Theatre-history Words in Headword Explanations

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Ian Lancashire
University of Toronto

for the Shakespeare Association of America
San Francisco 1999

act (noun)
- act ("chore": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- act ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- act, a morall ("moraliser": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- act, in a comedie ("auto": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- act, in a comedy ("jornada": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- act, in comedie or tragedie ("acte": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- acts ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- acts ("tragedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- acts, division into ("attelana": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- acts, of comedies ("intercino": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- actes of play ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- actes, of play ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
act (verb)
- act ("farcas": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- act ("scena": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- act ("tragediar": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- act ("ethologie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- act ("farce": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- act ("iouarre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- act ("mine": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- act ("poulpitre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- act ("ressortdeserrure": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- act ("dramatic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- act ("ethology": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
acting
- acting ("farcerie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
actor
- actor ("attore": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- actor ("parsonnage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- actor ("stage": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- actor ("actor": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- actor, of comedies ("farsante": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- actor, of plaies ("farzante": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- actor, of tragedies ("tragedian": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- actors ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
actores comici
- actores comici ("comicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
actus
- actus ("fit": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
agreement
- agreement, in a comedie ("comedy": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
almoner
- amner ("amner": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
amphitheater
- amphitheatre ("arene": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- amphitheater ("amphitheater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- amphitheater ("theater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
amphitheatrum (Latin)
- amphitheatrum ("arena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- amphitheatrum ("amphitheater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
Amphitruo (Latin)
- Amphitruo, by Plautus ("tragecomedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
angel
- angel, appearance of ("barrera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
anteloquy
- anteloqiue ("cue": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- antiloque ("antiloque": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- anteloquy ("antiloqu": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
anteloquium (Latin)
- anteloquium ("antiloqu": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
apes
- apes, leader of ("basteleur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
apparel
- apparayle for comedies or interludes ("sorracus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- apparayle, keeper of ("choragus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- apparell meete for a player ("histrionicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- apparaile, plaiers ("choragium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- apparell, players ("choragium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- apparell, players ("siparium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- apparayle, womens' ("mumme": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
appearance
- appearance, of angel ("barrera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
appoint
- apoynt sightes and playes ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
arbors
- arbours ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
archimimic
- archimimick ("archimimic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
archimimus (Latin)
- archimimus ("archimimic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
argument
- argument ("protatic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- argument ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- argument, of a comedie ("embolium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- argument, of a comedie ("embolium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- argument, of a comedie ("parabasis": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- argument, of comedie ("embolio": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- argument, of comedie ("protatica persona": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- argument, part of comedy ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- argument, of a play ("embolium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
Aristophanes
- Aristophanes ("comedy": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- Aristophanick ("anapestic verse": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
array
- aray (verb) ("planipedia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
art
- arte, dalyng and triflynge ("ludicrus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- art, to play enterludes ("histrionicie": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- arte of stage players ("histrio": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
attire
- attyre, players ("siparium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
auditors
- auditours ("epicitharisma": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
Aulularia (Latin)
- Aulularia, by Plautus ("aulula": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
B
baboons
- baboones, leader of ("basteleur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
bagpipes
- bagge pipe, player ("vtricularius": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- bagpipes, plaier on ("gaitero": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- bagpipes, plaier on ("gaitero": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
baiting
- baiting, bull ("barrera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
balco (Italian)
- balco ("balco": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
ballad-maker
- ballade-maker ("iouarre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
banner
- baner ("signifer": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
- baner, bearer ("vexillifer": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
banerer
- banerer ("vexillifer": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
bardus
- bardus ("momish": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
barefoot
- barefoote ("planipedia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- barefoote, play ("planipes": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
basket
- baskette, for apparayle or garmentes ("sorracus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- basket, for garments ("sorracus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- baskette, for instrumentes or apparayle ("sorracus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
bear (verb)
- bear, pageants ("pheretrum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
bearers
- bearer, of baner ("vexillifer": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
- bereris, of baner ("signifer": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
bears (noun)
- bears, leader of ("basteleur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
begin
- beginne the games or sightes ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
behold (verb)
- behold ("fori": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- behold ("podium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- behold ("theatrum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- behold ("amphitheatrum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- behold ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- behold ("amphitheatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- behold ("subsellium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- behold ("amphitheatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- behold ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- behold ("barrera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- behold ("talanguera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- behold ("theatre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- behold ("theater": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- behold ("theatre": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- behold ("amphitheater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- behold ("theater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- behold plays, standing thicke together ("theatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- beholde playes ("orchestra": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- beholde, stand to ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
