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Full Glossary for The Taming of the Shrew

jacks (43) servingmen; also, drinking vessels.

jade (247) a horse, especially a worn-out, worthless one.

jealous (75) very watchful or careful in guarding or keeping.

jills (44) maidservants; also "gills," drinking vessels.

joint-stool (198) a well-fitted stool made by an expert craftsman.

jointure (368) an arrangement by which a husband grants real property to his wife for her use after his death; also, the property thus settled, widow's portion.

jolly (213) arrogant; overbearing.

jolt-heads (154) blockheads.

kersey boot-hose (65) coarse, lightweight woolen cloth for wearing under boots.

kites (183) any of various accipitrine birds with long, pointed wings and, usually, a forked tail: they prey especially on insects, reptiles, and small mammals.

'larums (205) alarums; calls to arms.

Leda's daughter (242) Helen of Troy.

let me alone (72) "count on me."

lie (56) lodge.

lightness (24) wantonness.

link (122) a torch made of tow and pitch.

list (165) choose.

list (67) a strip of cloth.

list (7) wish.

Lucrece (293) Lucrecia; Roman lady who took her own life after her chastity had been violated.

lusty (160) full of vigor; strong, robust, hearty, etc.


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