Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Quotation search

Date

 to 

Country

Author

Source Title

Source from Bibliography

The Art of Flattery choose

Quotation Text

[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 6th dialogue 27: This thy description of dagger ale augmenteth my thirst vntill I taste thereof.
at Dagger-ale, n.
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 2nd dialogue 6: I haue been a block-hedly schollar all daies of my life.
at blockheaded, adj.
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 8th dialogue 43: If neede require that you appeare / in presence of the king: / [...] you a traine must bring, / Your tenaunts are good handsome hines, / when badged blew coats on.
at bluecoat, n.
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 6th dialogue 29: A mad mery knaue, he taketh all floutes and bobs in good part, by meanes whereof he bobbeth manie others.
at bob, v.1
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 8th dialogue 39: Then came in Sir Cupid like a carpet knight.
at carpet knight, n.
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 8th dialogue 40: Lo now the foole is come in place / though not with patcht pyde cote, / To tel such newes as erst he sawe / within cocklorels bote.
at cock lorel, n.
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 2nd dial. 8: For a token I thee sende / A dotinge Fig of Spayne.
at fig (of Spain), n.
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 8th dialogue 38: Lo here is cretinsis cum cretense, a cogging knaue with a foysting varlet wel met.
at foist, v.1
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 8th dialogue 38: Lo here is cretinsis cum cretense, a cogging knaue with a foysting varlet wel met: he with his herhaltrie and you with your hemp-haltrie.
at hempen cravat (n.) under hempen, adj.
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 6th dialogue 27: Well Pierce, [...] I trow we shal finde some shift or other to quenche the scorching heat of our parched throates, with the best nippitate in this towne, which is commonly called hufcap.
at huffcap, n.
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 6th dialogue 30: A sort of skipjacks are now crept into the places of auncient and graue fathers.
at skip-jack, n.
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 8th dialogue 43: Imploy the Court with dillygence / in preference of the prince: / What profit growes, and favour springs / though mumbling lobcock wince.
at lobcock, n.
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 8th dialogue 41: Mary Sir this was a very saucy and presumpteous foole.
at marry!, excl.
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 6th dialogue 29: Let us [...] fall to drinking, for when I haue well swilde my soule, then am I a mate for all companies.
at mate, n.
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 6th dialogue 27: Well Pierce, [...] I trow we shal finde some shift or other to quenche the scorching heat of our parched throates, with the best nippitate in this towne, which is commonly called hufcap.
at nipitate, n.
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 6th dialogue 27: Dialogue betweene Pierce Pikethank, Dronken Dickon, Dame Annat the alewife [...] Thou art an egregious flytterer, a deepe dissembler [...] a natural varlet, a knaue incarnate, and to conclude, a passing pikethanke, thou hast two faces vnder one hood lyke Janus.
at pickthank, n.
[UK] U. Fulwell Art of Flattery 8th dialogue 38: Sir I perceive right well that you haue bene accustomed with the flattering entertainment of Tapsters.
at right, adv.
no more results