Alchemy, P. L. ii. 517. the name of that art which is the fublimer part of chemistry, the tranfmutation of metals. 'Tis what is corruptly pronounced ockamy, i. e. any mixed metal. Alp, P. L. ii. 620. S. A. 628. for mountain in general. In the ftrict etymology of the word it fignifies a mountain white with fnow. It is commonly appropriated to the high mountains which feparate Italy from France and Germany. Altern, P. L. vii. 348. (an adjective), acting by turns, in fucceffion each to the other. To Alternate, to perform alternately. Alternate hymns, P. L. v. 656. 657. fing by turns, and answer one another. Amarant, P. L. iii. 353. Aμaparlos, for unfading, that decayeth not; a flower of a purple velvet colour, which though gathered, keeps its beauty, and when all other flowers fade, recovers its luftre by being fprinkled with a little water. Ambition, that which adds fewel to the flame of pride, and claps fpurs to these furious and inordinate defires that break forth into the most execrable acts to accomplish mens haughty designs. Milton ftigmatizes ambition as a worse fin than pride, P. L. iv. 40. See Pride. A going about with ftudiousness and affectation to gain praise, as the origin of the Latin word imports, S. A. 247. Ambrofial, partaking of the nature or qualities of ambrofia, the imaginary food of the gods, fragrant, delicious, delectable. Milton applies this epithet to the night, P. L. v. 642. To Amerce, P. L. i. 609. to deprive, to forfeit. It properly fignifies, to mult, to fine; but here it has a strange affinity with the Greek aμegow, to deprive, to take away. Amice, P. R. iv. 427. cloathing; the firft or undermoft part of a prieft's habit, over which he wears the alb; derived from the Latin amicio, to clothe. Ammiral, P. L. i. 294. the fame as Admiral, the principal commander of a fleet. Amorous. Milton feems to use this word, P. R. ii, 162. rather in the fenfe of the Italian amorofo, which is applied to any thing relating to the paffion of love, than in its common English acceptation, in which it generally expreffes fomething of the paffion itfelf. Amphibana, P. L. x. 524. a ferpent said to have a head at both ends; so named of aμpi and Bauw, because it went forward either way. Anarch, P. L. ii. 988. the author of confufion. Angelic virtue, P. L. v. 371. an angel. To Announce, P. R. iv. 504. to publish, to proclaim. Antarctic, P. L. ix. 79. the fouthern pole, fo called, as oppofite te the northern. Antic, S. A. 1325. one that plays antics; he that uses odd gesticulation; a buffoon. R Apathy Apathy, P. L. ii. 564. not feeling, exemption from paffion; free- Apocalyps, P. L. iv. 2. a revelation, a discovery. To Appoint, S. A. 373. to arraign, to fummon to answer. Architrave, P. L. i. 715. that part of a column, or order of a co- Artic, P. L. ii. 710. northern, lying under the Bear. Ardor, P. L. v. 249. a perfon ardent or bright, an angel. The Latin ardor implies fervency, exceeding love, eager defire, fiery Argeftes, P. L. x. 699. the north-east wind. To Arreed, P. L. iv. 962. to decree, to award. Afkance, awry. pbaltus, P. L. i. 729. bitumen, a pitchy fubftance. Afihma, P. L. xi. 488. a frequent, difficult, and short respiration, To Afound, to astonish, to confound with fear or wonder. Athecus, P. R. i. 487. atheistic, godless. Atrophy, P. L. xi. 486. want of nourishment; a disease in which Attent, P. R. i. 385. intent, attentive, heedful, regardful. Atteft, P. R. i. 37. witnefs, teftimony, atteftation. To Attune, P. L. iv. 265. to make any thing mufical. Autumn, P. L. v. 394. for the fruits of autumn. Azurn, P. xvi. 893. the fame as Azure, blue, faint blue. B Baleful, full of mifery, full of grief, forrowful, fad, woful. Barbaric, P. L. ii. 4. foreign, far-fetched. Barbed, bearded, headed. Bafe, P. L. ix. 36. that