Cristopher Marlowe

Doctor Faustus

Text B, Bowers

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To surfeit to feed, supply, or give to surfeit : disgust or sicken by excess : fill to satiety or
repletion : CLOY *a large and corpulent individual surfeited T with good eating
bill b obsolete : a list of drugs : medical prescription
To tire 3 : to use up : wear out : OVERWORK *tiring the land by overcultivation
commend me to to give me by preference *of all the homes I have been in commend me to my
own home and fireside
To commend 2 a : to recommend as worthy of confidence or regard : present as worthy of
notice or favorable attention *I commend to you our sister Phoebe— Rom 16:1
(Revised Standard Version)* b obsolete : OFFER *I commend my duty to
your lordship— Shakespeare
To plod 2 : to work laboriously, steadily, and monotonously : DRUDGE *plodded
straight ahead, doing over and over some appointed task—
brunt : a forceful onset : a sudden or violent assault *the garrison withstood the brunt
on the castle* b : a sudden outburst or effort
To gravel b : IRRITATE, ANNOY, EMBARRASS, BOTHER *those recurrent minor
frictions that gravel the soul* *used to gravel her by saying that no great poet
ever had such a loyal friend—
rutter a horseman or trooper originally of German forces common in the 15th and 16th
centuries
stave 1 : a wooden stick : CUDGEL, STAFF
argosy 1 : a large ship; especially : a richly laden merchant ship *three of your
argosies are T come to harbor
To canvas 3 a : to examine in detail : subject to scrutiny or investigation; specifically : to
examine (votes) officially for authenticity
wont ACCUSTOMED, USED — used predicatively *slept longer than he was wont*
and usually followed by to and an infinitive *assumed an air of great gravity, as
he was wont to do when about to perpetrate a joke— O.S.J.Gogarty*; also :
INCLINED, APT *fresh, intimate, and revealing as letters are wont to be
To stand upon 1 : to depend upon : have a basis in *stand on the fifth amendment*
lechery 1 : inordinate indulgence in sexual activity : LEWDNESS, LASCIVIOUSNESS
precisian 1 : a person who stresses or practices scrupulous adherence to a strict standard of
religious observance or morality; specifically : PURITAN
To reclaime 2 a : to recall from wrong or improper conduct : amend the behavior or character
of : REFORM *reclaimed him from a life of drunkenness* *reclaim the wicked*
b : to make obedient : SUBDUE, TAME *my heart is wondrous light, since this
same wayward girl is so reclaimed— Shakespeare*
To drizle 1 : to rain in very small drops *a raw drizzling rain* *it drizzled off and on all
day*; sometimes : to rain lightly : SPRINKLE *come on, it's only drizzling
now*
pitchy 2 : as dark or as black as pitch : very dark : PITCH-BLACK *went out into the
pitchy night* — often used with black or dark *the pitchy black night*
hest COMMAND
pliant 2 : easily influenced : YIELDING *sees the T natives as a pliant mass—
J.S.Redding* *had a pliant congressional majority— A.S.Link
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stoutly b : SOLIDLY, STRONGLY *the square ordered to be stoutly enclosed as
protection in case of T attack— American Guide Series: Delaware* c :
VIGOROUSLY *applauded him stoutly after each number
zounds used as a mild oath
Pickadevaunts becco
beaten b : worn out : exhausted of fertility *beaten soil* c : much worn : BATTERED,
TATTERED, DILAPIDATED *one of my most precious volumes is a beaten
old volume— Christopher Morley
stavesacre 1 : a Eurasian larkspur (Delphinium staphisagria) having racemose purple
flowers
2 : the seeds of the stavesacre that contain delphinine, are violently emetic and
cathartic, and are used in Eurasia as a fish poison
raceme : an inflorescence (as in the currant and lily-of-the-valley) in which the flowers
are borne on stalks of about equal length along an elongated axis that continues
to grow during flowering and open in succession from below — compare
CYME, CORYMB; see INFLORESCENCE illustration
familiar 4 : a supernatural spirit often embodied in an animal and at the service of a
