abridgement | curtailment, cutting off, shortening |
ail | prevent, obstruct, stop |
all-hail | acclamation, salutation, praise |
Argus | hundred-eyed guard of Io, a heifer; Hermes killed him to rescue Io, and Hera then transferred his many eyes to the peacock’s tail |
armed | armoured, mail-clad, furnished with defences |
arms | armour, mail, protective covering |
assail | attack, assault, address |
assail | approach with offers of love, woo with vigour, attempt to seduce |
assailing | wooing, loving, amorous |
assistant | in attendance, standing by, available |
attempt | attack, assail, subdue |
augmentation | additional detail, fuller account |
avail | advantage, benefit, aid |
avail | benefit, profit, prosper |
avail | be of use to, help, advantage |
Ave-Marie | [of a rosary] Hail Mary |
bail | security for release, guarantee of freedom |
bail | confine, enclose |
bail | obtain release for, give freedom to |
bailiff | sheriff's officer who serves writs, carries out arrests, etc |
baille | give |
bear | steer, sail towards |
bear | leave, sail away |
beset | set upon, assail, besiege |
bite one's thumb | [gesture of insult or defiance] insert the thumb nail into the mouth, making it click againt the upper teeth upon release |
blast | come to grief, be destroyed, fail |
bobtail | with a docked tail |
body forth | make available to the mind, give mental shape to |
bolin | [nautical] bow-line, rope for steadying a sail |
bootless | useless, worthless, fruitless, unavailing |
boresprit | bowsprit; boom extending from the bow to which the lower edge of the front sail is fastened |
botcher | mender of old clothes, tailor who does repairs, patcher-up |
bowling, bowline | [nautical] rope which keeps the edge of a sail steady |
break | wane, fall away, fail |
break | fail to keep, default on |
bum-baily, bum-bailiff | bailiff, sheriff's officer [who catches people by sneaking up behind them] |
canvas-climber | mariner climbing to trim the sails, sailor |
cavil | dispute over details, raise pointless objections |
charge | attack, assail, storm |
chaudron, chawdron | entrails [of a beast] |
circumstance | detail(s), particular(s), specifics |
circumstance | circumlocution, verbiage, unnecessary detail |
circumstance | special argument, detailed explanation |
circumstantial | full of circumstances, rich in detail |
clip | cut short, abbreviate, curtail |
clouted | metal-studded, hobnailed |
coat | coat-of-mail, surcoat |
come | [whether a horse or dog has its tail docked or not] whatever happens, come what may |
comma | [subordinate part of a sentence] detail, jot |
commit | send to jail, put in custody, imprison |
complain | lament, bewail, bemoan |
congealed | icy, freezing, hail-filled |
countervail | counterbalance, match, be equal to |
course | sail attached to the lower yards of a sailing ship |
crazy | frail, infirm, fragile |
curiosity | scrupulousness, fastidiousness, painstaking attention to detail |
curtail | cut short, diminish |
curtal | with a docked tail; common, household |
decay | be destroyed, become ruined, fail |
default | failure, negligence, oversight |
delated | reported in detail, detailed, expanded |
deploring | mournful, doleful, bewailing |
detention | failure to pay, withholding payment |
diet | board, daily need |
dilated | reported in detail, detailed, expanded |
distemperature | ailment, disorder, malady |
diurnal | daily |
dragon's tail | [astrology] intersection of the orbit of the descending moon and that of the sun [associated with lechery] |
drooping | failing, decaying, faltering |
embattailed | in battle positions, marshalled for fight |
embrace | accept, avail oneself of |
encounter | confront, assail, attack |
entail | bestow on, confer on, transfer to |
entail | provision that an estate should pass to an heir |
entail | appoint as heir |
entrails | inside, interior |
entreat | persuade, prevail upon |
exclaim | decry, cry out against, rail at |
fail | failure [to comply with], lack |
fail | fall short, let down, disappoint |
fail | failure, fault, wrong |
fail | die out, come to an end |
fall | fall short, fail, do not live up to |
fault | failing, weakness |
fleet | be afloat, be under sail |
footing | footprint, track, trail |
forceless | frail, fragile, delicate |
forthcoming | producable in court, available as evidence / as a witness |
frailty | body, frame |
frailty | moral weakness, shortcoming, liability to give in to temptation |
full | in detail, at full length |
galliass | heavily built warship using sails and oars [larger than a galley] |
garbage | offal, entrails |
glassy | [unclear meaning] frail as glass, brittle; or: mirroring, reflecting [divinity] |
greet | bewail, lament, weep for |
hail | greeting to monarchs |
hair | in every little detail, in full, exactly |
helpless | unavailing, useless, unprofitable |
hold | avail, profit, benefit |
hull | lie, float, drift [with sails furled] |
impart | provide, yield, make available |
impatience | lack of composure, failure to bear suffering well |
induce | move, persuade, prevail upon |
infest | harass, trouble, assail |
inventorially | as in an inventory, one by one, in detail |
inventory | detailed list, itemization |
iron | in armour, mail-clad |
item | entry, detail, point |
journal | daily, diurnal, routine |
lade | drain, bail, empty |
lapsing | slipping, collapsing, failing |
leave | permitting, allowance, availability |
leese | lose, fail to preserve |
leisure | opportunity, moment, available time |
let | lower, debase, fail to live up to |
mail | armour, chain mail, piece of armour |
mail | wrap up, envelop, encase |
mail | wallet, pouch, travel bag |
mailed | mail-clad, armoured |
main-course | principal sail of a ship, mainsail |
mainsail | principal sail of a ship |
make | prove effective, be of avail |
mervailous | marvellous, amazing, remarkable |
