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.






