person *the loathsome toad, the witches' familiar—
guilder : GULDEN; especially : a Dutch gulden — see MONEY
prest : READY, PROMPT, QUICK, PREPARED
To boot intransitive verb , archaic : to be of help, profit, or advantage : AVAIL *it
boots not to look backwards— Thomas Arnold*
transitive verb , obsolete : BENEFIT, ENRICH
To bequeath obsolete : to assign or make over by formal declaration so as to give the
recipient immediate possession : transfer ownership of
To portend 2 : FORECAST, PREDICT *where this process will stop no one can portend—
D.M.Friedenberg*
3 : INDICATE, MEAN, SIGNIFY *perhaps the present concern with the values
of liberal arts education T portends an intellectual anemia
chafer A portable grate : CHAFING DISH
scrawl 1 : careless, hasty, or irregular writing *eventually deciphered the scrawl
To cull 1 a : GATHER, PLUCK *cull flowers* b : to pick out and collect : CHOOSE
*culled the best passages from the poet's works*
dam : a female parent — used especially of domestic animals and poultry but
sometimes archaically and usually disparagingly of women
smock 1 a archaic : a woman's undergarment; especially : CHEMISE b : SMOCK
FROCK c : a lightweight loose garment made usually with smocking or
gathering at the shoulders, short or long sleeves, and a front opening and worn
especially for protection of clothing while working
smocking : a decorative embroidery or shirring designed especially to control fullness in
garments and made by gathering cloth in regularly spaced round tucks held in
place with fancy stitching
To list intransitive verb : to have a desire or inclination : CHOOSE, WISH *allowed
that mind of mine to stray thereafter as it listed—
churl 4 a : a person (as a rustic) who is ungracious, mean, ill-bred, and rude *the boy
might well believe this churl was lying— George Meredith
oyster wench a girl who sells oysters
lean c : attended or characterized by privation, hardship, or scarcity *a lean life, that
of a college professor— A.W.Long* *important as a source of food after a lean
winter— F.C.Lincoln* *came upon lean days—
with a vengeance 1 : in a markedly violent, forceful, or urgent manner *the wind blew with a
vengeance* *finally beat him with a vengeance* 2 : in an abundant or excessive
amount or to such a degree *leading a double life with a vengeance— John
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 McCarten* *this was understatement with a vengeance
beaver Castoro, mentoniera, spuntino??
gammon 1 dialect a : LEG b : THIGH
2 a : a ham or flitch of cured bacon *the gammon was given as a reward and
encouragement to handfasting couples— Dorothy G. Spicer* b : the lower end
of a side of bacon
hogshead 1 : a large cask or barrel; especially : one containing from 63 to 140 gallons —
abbr. hhd
mink 2 : any of several slender-bodied semi-aquatic carnivorous mammals that
resemble and are closely related to the weasels, comprise a subgenus of Mustela,
and have partially webbed feet, a thick soft usually dark brown coat, and a rather
short bushy tail
ell 1 : an English unit of length chiefly for cloth equal to 45 inches but no longer
used
Hostler ostler one who takes care of horses at an inn or stable : GROOM
snayles Mild oath
Ostry hostry hostelry : a place where food and lodging are available to the traveler : INN, HOTEL *a
large wooden-porched building with mansard roof is a typical hostelry of the
Civil War period
To clap 5 a : to place, put, or set especially with haste or energy *clapped a piece of
candy into his mouth* *clap him into jail* *clap eyes on a person* *clap an
awning up*
goodly 1 : of pleasing appearance, character, or quality : COMELY, HANDSOME,
EXCELLENT *a goodly person* *goodly houses*
2 : LARGE, CONSIDERABLE *a goodly crowd was assembled
All one : of such a nature that no one possible outcome or course of events is more
desirable than another *it is all one to me what he does*
passing 3 obsolete : EXCEEDING, SURPASSING *a passing traitor, perjured and
unjust— Shakespeare
ordinance Artillery???????
