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 Leschard: m. A lickorous, or sweet-mouthed slapsawce; also, a micher, or miserable niggard; one that continually licks vp, or lookes after, pelfe.

Lesche: f. A long slice, or shiue of bread, &c; also, as Lesse.  Lesche de mer. A slymie worme, thicke as a finger, and a foot long; digged by fishermen (who vse it for a bait) out of the sand, wherein, vnlesse it be quickly taken vp, it quickly hides it selfe againe.

Leschedoigt. See Lechedoigt. Lescher. as Lecher. Lescherie: f. Sawcinesse, lickorousnesse, much licking.

Lescheur: m. A licker; a lickorous companion.

Lescheur. (Adject.) Often licking; lickorous.  Au chat lescheur bat on souvent la gueule: Prov. The lickorous cat comes vnto many a pat.

Lescive. as Lexive. Lesciver. To bucke clothes; to wash, rince, or scoure with lye.

Lese-maiesté: f. High treason.

Leser. To hurt, wound, annoy, offend.  Leser la maiesté. To commit high treason.

Lesion: f. Hurt, wounding, harme, offence, annoyance.

Lesse: f. A Leash, to hold a dog &c in; a bridle, or false reine to hold a horse by; any such long string.  Lesses. as Laisses. Ie la voudrois plustost chevaucher que mener en lesse. (A knauish phrase in Rab.) I had rather ride her then lead her.

Lessive. as Lexive. Lest. as Lestage. Lestage: m. The balast of a ship.

Lestager. To balast a ship.

Leste. as Lestage. Lesté: m. ée: f. Balasted; also (but not so properly) full fraught, or loaden (as a ship.)

Leste: com. Quicke, nimble, actiue, sprightfull, dispose, readie, liuelie; apt, or able for imployments; also, neat, comelie, handsome, quaint, or curious in attire.

Lestement. Quickly, nimbly, actiuely, with great agilitie; liuely, merrily; also, neatly, quaintly, curiously.

Lester. To balast; also, (but not so properly) to load, or full-fraught, a ship.

Letabonde: com. Iocond, frolicke, buxome, all-ahoight, as merrie as may be.

Letargie. as Lethargie. Lethal: m. ale: f. Deadlie, mortall; pestiferous.

Lethargie: f. A Lethargie; a drowsie, and forgetfull sickneße, called by some, the drowsie euill.

Lethargique: com. Sicke of a Lethargie, or of the drowsie ill; (and hence) also, dull, heauie, sleepie, forgetfull.

Lethe: m. Death; mortalitie; obliuion.

Lethean: m. anne: f. Deadlie, mortall, pestilent, death-inflicting.

Letice: f. A beast of a whitish gray colour.

Letiere. Seeke Lictiere. Leton: m. Latten (mettall.)

Letrin: m. A (Pulpit, or) Deske in a Church.

Lettager. as Lestager.

Lettre: f. A letter, or character of the Croße row; also, a Letter, Epistle, or Missiue; also, a Patent, Graunt, Commaund, Writ, or Decree passing from a Prince, or out of a Court of Justice; (Jn which sence it is altogether vsed in the Plurall.) Lettres d'acquiescement. A Letter of Atturney from a client to his counsell for the surceasing, or compounding of the suit.  Lettres de baillie. Writs of Execution; or an execution against the goods of.  Lettres de cargaison. Bills of lading.  Lettres de committimus. A Commission.  Lettres d'estat. Looke Estat. Lettres de pas, ou de passe. A Passe, or Pasport; a Licence for the paßage, trauell, or transportation of.  Les bonnes lettres. Learning.  Au pied de la lettre. Literally, strictly, precisely, according to the true sence of the place.  Ce me sont lettres closes. These things are misteries, or secrets vnto me.  Prendre lettres. Js (at a certaine Card-play) to craue leaue to giue ouer a game which he vndertooke to win.  Tesmoing passe lettre: Prov. The deposition of a present witnesse is a more effectuall euidence then a bare proofe out of any writing.

Lettré: m. ée: f. Lettered, learned; skilfull in, or furnished with, good letters.

Lettrisé. Vers lettrisez. Which runne vpon the letter; or all whose words begin with one and the same letter.

Lettron: m. Gumme Cichorie, rush Cichorie; or, as Laicteron; the Sow-thistle.

Letuge: m. The leakage of a ship.

Leu: m. as Lieu; a place; and hence;  Sans feu ne leu. Without house or harbor.

Leu: m. leuë: f. Red, perused.

Levage. Droict de Levage. Looke Droict. Levaille: f. An vpsitting, vprising, or getting vp.

Levain: m. Leauen (for bread.)  Honteux comme vne truye qui emporte vn levain. Seeke Honteux. Levandiere: f. A Midwife.

Levant: m. The Leuant, the East; the East wind, or countrey.  Coque de Levant. The small medecinable shell, tearmed in shops, Vnguis Odoratus. Vent Grec Levant. A Southeast wind.  Faire voile en Levant. To sayle Eastward; to be stolne, filched, or purloyned away.

Levant. Raising, rearing; rising, arising; leuying; leauening.  Tombant levant. Well or ill, hittie missie; here or there, one way or other; (Aduerbially.)

Leuce. de Leuce. ¶Rab. in stead of, d'Ellend; Seeke Ellend. Leucophlegmatie: f. A flegmaticke dropsie; or, as Hyposarque. Leucophlegmatique: com. Sicke of, or troubled with (such) a flegmaticke dropsie.

Leud: m. as Leude. Leude: m. A vaßall, tenant, liegeman. (v.m.)  Leudes francs. Gentlemen professing Arms, or Souldierie; and holding their lands of others, but paying no tax, or imposition, to any.  Leudes serfs. Villaines, peasants, husbandmen; subiect to all impositions.

Leve: m. A tricke, at Cards.

Leve: f. A Mallet (hollowed like a salt-seller at both ends) wherewith the bowle is raysed, and cast through the Passe, at Palemaille.

Levé: m. ée: f. Lifted, raised, reared, heaued, hoisted, eleuated, aduanced; also, leauened; also, leuied; also, risen, arisen, got, or growne vp.