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If you are looking for a word and it doesn't appear in the Glossary, this will be because it has the same sense in Modern English, and can be found in any general dictionary. We only include words that no longer exist in Modern English, have changed their meaning since Shakespeare's day, or have an encyclopedic or specialized sense that would make them unfamiliar to many modern readers. Under this last heading, we include all the proper names (such as figures in classical mythology and local place-names) listed in our Themes and Topics (see Starting Points above).
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zany (n.)
Old form(s):
Zanie
stooge, clown's assistant, mimic
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zeal (n.)
Old form(s):
seale , Zeale
ardour, fervour; or: loyalty, devotion
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zealous (adj.)
Old form(s):
zelous
earnest, fervent, ardent
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Zenelophon (n.)
[pron: ze'nelofon] beggar-girl of a romantic ballad, loved by an African king
see also
Non-classical legend, romance, and folklore
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Zenelophon (n.)
[pron: ze'nelofon] beggar-girl of a romantic ballad, loved by an African king
see also
Cophetua 1
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zenith (n.)
highest point (in fortunes), summit, peak
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zephyr (n.)
Old form(s):
Zephires
mild breeze, gentle wind [especially from the west]
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zir (n.)
dialect variant of ‘sir’
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zo (adv.)
dialect form of ‘so’
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zodiac (n.)
Old form(s):
Zodiacks
year, calendar course of the zodiac
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zodiac (n.)
Old form(s):
Zodiacke
belt of the celestial sphere within which the sun, moon, and planets appear to move, divided into twelve equal domains [signs] named after constellations
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zone, burning
inter-tropical domain encircling the earth
see also
Cosmos
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zounds (int.)
God's wounds
see also
Swearing
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zwagger (v.)
dialect form of ‘swagger’
see also
swagger (v.)
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