beholders
- beholders ("fori": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- beholders of games and plaies ("fori": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
beholding-place
- beholding-place ("sceawstow": English entry by Richard Rowlands 1605)
benches
- benches ("subsellium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- benches ("amphitheater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- benches, in the theatre ("subsellium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
body
- body, moving ("pantamino": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
book
- book, for plaiers ("buriasso": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
bough
- bough ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- boughs ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
box
- box, for players' money ("trinquemaille": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
bring in, on, or upon
- bring on ("bureau": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- bring on (the stage) ("rang": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- bring upon (the stage) ("rastelier": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- brought in, dyuers persons ("drama": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
buffoon
- buffoone ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
bull baiting
- bull baiting ("barrera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
business
- businesse ("mouvoir": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
buskins
- buskins ("cothurnatus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- buskins ("cothurnus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- buskin ("cothurne": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- buskin ("coturno": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- buskins ("cothurne": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
C
carry (verb)
- carry ("pegma": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- carry ("pegmates": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- carry, pageants ("ferculum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- carry, pageants ("mandunces": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- carry, shew ("pompa": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
cart
- cart, little ("basterna": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- carts, carrying gay shew ("pompa": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
catastasis
- catastasis ("protasis": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- catastasis ("epitasis": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
catastrophe
- catastrophe ("catastasis": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
chariot
- chariot ("basterna": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- chariot ("carro": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- chariot, triumphant ("arcotriumphante": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
cheeks
- cheekes, great, in images ("mandunces": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
chief
- chyefe, of players ("archimimus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
children
- children, acting ("iouarre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
chorus
- chorus ("parabasis": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- chorus ("chore": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- chorus ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- chorus, part of comedy ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- chorus, part of tragedy ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
Christmas
- christmas, mask at ("salmacidan": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- christmas play ("comedy": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
circenses (Latin)
- circenses ("fori": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
cittern
- citterne, player upon ("cetaredo": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
clap (verb)
- clap (verb), aloud ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- clap (verb) players ("histrio": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
cloth
- clothe, hanged up ("supparium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
cockfight
- cockefight ("cauea": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
coffer
- coffer, for apparayle or garmentes ("sorracus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- coffer, for garments ("sorracus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- cofer, for instrumentes or apparayle ("sorracus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
comaediae (Latin)
- comaediae ("comedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
comaediographus (Latin)
- comaediographus ("comediographer": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
combats
- combats ("coeste": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
come (verb)
- come ("proscenium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- come, a player ("faysplace": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
come put (verb)
- come put (verb) ("cortina": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
comedian
- comedian ("farandulero": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- comedian ("comique": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- comedian ("farceur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- comedian ("histrion": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- comedian ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- comedian ("comedian": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- commedian ("player": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- comaedians ("comedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comoedians ("essay": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
comediant
- comediant ("comediante": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
comedy
- commedy ("comedy": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- comedie ("Adelphi": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedie ("actus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedie ("tabernaria": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedy ("cauea": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedy ("diuerbio": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedy ("drama": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedy ("exodium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedy ("exodium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedy ("interlude": English entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedy ("menechmi": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedye ("aulula": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedye ("satyrica": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedye ("togatacomoedia": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedie ("comedia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedie ("diverbio": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedie ("planipedia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedie ("planipes": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- commedie ("drama": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedy ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedie ("actus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedie ("diverbio": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedie ("embolium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedie ("epitasis": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedie ("fabula": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedie ("heautontimorumenos": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedie ("meson": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedie ("parabasis": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedie ("planipedia": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedy ("comedy": English entry by Edmund Coote 1596)
- comedie ("attelana": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedie ("attore": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedie ("auto": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- comedie ("representador": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- comedie ("scena": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- comedy ("coliseo": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- comedy ("jornada": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- comedie ("comedia": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedie ("gratiano": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedie ("planipedia": Latin entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedie ("comical": English entry by Robert Cawdrey 1604)