miscarry | go wrong, fail, be unsuccessful |
miscarry | be scarce, fail, become unproductive |
mischief | disease, ailment, misfortune |
miss | fail to meet, let down |
nail | [measure of cloth] sixteenth of a yard [c.6 cm] |
nail | [in expressions] |
nice | minutely detailed, carefully accurate |
non-regardance | failure to respect, contempt, disdain |
offend | assail, attack, fall upon |
overrule | prevail, overcome, win over |
oversway | prevail upon, override, overturn |
overweigh | outweigh, exceed, prevail over |
pall | fail, miscarry, abort |
parcel | detail, particular, specific point |
particular | (plural) details, full account |
particular | detailed, specific, precise |
particular | individual issue, point of detail |
particularize | give details of, itemize |
passport | document providing details |
pelleted | filled with pellets, full of hail |
pithless | feeble, frail, puny [lacking pith, or marrow] |
plain | complain, lament, bewail |
plaining | wailing, crying |
point-device | to the last detail, to the point of perfection |
precept | detailed direction, precise instruction |
predominate | prevail over, control, dominate |
present | ready, available, immediately accessible |
present | available means, current resources |
prevail | succeed, win, be victor |
prevail | succeed in seduction, have one's way [in a sexual encounter] |
prevailing | successful, effective, influential |
prevailment | prevailing action, power, influence |
purse | resources, funds, available money |
put | set before, make available to |
quail | fail, slacken, flag |
quail | daunt, dishearten, intimidate |
quail | overpower, destroy, make an end |
quail | courtesan, prostitute |
rail | rant, rave, be abusive [about] |
railer | ranter, reviler |
railing | abuse, insulting speech, vilification |
railing | abusive, derisive, haranguing |
require | call up, make available |
retail | recount, relate in detail, retell |
sail | voyage, passage, sailing |
sail | fleet, squadron, flotilla |
sail | surging power, full swell |
sail | ship, vessel |
sake | [cry of a prisoner calling for alms through a cell window] in jail |
scant | give out sparingly, curtail, withhold [from] |
scarfed | [unclear meaning] fully decked out; under full sail; [of the hull] well-jointed |
scut | short tail [as of a deer] |
sea-mark | prominent landmark used as a guide for sailors, beacon |
sempster | one who sews [as a profession], tailor |
several | (plural) details, particulars, individual points |
shipping | voyage, sailing, passage |
short | break, fail to keep, fall short of |
shout forth | acclaim, hail, welcome with shouts |
shrink | bring low, diminish, curtail |
shroud | sail-rope |
sick | ailing, needing cure |
siege | onslaught, storm, assail |
silly | feeble, frail, weak |
simple-time | summer-time [when aromatic herbs used as medicines (simples) were available] |
sink | fail, fall down, give way |
Siren | sea demon of Greek mythology, half bird, half woman, whose music lured sailors to destruction on the rocky shores of her island |
skip | pass over, fail to see, ignore |
slip | fail to hold, be broken off |
slip | fail to keep, allow to pass by |
snaily | snail-like |
solicit | urge, move, incite, prevail upon |
spoon | let run [with little or no sail] |
store | available money, resources, means |
strike | [of sails] lower, take down [especially before a mightier vessel] |
subdue | persuade, convince, prevail over |
sup | give the last daily feed to |
superfluity | spare availability, additional instance |
surety | go bail for, act as a guarantor for |
swabber | deckhand, sailor who washes the deck |
swim | float, sail |
tackle | [of a ship] rigging and sails |
tail | [in expressions] |
tailor | [said when falling] exclamation of shock, surprise |
tailor's-yard | yard measure |
time | daily greeting |
topsail | sail set above the lower course of sails |
tract | trace, trail, evidence of passage |
trail | [hunting] scent, track |
travail | be on tour |
travail | journeying, travel [often overlapping with the sense of 'labour'] |
travail | labour, effort, exertion [often overlapping with the sense of 'travel'] |
travail | suffering, torment, distress |
travail | labour, pain of childbirth |
travail | movement, motion, passage |
travail | labour, make an effort, work hard [for] [often overlapping with the sense of 'travel'] |
travail | travel, journey [often overlapping with the sense of 'labour'] |
trim | readiness to sail, full preparedness |
Troudle taile | F spelling of 'trundle-tail' |
trundle-tail | dog with a trailing tail, curly-tailed dog |
try | [nautical] adjust sails so that the ship's bow is into the wind, lie to |
turn | turn tail, retreat, withdraw |
unbewailed | unbemoaned, without lamentation |
uncharged | unattacked, unassailed |
unguem | nail; ad unguem 'to a nicety' |
unprevailing | unavailing, ineffective, unsuccessful |
untimbered | lacking a strong wooden frame; unsound, frail |
unvulnerable | invulnerable, unassailable |
utter | offer for sale, dispense, make available |
vail | lower, bow down, cast down [as in submission] |
vail | let fall, yield, surrender |
vail | lower, direct downwards |
vail | [textiles: remnant of cloth, leftover of material] tip, gratuity, perk |
vail | do homage, pay respect, show devotion |
vail | setting, going down |
vailed | lowered, downcast |
wagtail | [contemptuous form of address] tail-wagger, bower and scraper |
wail | bewail, lament, grieve [for] |
wailful | plaintive, disconsolate, wistful |
wassail | drinking-party, carousal, revels |
way | path, track, trail |
win | prevail over, overcome |
win | win over, prevail upon |
wing | put on wings; hoist sail |
wink | fail to look, connive |
yard | crossbar on a mast which supports a sail |
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