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 On se lasse de bien chanter: Prov. The best contentments breed sacietie.

Lasseron. as Laicteron. Lasset: m. A snare, ginne, grinne; also, the lace of a womans Petticoat.

Lasseté: f. Wearinesse, vnlustinesse, fatigation, faintnesse.

Lassiere: f. A kind of net, or toyle for wild beasts.

Lassis. Coiffure de lassis. A Networke Coyfe.

Lassitude. as Lasseté. Lassus, ou Lasus. Aboue, aboue yonder, there aboue; also, vpward.

Latage: m. A lathing; lath-worke; a couering, or closing, with lathes.

Late: f. A lath; also, a certaine fine due vpon claymes, or contestations within Provence. Latent. Hidden, lurking, close, priuie, secret, vnknowne.

Latentement. Hiddenly, lurkingly, closely, priuily, secretly.

Later. To lath, to set on lathes.

Laterne: f. The scutcheon, or knob, in the middle of a Timber-vault.

Laticlave: m. A kind of Cassocke worne by the auncient Romans.

Latiers: m. Those which in Provence exact the fine before mentioned in Late. Latin: m. Latin; the Latin language.  Parler Latin. To speake Latin; also, a fashion of speech vsed among prisoners, thereby to draw some drinking money from new-come guests.  Femme qui parle Latin: Pro. Seeke Femme. Il est bon Latin. He is a good Latinist, he writes, or speakes, good Latin.  Il y perdit son Latin. He was there grauelled, plunged, or at a Non-plus; he knew not what to make of, or what to say vnto, it.  Qui a florin, roussin, Latin, par tout il trouve le chemin: Pro. He that can spend, and speake well, and hath a good horse vnder him, needs not goe out of his way.

Latin: m. Latine: f. Latine of countrey, or in speech; of, or belonging to, the Latine language.  Marchandise Latine. Excellent good stuffe; or, the best, or most vtterable commodities, tearmed so by Marchants.  Voile Latine. A mizen, or smacke sayle.

Latinément. Jn Latine; after the manner of the Latines.

Latinier: m. A Trucheman, or Interpretor. (v.m.) Latinisateur: m. as Latiniseur. Latiniser. To make Latine, turne into Latine, write or speake Latine; also, to inkhornize it.

Latiniseur: m. One that writes, or speakes Latine; also, an inkhorniser; one that vses inkhorne tearmes.  Faire du Latiniseur. A dunce, or ignorant fellow to counterfeit Schollership.

Latinogotisé: m. ée: f. Barbarous, Gibridge; mixed of Latine and the Gothes language.

Latitation: f. A hiding, lurking, lying hid; a playing least in sight.

Latité: m. ée: f. Hidden, concealed.

Latiter. To lurke, lye hid, play least in sight.

Latitude: f. Latitude, breadth, largenesse, widenesse, broadnesse.

Latomie: f. A Quarrie of stones.

Latonien. Flambeaux Latoniens. The Sunne and Moone (Latonaes children.)

Latre. A Churchyard. Latrie: f. The seruice, or worship due vnto God.

Latrine: f. A Priuie, Jakes, House of Office; also, the sinke of a priuate house.

Latrineux: m. euse: f. Jakes-like, of a Jakes, full of Jakes, filthie, stinking, full of ordure.

Latte: f. as Late; a Lath; also, a Land-measure (as Perche) in some places longer then in others whence;  Latte de Barbezieux. is but nine foot, Latte de Montignac Charante, eleuen foot, long.  Iustice sous latte. C'est sous le couvert de la maison du seigneur seulement. Latteron. See Laicteron. Lavace d'eaux. An inundation, surrounding, rauage, or great floud, of waters (by the fall of much raine.)

Lavacier: m. ere: f. Washing away violently, rauaging, or sweeping before it (as a swift current) all it meetes with.

Lavage: m. A water-poole, or plash; a peece of land surrounded, or drowned vp, by water; also, a wasshing.  Lavages. as Lavailles. Lavage de chaux. Whiting, or white-lime, wherewith walls, &c, are white-washed.

Lavailles: f. Swillings, Hogs-wash, washings for Swine.

Lavanche de glace, & de neige. A great heape of Snow tumbling from the top to the bottome of a Hill, and ouerthrowing whatsoeuer lyes in it way.

Lavande: f. Lauender, Spike.  Lavande femelle. White-flowred Lauender Spike.  Lavande masle. The common, or blew flowred Lauender Spike.  Lavande Romaine. Roman Lauender.

Lavandiere: f. A Launderesse, or washing woman; also, a Wagtayle, or Water-wagtayle.

Lavaret: m. A whitish Trout, or Shad-like fish, bred in the Lakes of Savoy, and Dauphiné. Lavaron: m. Another small fish; as Cabasson. Lavasse. as Lavace. Lavatoire: m. A Lauatorie; a place, or vessell, to wash in.

Laubaut. as Clabaut; a great yelling Curre. Laude. The toll thats payed for wares retayled in certaine Faires, and Markets within the dominion of Berry; (and elsewhere.)

Lavé: m. ée: f. Washed; rinsed; clensed (with water;) bathed.  Main lavée moins levée: Pro. See Main. A main lavée Dieu mande la repeuë: Prov. God sends his blessings to cleane hands, and hearts.  En vaisseau mal lavé ne peut on vin garder: Prov. Wine will not keepe in an vncleane veßell.

Lavedan: m. An yron-gray Iennet; or a horse bred on Lavedan, one of the Pyrenean Mountaines whereon the best horses of France are bred: These horses (sayes a French Cosmographer) are more nimble, and more strong then Spanish Jennets; but the Mountaine is not large, and therefore there be not many of them.

Lave-main: m. An Ewer, or Lauer.

Lavement: m. A washing, rinsing, bathing, clensing (in water.)

Laver. To wash, rinse, bathe, clense (with water.) Terre à laver. Fullers earth. Laver vne brique. To loose labor, or to labor in vaine. Laver les mains de. as in Main. Laver le nez à. as, Laver la teste à. To chide, reproue, checke, taunt bitterly; to take vp for halting; to vse hardly, handle rudely, deale extreamely with.