- comedie ("comique": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- comody ("scene": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- comedie ("fable": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- comedie ("farce": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- commedie ("avantjoueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- comedie ("interlude": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- comedy ("catastrophe": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedy ("interlude": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedy ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedy ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedy ("poesy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedy ("protatic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedy ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedy ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedy ("scenical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedy ("tragedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedie, act in ("auto": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- comedie, acte or pause in ("acte": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- comedie, argument of ("embolium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedie, argument of ("embolio": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedie, argument of ("protatica persona": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedie, beginning in dissention and ending in agreement ("comedy": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- comedie, end of ("catastrophe": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedie, end of ("catastrophe": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- comedie, ende of ("catastrophe": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedie, ende of ("exodium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedy, ende of ("catastrophe": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedie, first entree into ("embolium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedie, first part of ("diuerbio": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedy, first part of ("protasis": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedy, four parts of ("catastasis": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedy, four parts of ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedy, Greek ("fabula palliata": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedy, half- ("tragecomedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedy, Latin ("fabula togata": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedie, like a ("comice": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedie, most busie parte of ("epitasis": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedie, most busie part of ("epitasi": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedie, part (role) in ("falcante": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- comedy, pastoral ("poesy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedie, prologue of ("protasio": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedie, rehearse ("recitarevna": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedy, second part of ("epitasis": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedie, to end ("catastrophize": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- comedie, verses in a ("exodia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedie, whole ("fabula": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- Comedie-like ("comique": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- comedies ("aristophanes": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedies ("attelane": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedies ("cratinus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedies ("plautus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedies ("sarsina": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedies ("scenaticus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedies ("soccus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedies ("sorracus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedyes ("fabula palliata": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedyes ("scena": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedies ("baptae": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedies ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedies ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedies ("baptae": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedies ("comicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedies ("musicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedies ("sorracus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedies ("rappresentare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedies ("recitare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedies ("representador": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- comedies ("farcas": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- comedies ("farsante": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- comedies ("factiste": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- comedies ("comical": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- comedies ("comediographer": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comaedies ("comedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedies ("comical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedies ("revels": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comedies, acts of ("intercino": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedies, apparayle for ("sorracus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedies, maker of ("comicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- comedyes, of Terence ("eautontimorumenon": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- comedies, player of ("comœdus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- commedies, player of ("player": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- comedies, to play ("representare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedies, writer of ("comico": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comedies, writer of ("comicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comedyes, wryter of ("terence": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
comical
- comical ("comediographer": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comical ("comicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- comicall ("comico": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- comicall ("comical": English entry by Robert Cawdrey 1604)
- comicall ("comique": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- comicall ("comedy": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- comical ("comical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- comical ("tragical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
comicus (Latin)
- comicus ("comical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
common
- common daunsers ("theatralis": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- common games ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- common plaie ("munus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- commune playes ("exhibere spectaculum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- commune playes ("munus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- common seats ("orchestra": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- common women, played naked ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
comœdia
- comœdia ("interlude": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
- comœdiarum histrio ("histrio": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
company
- company, of dauncers ("chorus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- companie of mummers ("mommon": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- company, of players ("chorus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- company, of singer or dauncers ("chore": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- company, of singers or dancers ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
conclusion
- conclusion, of tragedie ("tragedy": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
cook
- cooke, in a comedie ("meson": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
countenance
- countenance, of players ("actus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
counterfeit
- counterfeit (verb) ("pantonimo": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
counterfeiter
- counterfeiter of mens gestures ("farceur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
country folk
- countrey folke, acting ("iouarre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
covert (noun)
- couert ("mascara": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
counterfeit (verb)
- counterfeit, of gesture ("pantamino": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- counterfetted ("personatus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
court
- court, kings ("revels": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
Cratinus (Latin)
- Cratinus ("comedy": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
cue
- cue ("antiloque": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- cue ("cue": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- kew ("cue": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- cue ("antiloque": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- kue, for schollers ("buriasso": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
curtain
- courtayne, hanged vp (for playing of interludes) ("supparium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- courtayne, vsed in stages ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- curtain ("cortina": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- curtayne, hanged up ("supparium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
