Daphne (57) a nymph who is changed into a laurel tree to escape Apollo's advances.
Daughter of Agenor (169) Europa, beloved of Jove.
demicannon (88) large cannon.
denier (8) a small, obsolete French coin of little value.
desperate mart (325) "risky venture."
despiteful (14) spiteful; malicious.
Dian (255) Diana, the virgin goddess of the moon and of hunting: identified with the Greek Artemis.
diaper (56) a napkin or towel.
dower (119) that part of a man's property which his widow inherits for life.
dresser (151) the person who dresses or prepares the food.
drudge (117) a person who does hard, menial, or tedious work.
eleven-and-twenty long (58) "right on the money"; allusion to the card game "one-and-thirty."
esteem (63) favorable opinion; high regard; respect.
fallen out (48) quarreling.
father's (9) father-in-law's.
flat (35) absolute; positive.
Florentius (68) a knight in John Gower's Confessio Amantis who promises to marry an ugly old woman if she solves the riddle he must answer. After fulfilling the promise, she becomes young and beautiful.
fondly (31) foolishly.
for thee straight (147) ready for you immediately.
fortune stays him from his word (23) "misfortune keeps him from fulfilling his promise."
forwhy (167) because.
foul (60) muddy.
furniture (176) furnishings, clothes.
fustian (42) a coarse cloth of cotton and linen.