To cloy 3 : to surfeit or make weary with an excess usually of something originally
pleasing *Cordelia has been cloyed by her sisters' excessive protestations of
affection
To behold 1 obsolete : to look at : examine closely : WATCH
2 : to receive the impression of through or as if through visual means : see
intently and fully : APPREHEND, EXPERIENCE *the author beholds life on
earth as molded by forces that are blindly mechanical* *a truth T so central that
it shall commend itself to the eye at whatever angle beholden—
To point 7 : to insert white hairs into (furs) to improve the appearance *red fox dyed and
pointed to imitate silver fox
crosier 2 : the pastoral staff of a bishop, abbot, or abbess resembling a shepherd's crook
and borne as a symbol of the pastoral office
To parle parley : UTTER; especially : SPEAK 3 *that Yank can't half parley the lingo—
Richard Llewellyn*
2 archaic : to grant a parley to : hold a conference or discussion with :
ADDRESS
His reverend Father- Il santo padre
hood
quittance 2 : RECOMPENSE, REQUITAL *money received in quittance of wrongs
anon 1 archaic : at once : IMMEDIATELY, FORTHWITH *he that heareth the word
and anon with joy receiveth it— Mt 13:20 (Authorized Version)* — used
especially to express prompt response to a request or a summons
2 : in a little while: a : SOON, PRESENTLY *thou dost me yet but little hurt;
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 thou wilt anon— Shakespeare*
To compass 1 : to devise or contrive often in a treacherous manner : PLOT
gyve FETTER, BOND, CHAIN — usually used in plural
To fall to : to set about doing something especially actively: as a : to begin to fight b : to
begin to eat *fell to as soon as dinner was served*
I’m beholding to Sono riconoscente a ......
You’ll be curst with bell, Rito di scomunica
book and candle
vintner 1 : a person who sells wine : a wine merchant
He follows us at the hard Alle calcagna
heels
Tester teston : any of several old European coins: as a : TESTONE 1 b : a French silver coin
of the 16th century worth between 10 and 14 1/2 sous c : a shilling of Henry VII
of England decreasing in value to ninepence, then to sixpence in Shakespeare's
time
tane past part of TAKE
post : with post -horses : like a courier : at full speed : EXPRESS *journeying post*
*ride post*
rouse 1 obsolete : DRINK, TOAST
2 archaic : CAROUSAL
stopes Boccali????????????
To hale 1 : HAUL, PULL, DRAW
2 : to compel (a person) to go *hale a vagrant into court*
3 obsolete : VEX, ANNOY
To offer 6 : to present in performance or exhibition *offer a new comedy
wart 1 a : a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities produced by
proliferation of the skin papillae and caused by a virus — called also verruca
vulgaris
kennel a : a pack of dogs or other animals
footmanship archaic : speed afoot : prowess in running and walking
sbloud A mild oath
cuckold 1 : a man whose wife is unfaithful : the husband of an adulteress
ruff 1 : a wheel-shaped collar made of several layers of lace or lace-edged muslin or
linen starched and goffered usually in S-shaped folds and worn tied on at the
front by men and women of the late 16th and early 17th centuries
To starch 1 a : to stiffen with or as if with starch *the sheets were starched cool and
smooth—
To goffer 1 : to crimp, plait, or flute (as linen or lace) especially by means of a heated iron
*took pleasure in perfectly goffering the frill on her father's shirts
desert 3 : worthiness or excellence of character as adduced by a good course of conduct
*he won the appointment on grounds of desert rather than through family
prestige*
To hie intransitive verb : to go quickly : HASTEN *thither we advise you to hie
To bide 1 : to continue in some state or condition *bide still until you feel better*
2 a : WAIT, TARRY — used especially with an expression of time *bide yet a
little* b of things : to await one's pleasure : be left unchanged *let the matter
bide
peasant 2 obsolete : a rascally person : SCAMP *thou shalt know I will predominate
over the peasant—
To birch a : a tree of the genus Betula
I had breathed a man.. Avrei creato un uomo......