D
dance
- dance, open ("thymelical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
dancer
- daunser ("cinedus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- dauncer ("ludius": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- dauncer, morise ("gesticulator": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- dauncers ("chore": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- daunsers, common or open ("theatralis": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- dauncers, company of ("chorus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- dancers, company of ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
dancing
- dancing ("revels": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- dauncing dogges ("basteleur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- dancings ("revels": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- dancings ("revels": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
deed
- deed, in a comedie ("auto": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
devices
- deuices, pleasant ("revels": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
deviser
- deuiser, of ieasts ("farcereau": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
dialogue
- dialogue ("parsonnage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
dialogus
- dialogus ("dialogue": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
dice
- dice, set at, by mummer ("mommon": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
discover
- discover upon (the stage) ("rastelier": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
disguise (verb)
- disguised ("larva": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- disguised ("larvatus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- disguised ("personatus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
disguisings
- disguysynge ("sannio": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- disguising ("masqueure": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- disguisynges ("choragium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- disguisinges, places of ("choragium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
dismal
- dismall ("tragico": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
dissard, dizzard
- dizzard ("pantonimo": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- dizard ("pantamino": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- dissard in a play ("sannio": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- dysarde in a playe or disguysynge ("sannio": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
dissention
- dissention, in a comedie ("comedy": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
division
- division ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- diuision, of play ("scene": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
doer
- doer ("actor": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
dogs
- dogges, dauncing ("basteleur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
dramatic
- dramatick ("dramatic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- dramatique ("poesy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
dramaticum (Latin)
- dramaticum ("dramatic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
dramaticus (Latin)
- dramaticus stylus ("dramaticum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
dramatis
- dramatis ("drama": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
dress (verb)
- dresse ("scena": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- dresse ("sombria": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
E
edere ludos
- edere ludos ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
end (noun)
- end, of comedie ("catastrophe": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- ende of comedies ("catastrophe": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- end, of enterlude ("fabula": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- ende of enterlude ("exodia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- end, of enterlude ("epilogue": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- ends, of a comedy ("catastrophe": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
engine
- engine ("barrera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
enterlude (see interlude)
enterluder (see also interluder)
- enterluder ("histrion": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- enterluder ("histrion": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
entry
- entree, first, into a play ("embolium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- entree, first, into a comedie ("embolium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- entrie, first, into a comedie ("embolium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- entrie, first, into a comedie ("embolio": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
epilogue
- epilog ("epilogue": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
epilogus
- epilogus ("epilogue": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
epitasis
- epitasis ("catastasis": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
essay
- essay ("essay": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
eugenio (Spanish)
- engenio ("engeno": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
Eupolis (Latin)
- Eupolis ("comedy": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
ex tempore (Latin)
- ex tempore, performance ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
exercise (verb)
- exercyse (verb) a part ("tragoedus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- exercyse (verb) a part ("tragoedus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
exercises (noun)
- exercises ("ludi": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- exercises, public ("amphitheater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
express (verb)
- express (verb) ("ethologie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- express (verb) ("ethology": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
F
fable
- fable ("comedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- fable ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- fable, lamentable ("tragoedia": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- fables, writer of ("aesopus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
fabula (Latin)
- fabula ("drama": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- fabula ("interlude": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
- fabula ("fabella": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- fabula palliata ("fabula": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- fabula togata ("fabula": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
face
- face, false or masking ("parsonnage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- face, false ("parsonnage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
facteur
- factevr ("master_of_the_revels": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- factevr ("playe_maker": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
falsifier
- falsifier (role), in a comedie ("falcante": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
farca (Spanish)
- farca ("fanfa": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- farca ("farsa": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
farce (French)
- farce ("ressortdeserrure": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- farces, ioueur de ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
feat
- feate, learned at schole ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- feate, of stage players ("histrionia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
feign
- feign (verb) ("tragedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
fellow
- fellowe, clownish, in a play or comedie ("gratiano": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
fencer
- fencer ("arene": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
ferculum pompae (Latin)
- ferculum pompae ("pompa": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
fife
- fife ("flautador": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
floor
- floor ("palco": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
flute
- flute ("flautador": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- flute, plaier on ("tibicen": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- flute, player upon ("flauto": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
fool
- foole ("sannio": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- foole, in a play or comedie ("gratiano": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
forepart
- forepart, of the stage ("scena": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- forepart ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
fore-speech
- fore-speech ("prologue": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- forespeech ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- forespeech ("prologus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
frame
- frame, wheron pageantes be sette and caried ("pegma": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- frame ("pegma": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
front
- front ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- front ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
frontispiece
- frontispiece of a mask ("salmacidan": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
