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 Rivé: m. ée: f. Riueted, clenched; fastened or turned backe, as the point of a nayle.  Il luy a bien rivé ses cloux. See Clou. Rivement: m. A riueting, a clenching,

River. To riuet or clench; to fasten or turne backe the point of a nayle, &c; also, to thrust the clothes of a bed in at the sides.  River vn clou à. To retort a speech backe vpon; to make a sound replie vnto.

Riveran: m. A Ferrie-man or Bote-man; also, a Welsh hooke, or hedging bill made with a hooke at the end; or as; Rivereau: m. The pole with a forke of yron, &c, at the end, wherewith Watermen set forward their boats when they row not; we call it a Bill-hooke.

Rivereux: m. euse: f. Frequent, haunting, full of, or belonging to, riuers.  Faulcon rivereux. That preyes in marshie places, or on riuer fowle; a riuer Hawke, or Hawke for the riuer.

Riverotte: f. A brooke, little streame, small riuer.

Rivet: m. The welt of a shooe.  Tirer au rivet. Looke Tirer. Riviére: f. A riuer; a streame; also, a certaine apple that yeelds an excellent cyder.  Les riviéres retournent en la mer: Pro. Looke Mer. En petite riviére ne se prend grand poisson: Prov. Small towns, or meane families, affoord no great preferment.  En pont, en planche, & en riviére valet devant Maistre derriere: Prov. Looke Pont. Les petis ruisseaux font les grandes riviéres: Pro. Many littles make a mickle; many small parcells ioyned together make vp a great bodie, or bulke.

Riuler. To rauell out like silke. (v.m.) Rivure. as Rivement. Riz: m. The graine Rice.

Rob: m. The iuyce of blacke Whortle berries preserued.  Rob de ribes. The preserued iuyce of red Goose-berries, or bastard Currans.

Robbe: f. A robe, gowne, mantle, coat; any long vpper garment; also, the sea Calfe, a fish. Robbe d'argent brodée de merde. A learned text vnlearnedly commented on. Robbe courte. gens de robbe courte. All that professe Armes, hold of the sword, or vsually weare swords. Robbe longue. gens de robbe longue. Lawyers, Clerkes, Professors of Artes, &c. Robbe qui sent sa petite ville. A citizens gowne, a Burguers garment; a ciuile, neat, spruce gowne, or garment. Bonne robbe. A Bona roba; good stuffe, sound lecherie; a round, fat, plumpe wench. Accommoder la robbe au petit poinct; Il luy accommoda sa rob. He set his gowne close to his shoulders, he courst his coat or Jacket soundly. Beuvez vn coup ou deux en robbe. Steale a draught or two vnder your habits. Ils ne se sont gueres faict tirer la robbe. They were soone intreated, easily drawne, to &c. Robbe d'autruy ne fait honneur à nulluy: Prov. A borrowed gowne does well on no mans shoulders; apparell graces none but them that owe it. Robbe refait moult l'homme: Prov. Handsome apparell sets out a man exceedingly. Les belles robbes pleurent sur des espaules indignes: Pro. Great pitie tis to see faire clothes an a clowns backe. Fille trop veuë, robbe trop vestuë, n'est pas chere tenuë: Prov. Looke Fille. Ventre de velours robbe de bureau: Prov. Choyce food, and costlie fare, doe make the backe goe bare.

Robber. To rob, steale, purloyne, filch, nimme.

Robberie: f. Robberie, theeuerie, stealing, filching, purloyning; prowling.

Robbeur: m. A robber; or as Desrobbeur. Roberge: f. A kind of long ship, wherin both sailes, and oares are vsed.

Robert: m. Robert (the name;) also, the peare Robert.  Herbe Robert. Hearbe Robert; a kind of Storkes-*bill.  Le pourpoint de Monsieur Robert. A Doublet whose forebodie is fine stuffe, and the backe parts course.  Sauce Robert. Is made of yolkes of egges, veriuyce, white powder, and a little broth strained together, and serued vp with whole Goose-berries put into it; also, a sauce for hogs feet, of onions, pepper, veriuyce, and vinegar.  Ie luy bailleray bris contre Robert. I will giue him bread for his cake, or as good as he brings; I will call him Jacke if he call me Gill.

Robice: m. A robbing; or a robberie, felonie, theeuerie; a pilfering act, a theeuish pranke.

Robille: f. Provision de la rob. The clothes, rings, Jewels, and attire of a widow, with as much other stuffe as she can carrie, adiudged vnto her vpō her renouncement of her deceased husbands estate.

Robin: m. Robin; (a proper name.)  Bon Robin. The name of a certaine hearbe.  Chanson de Robin. Looke Chanson. Robin a trouvé Marion: Prov. A notorious knaue hath found a notable queane.  Robin se souvient tousiours de sa fleute: Pro. A drunkard euer dreames of pots, a miser of his pelfe; the ambitious of greatnesse, the lecher of filthinesse; euery one thinkes most of the thing he affects most.  C'est la maison Robin de la vallée, ou il n'y a ne pot au feu, ni escuelle lavée: Prov. Appliable to a needie, and a nastie house.

Robineries: f. Pleasant conceits.

Robinet: m. A Pipkin; a little Pot; also, the Cocke of a Fountaine, or of a Cesterne; also, the Taps-head.

Robon: m. A short gowne; or a side cassocke reaching below the knees.  La sequele au robon. Meane Tradesmen poore Marchants; the refuse, or followers of better Citizens.

Roboration: f. A strengthening, stiffening, reinforcing, fortifying.

Roborement. as Roboration. Roborer. To strengthen, stiffen, fortifie, reinforce.

Roborin. le bas rob. as Rembouër. Robre: m. The great Oake, or great Gall tree; the most hard and durable Oake that is.

Robuste: com. Strong, tough, sinnewie, pithie, sturdie, mightie, forcible.

Robustement. Strongly, toughly, sturdily, forcibly.

Robusteté: f. Strength or strongnesse, toughnesse, pithinesse, hardnesse or hardinesse, force, might, abilitie of bodie.

Roc: m. A rocke, stonie crag; strong hold; also, a Rooke at Chesse; also, a cradle for a child: (¶Bourbon.) also, the crooked peece of timber that stands on th' outside of the forecastle of a ship; and is tearmed the Knight.