barbs, or iags of the head of a Iauelin.