G
galliards
- galyardes ("cinedus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
galleries
- galleries ("fori": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- galleries ("fori": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
games
- game ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- game ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- game ("avantjoueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- games ("fori": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- games ("fori": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- games, common ("ludi": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- games ("theatre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- games ("theater": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- games, common ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- games, publick ("master_of_the_revels": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- games, solemn ("theater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- games, solemn ("theatre": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
gameplace
- gameplace, lists of ("cancelli": Latin entry by William Lily and John Colet 1567)
gamester
- gamester ("jugador": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- gamester, woman- ("ioueresse": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
garments
- garment, long ("rabo": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- garment, vsed by players ("syrma": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- garments, for comedies ("sorracus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- garmentes for comedies or interludes ("sorracus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- garments, for players ("syrma": English entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- garments, of players ("chorage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
gestum
- gestum ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
gestures
- gesture ("gesticulator": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- gesture ("pantamino": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- gesture ("mine": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- gesture meete for a player ("histrionicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- gesture of players ("acroama": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- gestures, mens ("farceur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- gestures, wanton ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
gestus
- gestus ("histrionicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
gittern
- gitterne, player upon ("cetaredo": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
gluttons
- glotonys ("ioculator": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
go
- goe a mumming ("mommeare": Italian entry by John Florio)
god
- god, appeared ("machina": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- gods, images of ("ferculum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- gods, mother of the, playes in honour of ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
gravel
- gravel ("arene": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
Grecians
- Grecians ("comical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
Greek
- greeke, comedie in ("fabula": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
gubernator ludi (Latin)
- gubernator ludi ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
gull
- gull, in a play or comedie ("gratiano": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
hall
- haule ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- hall ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
hang up
- hang up ("supparium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
hangings
- hangings ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
harlots
- harlotis ("ioculator": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
harper
- harper ("epicitharisma": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
heaven
- Heauen, the ("volerie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
high ways
- high wayes, playes made in ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
hiss
- hiss out of place players ("histrio": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
historian
- historian ("player": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
histories
- historie ("tragedy": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- hystorie ("tragoedia": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- histories, player of ("player": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
histrio
- histrio ("dizart": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
- histrio ("vice": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
histrion
- histrion ("histrion": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- histrion ("histrion": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
histrionic
- histrionic ("histrionic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- histrionick ("histrionic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
histrionical
- histrionicall ("histrionical": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
histrionically
- histrionically ("histrionically": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
histrionicus (Latin)
- histrionicus ("histrionalis": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- histrionicus ("histrionic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
Horace
- Horace ("tragedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
houses
- house, half-round ("theatre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- house, king's ("revels": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- houses, great ("revels": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- houses, private ("revels": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
I
images
- images of gods, as pageants ("ferculum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- images, carried on ("fercules": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- images, in pageants ("mandunces": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
imperator
- imperator histricus ("histricus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
instruments
- instrumentes, players on ("choraule": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
interludes, enterludes
- enterlude ("cauea": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- enterlude ("ludicrum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- enterlude ("togatacomoedia": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- enterlude ("tragoedia": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- enterlude ("planipes": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- interlude ("diuerbio": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- interlude ("drama": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- interlude ("exodium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- interlude ("exodium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- interlude ("tabernaria": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- interlude ("embolium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- interludes ("sorracus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- interludes ("supparium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- enterlude ("giocolari": Italian entry by William Thomas 1550)
- interlude ("fabula": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- interlude ("ludicrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- enterlude ("fabula": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- enterlude ("ludicrum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- enterlude ("auto": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- enterlude ("fanfa": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- enterlude ("farsa": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- enterlude ("comedia": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- enterlude ("avantjoueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- enterlude ("comedy": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- enterlude ("fable": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- enterlude ("farce": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- enterlude ("moralite": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- enterlude ("comedy": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- interlude ("comedy": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- enterlude ("epilogue": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- enterlude ("interlude": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- enterlude ("play": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- interlude ("comedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- interlude ("epilogue": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- enterlude, at ende of ("exodia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- enterlude, at ende of ("exodia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- enterlude, at ende of ("exodia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- enterlude, ende of ("exodium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- enterlude, end of ("epilogue": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- enterlude, last part of ("epicitharisma": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- enterlude, little ("fabella": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- enterlude, moral ("ethologie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- interlude, moral ("ethology": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- enterlude, of manners ("moraliser": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- enterlude, play a ("fabula": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- enterlude, play out to the end ("fabula": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- enterlude plaier ("recitante": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- enterlude player ("histrione": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- enterlude-player ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- enterludes ("actor": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- enterludes ("attelane": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- enterludes ("fabula palliata": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- enterludes ("histrio": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- enterludes ("ludii": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- enterludes ("scena": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- enterludes ("scenaticus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- enterludes ("scenicus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- enterludes ("choragium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- interludes ("supparium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- enterludes ("aretaogus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- enterludes ("attellanae": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- enterludes ("choragium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- enterludes ("histrio": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- enterludes ("rappresentare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- enterludes ("farcas": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- enterludes ("farcerie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- enterludes ("iouarre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- enterludes ("histrionicie": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- interludes ("thymelical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- interludes, apparayle for ("sorracus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- enterludes, mery ("attelane fabule": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- enterludes, player in ("ludius": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- interludes, player in ("histrio": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- interludes, players in ("theatralis": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- enterludes, player of ("farcante": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- enterludes, players of ("comicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- enterludes, scoffyng ("attelane fabule": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- enterludes, writer of ("comicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
interludium (Latin)
- interludium ("interlude": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
ioco
- ioco ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
iocor
- iocor (Latin entry by William Lily and John Colet 1567)
J
jester
- gester ("sannio": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- iester ("aretaogus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- iester ("giocatore": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- ieaster ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- jeaster ("matassin": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- jester, chief ("archimimic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- iester, common ("pantamino": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- iester, common ("pantonimo": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- ieaster, common ("farceur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- iesters ("giocolari": Italian entry by William Thomas 1550)
jesting
- ieasting ("farcerie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- iestynge in woordes ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
jests
- ieasts ("farcerie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- ieasts, deuiser of ("farcereau": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
joueur (French)
- ioueur de farces ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- ioueur de moralitez ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- ioueur de passe passe ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
juggler
- iugler ("basteleur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- iugler ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- juggler ("matassin": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
juppe (French)
- iuppe ("iube": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
jig
- iyg ("farce": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
joust (verb)
- joust (verb) ("arene": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
jousting
- jousting ("arena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
keeper
- keeper, of apparayle ("choragus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- keeper, of book of plaiers ("buriasso": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- keeper, of players garments ("chorage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
king
- Kings House ("revels": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
L
Latin
- latine, comedie in ("fabula": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
lattice
- lattise ("cancelli": Latin entry by William Lily and John Colet 1567)
lists
- lists, of gameplace or spectacle ("cancelli": Latin entry by William Lily and John Colet 1567)
loft
- loft ("tabulatum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
London
- London, midsummer night watches ("munus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
ludere
- ludere ("laike": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
ludi
- ludi, florales ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
ludio (Latin)
- ludio ("ludius": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
ludiones (Latin)
- ludiones ("ludii": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
ludis (Latin)
- ludis ("play": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
- luddis ("comical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- ludis ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
ludum
- ludum (Latin entry by William Lily and John Colet 1567)
ludus
- ludus ("laike": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
- ludus literatius ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
lute (noun)
- lute, play on the ("lus": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
lute (verb)
- lute ("lus": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
M
make
- make ("tragediar": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- make out, whole comedie ("fabula": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- make prouision for games or sightes ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- make tragedies ("tragoedia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
maker
- maker of comedies ("comicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- maker, of enterludes ("iouarre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- maker, of enterludes and comedies ("comicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- maker of maske or vizard ("mascheraro": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- maker, of playes ("farcereau": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- maker, of tragedie ("tragicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- maker, of tragedy ("tragedian": English entry by Robert Cawdrey 1604)
- maker, of tragedies ("tragedian": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- maker, of tragedies ("tragicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- maker, play- ("factiste": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
making
- making, of playes ("farcerie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
manners
- maners ("togatacomoedia": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- manners ("ethologie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- manners ("moraliser": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- manners ("moralite": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- manners ("ethology": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
mariner
- mariner, in a comedie ("meson": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
masque, mask (noun)
- maske ("personatus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- maske ("larva": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- maske ("larva": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- maske ("mascara": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- maske ("mascarata": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- maske ("anitfaz": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- maske ("barboire": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- maske ("mascarade": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- maske ("masque": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- maske ("masquerade": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- maske ("mommon": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- mask, at Whithal ("salmacidan": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- maske, hauing on a ("masquarize": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- maske, in a ("masquarize": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- maske, maker of ("mascheraro": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- maskes, wanton ("cinedus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