part of any ornament which hangs down, To Batten, P. xvii. 29. to fatten, or make fat; to feed plenteously. Belated, P. L. i. 783. benighted, out of doors late at night. Beryl, P. L. vi. 756. a precious ftone of a fea-green colour. Beffrown, Beffrown, P. L. i. 311. iv. 631. fprinkled over. Bevy, P. L. xi. 582. a company, an affembly; of the Italian beva, a covey of partridges. Bickering, P. L. vi. 766. fighting, and thence deftroying; from the Welch bicre, a conteft, a combat. Mr. Johnson thinks it means here quivering, playing backward and forward. Blanc, or Blank, white, P. L. x. 656.; confused, crushed, difpirited, fubdued, depreffed, P. L. ix. 890. P. R. ii. 120. Bland, P. L. v. 5. ix. 855. 1047. foft, mild, gentle. Bolt, the bar of a door, P. L. ii. 877.; lightning, a thunderbolt, To Bolt, P. xvi. 760. to dart, to shoot, to fift. Mr. Johnson thinks it fignifies here to blurt out, or throw out precipitantly. Boreas, P. L. x. 699. the north wind. Bofky, P. xvi. 313. woody; from the Belgian bofche, and the Italian bofco, a wood. Bourn, P. xvi. 313. a bound, a limit; from the French borne. Brand, P. L. xii. 643. a fword. Brando in Italian too fignifies a fword; and the reafon of this denomination feems to be derived from hence, because men fought with burnt ftakes and fire-brands, before arms were invented. To Breathe, P. L. ii. 244. to fmell, to throw out the smell, to exhale, to fend out as breath. To Braid, to plait, to weave, to twist. Braided train, P. L. iv. 349. plaited or twisted tail. To Bray, P. L vi. 209. (probably from the Greek Beaxw, ftrepo), to make an offenfive or disagreeable noife. It fignifies to make any kind of noise, though now it be commonly appropriated to a certain animal. Brigandine, S. A. 1120. a coat of mail. To Brim, P. L. iv. 336. P. xvi. 924. to fill to the top. Brinded, P. L. vii. 466. P. xvi. 443. ftreaked, tabby, marked with branches. To Bristle, P. L. vi. 82. to erect in briftles. The Latins express this by the word borrere, taken from the brifling on a wild boar's or other animal's back. Milton has the expreffion of borrent arms. P. L. ii. 513. See Horrent. Budge, P. xvi. 707. furred, furly, stiff, formal. Bullion, P. L. i. 704. gold or filver in the lump, unwrought, uncoined. Bullion drofs, the dross which arose from the metal in refining it. But, P. L. iii. 377. except, unless. Buxome, is vulgarly understood for wanton, jolly; but it properly fignifies flexible, yielding, obedient, obfequious, as P. L. ii, 842. v. 270.; and alfo gay, lively, brifk, as P. xiii, 24. C. с Cacias, P. L. x. 699. the north-west wind. Callow, P. L. vii. 420. unfledged, naked, without feathers. To Calve, P. L. vii. 463. to bring forth; from the Belgic word calven, to bring forth. Caparifon, P. L. ix. 35. a horfe-cloth, or a fort of cover for a horse, which is fpread over his furniture. Caravan, P. L. vii. 428. P. R. i. 323. a great convoy of merchants, which meet at certain times and places, to put themselves into a condition of defence from thieves, who ride in troops in several defert places upon the road, in Perfia and Turky. It is like an army, confifting ordinarily of 5 or 600 camels, and near as many horfes, and fometimes more. Carbuncle, a jewel fhining in the dark, like a lighted coal or candle. To Career, P. L. vi. 756. to run with swift motion. Careering fires, are lightnings darting out by fits; a metaphor taken from the running in tilts, fays Dr. Newton. Carol, P. L. xii. 367. a fong of devotion. To Carol, P. xvi. 849. to praise, to celebrate. To Caft, P. L. iii. 634. to confider, to contrive, to turn the thoughts. Cataphracts, S. A. 1619. men or horfes completely armed; from nara@gaσow, armis munio. Cataract, P. L. ii. 176. xi. 824. a fall of water from on high, a fhoot of water, a cascade. Catarrh, P. L. xi. 