aspic | type of venomous snake, asp |
back-trick | type of backwards dance leap |
Barbary cock-pigeon | type of pigeon from the Barbary coast; [reputedly of Eastern men] man who jealously safeguards his wife |
barley-break | type of country game in which a couple occupies a den [nicknamed ‘hell’] in the centre of a [barley] field, and tries to catch other couples, who may separate [break] when about to be caught |
base | [plural] type of knee-length skirt worn by a knight on horseback |
basilisk | type of large cannon |
box-tree | type of ornamental thick shrub |
brawl | type of French dance |
breed | sort, kind, type |
burgonet | [type of] small light helmet |
burnet | type of meadow flower |
caliver | type of lightweight musket |
caudle | type of medicinal warm gruel, potion |
chequin | type of gold coin [of Italy and Turkey] |
chopine | type of shoe with a high base |
chrysolite | type of semi-precious stone |
cittern-head | [term of abuse] cittern [type of guitar] with a grotesquely carved head |
civet | type of musky perfume [obtained form the civet cat] |
cloth-of-gold | [type of] rich cloth, sumptuous fabric |
colour | type, kind, nature |
conger | type of sea-eel |
copy | [legal] type of tenure, copyhold; also: process of replication |
cuckoo-bud | [unclear meaning] type of flower, perhaps chosen because its name resembles 'cuckold'; or: buttercup |
culverin | type of small cannon |
cunger | type of sea-eel |
curd | type of foodstuff derived from milk |
curvet | [horse-riding] type of high leap |
cypress | type of lightweight fabric, gauze cloth, crape material [when black, used in mourning] |
dace | type of small fish, used as a bait |
dead men's fingers | [unclear] probably a type of wild orchis |
demi-cannon | type of large gun |
dropsy | type of disease in which the body retains watery fluids |
durance | durability, lasting nature; also: type of strong durable cloth |
estate | degree of rank, place in life, type of person |
estridge | type of large hawk, goshawk |
fashion | sort, kind, type |
fast | type of cheating game [in which people bet on whether the end of a coiled rope is fastened or not]; not playing fairly |
feather | kind, type, disposition |
fetch | type of fodder crop; vetch, tares |
figure | writing system, type of orthography |
fistula | type of ulcer, abscess |
flint | type of hard stone, flintstone |
fox | type of sword [perhaps with a fox-like engraving on it] |
frieze | type of rough woollen cloth |
fullam | type of loaded dice |
fustian | type of coarse cloth [of cotton and flax] |
galliard | type of lively, high-spirited dance |
gender | sort, kind, type |
gourd | type of loaded dice |
green-sickness | type of illness supposed to affect lovesick young women |
gudgeon | type of fish used as a bait; credulity, gullibility |
gurnet | type of fish with a disproportionately large head [thus used as an insult] |
hautboy | type of musical instrument; oboe |
hay | type of winding country dance |
horn | type of wind instrument |
jean | type of twilled cotton cloth [= unsophisticated, unrefined] |
jet | type of black coal |
kidney | constitution, nature, type |
knit | style, pattern, type |
lapwing | type of plover [bird with wily methods of escaping the notice of predators; associated with amorous intrigue] |
lawn | [type of] fine linen |
loach | type of small fish |
lockram | type of Breton linen fabric |
loggats | type of game [in which sticks are thrown to lie near a target stake] |
long purple | [unclear meaning] probably a type of wild orchis |
luce | [heraldry] pike [type of fish] |
mare | type of schoolboy game involving one boy leaping on top of others |
marmoset | type of small monkey |
morris, nine men's | area marked out in squares for playing nine men's morris [a type of open-air game using nine ‘men’ on each side] |
morris-pike | type of pike [thought to be of Moorish origin] |
mortar-piece | type of small high-firing cannon |
moy | [misunderstanding of French ‘moi’] type of coin; measure of goods |
murdering-piece | type of weapon which scatters lethal projectiles |
muscadel | type of strong sweet wine |
muss | type of children's game in which players scramble for things thrown on the ground |
pavin | type of stately dance, pavane |
piece | sort, kind, type |
plum porridge | [contemptuous, for the type of person who would eat] rich, fruity porridge [= heavy, lumbering individual] |
primero | type of gambling card game |
psaltery | type of plucked stringed instrument |
pudding | type of large savoury dish; dumpling, pasty |
pur | [debated meaning] knave in a type of card game [post and pair] |
push-pin | type of children's game [the pushing over of a peg to cross the peg of another player] |
quotidian | type of fever with attacks every day |
relish | kind, quality, type |
sack | [type of] white wine |
sackbut | type of bass trumpet, with a trombone-like slide |
samingo | [unclear meaning] type of drinking refrain [Latin ‘mingo’ = urinate] |
say | type of fine-textured cloth |
scamel | [uncertain meaning] type of bird or fish |
scot and lot | [type of local taxation] in full, thoroughly |
sea-gown | type of robe with a high collar, short sleeves, and mid-leg length |
serge | type of woollen fabric |
serpigo | type of spreading skin disease |
size | kind, type, length |
snipe | [type of bird] dupe, gull, fool |
sort | kind, variety, type |
square | type of measuring instrument, especially for right angles |
stone-bow | type of cross-bow which shoots stones, catapult |
stool-ball | type of bat-and-ball game, with a stool in place of a wicket |
strappado | type of torturing instrument |
sweat | sweating-sickness [type of plague] |
tabor | type of small drum, especially used in revelling |
taborin | type of drum [narrower and longer than a tabor] |
tench | type of freshwater fish [with red spots on its skin] |
tertian | type of fever with attacks every third day |
Tib | [type name for] strumpet, harlot, whore |
tickle-brain | type of strong drink |
tick-tack | type of backgammon in which scoring is by placing pegs in holes |
tissue | [type of] rich cloth, sumptuous fabric |
tongs | type of simple metal musical instrument |
touchstone | type of stone used for testing the quality of a gold or silver alloy |
tray-trip | type of dicing game [depending on the throw of a three] |
troll-my-dame | type of game in which balls are rolled [trolled] through hoops |
tun-dish | [brewing] type of funnel fitting into the bung-hole of a cask [tun] |
type | emblem, symbol, insignia |
type | title, stamp, distinguishing mark |
type | mark, sign, indication |
upspring | newly introduced, trendy; or: a type of wild dance |
viol | type of stringed instrument played with a bow |
wafer-cake | type of thin, lightweight cake |
ward | type of political administrative district |
wildfire | flaming gunpowder; also: will o' the wisp; type of eruptive disease |
woodcock | type of game bird, thought to be easily tricked or snared; simpleton |