To horse 2 a : to lift, pull, or push roughly or by main force *horsing him around in the
snow— Theodore Morrison* *sweating gunners horsed their pieces into
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 action— Bruce Catton
caitiff 1 obsolete a : CAPTIVE, PRISONER b : a wretched or unfortunate man
2 : a base despicable person : a mean and wicked man
incontinent 1 : marked by incontinence : lacking control : UNRESTRAINED *the
thunderous drumming incontinent downpour
To smother b : to overcome or discomfit through or as if through lack of adequate air *such
close quarters tend to smother one
We are all sped Siamo tutti fregati
Spite of spite DESPITE, NOTWITHSTANDING
Sith since
To course 1 a : to run or gallop especially in a tournament or race or in hunting
1 a : to hunt or pursue (game) with hounds *coursing the stag*
Horse-courser mercante
To cozen 1 : to deceive by artful wheedling or tricky dishonesty : CHEAT, DEFRAUD
*cozening his unsuspecting and unsophisticated brother*
scab 4 a : a mean contemptible person : SCOUNDREL
bottle dialect Britain : a bundle usually of straw or hay
niggard : a person meanly close and covetous : MISER
To serve 10 : to treat or act toward in a specified way : deal with : REQUITE *he served
me ill*
To hallow hallo 1 a : to call or cry hallo to : attract the attention of
Hostry hostelry : a place where food and lodging are available to the traveler : INN, HOTEL *a
large wooden-porched building with mansard roof is a typical hostelry of the
Civil War period
coil 1 : noisy disturbance : TUMULT, TURMOIL
2 a : a troublesome activity or disturbance especially over a trifling matter : a
great ado : FUSS *here's a coil raised, a pother and for what—
To commit 2 : to consign a person to prison *officers without power to commit*
marry archaic — used to express agreement or surprise especially in answer to a
question and sometimes with come up to express disbelief or disdain
saucebox : a saucy impudent person
bellycheer 1 obsolete : gratification of the belly : GLUTTONY
Spoil 1 a (1) : the plunder taken in war : material, land, or property seized or
confiscated by the victor of an armed aggression *claim T colonies in Africa as
its share of the spoils of war— Vera M. Dean*
piecemeal 1 : one piece at a time : by degrees : little by little : GRADUALLY *has
achieved the real substance of independence gradually and piecemeal
drift b : tendency discernible in the past and present course *until the time the upward
drift in the propensity to spend should level off* *in this survey of the drift of
20th century poetry— Herbert Read*; often : development, progress, or
evolution whose general course is assumed to be impersonally determined and
continuous into the future *while reasoning on this matter is somewhat a priori,
the drift of history and archaeology confirms it
To launch b : to throw or propel with force : FLING, SHOOT *finding another stone, I
raised and was about to launch it—
1) : to originate or set in motion : put into operation : INITIATE, INTRODUCE
*launch an enterprise*
4 obsolete : to hoist (as a yard) or push out (as capstan bars) — used of
equipment on sailing ships
dross 1 : the solid scum that forms on the surface of a metal (as lead, antimony) when
molten or melting largely as a result of oxidation but sometimes of the rising of
dirt and impurities to the surface
2 : waste or foreign matter mixed with a substance or left as a residue after that
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 substance has been used or processed : IMPURITY *every bushel of corn
contains a quantity of dross*
3 : something that is base, gross, or commonplace *the riches of this world are
mere dross* : the base, unworthy, or trivial part or element in something that is
otherwise good or admirable *less dross in Hamlet than in other Shakespeare
plays
To fly 2 a : to flee or escape from *the bird had flown its cage* b : to avoid or shun
*sleep flies the wretch— John Dryden* *fly such a talkative woman
repulse 1 : refusal of a request or suit : DENIAL, REBUFF, REJECTION *court repulse
from her husband— Thomas Hardy* *reap nothing but repulse and hate
forfeit 2 : something which is lost or the right to which is alienated by a crime, offense,
neglect of duty, or breach of contract : a thing forfeit or forfeited; often :
FINE, MULCT, PENALTY *he who murders pays the forfeit of his life
worldling 1 : a person engrossed in the concerns of this present world : one devoted to this
world and its interests, pleasures, and enjoyments : a worldly or worldly-minded
person *among worldlings unlikely to be offended by a whiff of the smoking
room
To sauce : to dress (food) with something intended to give a higher relish : SEASON,
FLAVOR
gramercy archaic — used to express gratitude, surprise, or sudden strong feeling
*gramercy! they for joy did grin
surfeit 3 archaic : a sickness arising from excess in eating and drinking : sickness
caused by intemperance *he died of a surfeit caused by intemperance— Oliver
Goldsmith
surfeit 1 : an overabundant supply, yield, or amount of something : EXCESS,
SUPERFLUITY *a murder with a surfeit of clues and motives—
sop a piece of food (as bread) dipped or steeped in a liquid before being eaten
2 chiefly dialect : the liquid into which food is dipped before being eaten;
especially : GRAVY

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