483. a defluction of sharp ferum from the glands about the head and throat. Cates, P. R. ii. 348. viands, food, difh of meat; generally employed to fignify nice and luxurious food. Cedarn, P. xvi. 990. the fame as cedrine, of or belonging to the ce dar tree. Centaur, P. L. x. 328. the fign Sagittarius, or the Archer, in the zodiac. Centric, P. L. x. 671. placed in the centre. Centric (or concentric) Spheres, P. L. viii. 83. are fuch spheres whofe centre is the fame with that of the earth. Ceraftes, P. L. x. 525. a ferpent having horns, or fuppofed to have horns; from negas, a horn. Charity, P. L. iv. 756. tenderness, kindness, love. Charities is ufed in the Latin fignification, and, like caritates, comprehends all the relations, all the endearments of confanguinity and affinity. The theological virtue of univerfal love, P. L. iii. 216. xii. 584. Chimera, P. L. ii. 628. a monster feigned to have the head of a lion, the belly of a goat, and the tail of a dragon. Hence it fignifies a vain and wild fancy, as remote from reality as the existence of this poetical chimera. Chivalry, P. L. i. 307. (from the French chevalerie), fignifies knighthood, and also those who use horses in fight, both such as ride on horfes, and fuch as ride in chariots drawn by them. In the sense of of riding and fighting the word is ufed ver. 765.; and in the fense of riding and fighting in chariots drawn by horses, P. R. iii. 343. compared with ver. 328. Chryfolite, P. L. iii. 596. a precious stone of a dusky green, with a caft of yellow. Cieling, P. L. xi. 743. the inner roof. It may be thought (fays Mr. Richardson) too mean a word in poetry; but Milton had a view to its derivation from the Latin cælum, and the Italian cielo, heaven. Cimmerian, P. xiii. 10. which fees no fun, obfcure, dark. The Cimmerians were a people who lived in caves under ground, and never faw the light of the fun. Whence comes the phrase cimmerian darkness, i. e. great obfcurity. Clang, a fharp, fhrill noife. Clarion, P. L. i. 532. a small shrill treble trumpet; a claro quem edit fono. To Clufter, P. L. iv. 303. vii. 320. to grow in bunches, to gather into bunches, to congregate. Collateral, running parallel, diffufed on either fide, P. L. viii. 426.; fide by fide, a fenfe agreeable to the etymology of the word, P. L. x. 86. Colures, P. L. ix. 66. two great circles fuppofed to pass through the poles of the world, interfecting each other at right angles, and incompaffing the earth from north to fouth, and from fouth to north again. Combuftion, conflagration, burning in a dreadful manner, P. L. i. 46.; tumult, hurry, hubbub, buftle, hurly burly, P. L. vi. 225. To Commerce, P. xiv. 39. to hold intercourfe with. Compeer, P. L. i. 127. equal, companion, colleague, affociate. Cone, P. L. iv. 776. a figure round at bottom, and leffening all the way ends in a point. To Conglobe, to gather into a round mafs, to confolidate in a ball, to affemble and affociate together, P. L. vii. 239.; to coalefce into a round mafs, P. L. vii. 292. To Conjure, P. L. ii. 693. to conspire, to band and league together, to bind many by an oath to fome common defign; from the Latin conjurare, to bind one another by an oath to be true and faithful in a defign undertaken. Convex, bending down on all fides round, rifing in a circular form. Convex is fpoken properly of the exterior surface of a globe, and concave of the interior surface, which is hollow. Cormorant, P. L. iv. 196. a bird that lives upon fish, eminently greedy and rapacious. Cornice, P. L. i. 716. the uppermost member of the entablature of a column; the highest projection of a wall or column. Corny, P. L. vii. 321. ftrong or hard like horn, horny; of the To Couch, P. L. ii. 536. to fix or place the fpear in the rest, in the R 3 Couchant, |