| 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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