mask (verb)
- maske ("mascarare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- maske ("bagordare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- masked ("masquarize": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
masker
- masker ("larva": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- masker ("larvatus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- masker ("personatus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- masker ("larva": Italian entry by William Thomas 1550)
- masker ("maschera": Italian entry by William Thomas 1550)
- masker ("larvatus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- masker ("personatus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- masker ("bagordiere": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- masker ("mascheraro": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- masker ("larval": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- masquers ("amner": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
masking
- masking ("mascarata": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- masking ("masqueure": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- masking ("revels": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- masking face ("parsonnage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- maskings ("bagordi": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
masquerie
- masquerie ("masquerie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
master
- master of misrule ("basoche": French entry by Randle Cotgrave)
- mayster, of players ("archimim": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- master of the plaie ("designator": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- maister of the players ("histricus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- master of revels ("agonothete": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- master of the revels ("revels": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- masters of misrule ("basochiens": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
matter
- matter ("tragoedia": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- matter, handled in a comedie ("comicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
media
- media ("vexillifer": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
merriment
- meriment, in a comedie ("comedy": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
midsummer
- midsummer night watches ("munus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
mimic
- mimick, part of comedy ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
mimical
- mimical ("comical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
mimicus
- mimicus ("momish": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
minstrel
- minstrell ("choraula": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- minstrell ("tibicen": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- mynstrels pypes ("ludicrus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
mirth
- mirth in woordes ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
misrule
- misrule, master of ("basoche": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- misrule, masters of ("basochiens": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
mistere
- mistere ("pageant": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
moil
- moyle ("cothurnus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- moyles ("cothurnatus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
mommeur
- mommevr ("mummar": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- mommeur ("mommon": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
money
- money box, for players ("trinquemaille": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- money, for plaies and plaiers ("luncar": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- monyes, laying together ("boursiller": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611 )
moral
- moral interlude ("ethology": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
moralite
- moralite ("playe of sadde matters": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- moralitez, ioueur de ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
morality
- moralitie ("interlude": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- moralitie ("moralite": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
morals
- morall ("ethologie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- morall ("moralite": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- morall, act an ("moraliser": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- moralls ("aretaogus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
morris dancer
- morise dauncer ("gesticulator": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
mother
- mother of the gods, playes in honour of ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
motto
- motto of the scene ("salmacidan": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
mouthes
- mouthes, in pageants ("mandunces": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
mum
- mum ("bagordare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- mum ("mascarare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- mum ("mommeare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- mumme in womens apparayle ("mumme": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
mummer
- mummer ("larva": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- mummer ("personatus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- mummer ("bagordiere": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- mummer ("mascheraro": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- mummer ("mommeo": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- mummer ("mommeur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- mummers ("mommon": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- mummers, laying their moneyes together ("boursiller": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611 )
mummery
- mummerie ("barboire": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- mummerie ("mascarade": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- mummerie ("masquerade": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- mummerie ("mommerie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
mumming (noun)
- mummynge ("mumme": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- mumming ("mommea": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- mumming ("mascarata": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- mumming ("masqueure": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- mumming ("mommerie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- mummings ("bagordi": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- mummings ("revels": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- mumming, goe a ("mommeare": Italian entry by John Florio)
- mumming, go a ("mommeur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
muses
- muses ("melopomene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
music
- music ("musicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- music ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- musick, between acts ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
musical
- musicall ("pulpitum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
musicians
- musician ("orchestra": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- musitians ("pulpitum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- musicians ("orchestra": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- musicians ("poulpitre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- musitians ("iube": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
mutatio personarum (Latin)
- mutatio personarum ("tragedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- mutatio personarum ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
N
naked
- naked, common women played ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
Nismes
- Nismes, France, des Arenes in (place name) ("arene": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
O
open
- open daunsers ("theatralis": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- open game ("orchestra": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
operas
- operas ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
orator
- oratour, loftie and tragicall ("tragicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
orcestre (French)
- orcestre ("orchestre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
organ player
- organ player ("hydraulis": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- organ player ("organist": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
organist
- organist ("organista": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- organist ("horganista": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
organista (Latin, Spanish)
- organista ("horganista": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- organista ("organist": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
organs
- organs ("organista": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- organs ("organista": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- organes, plaier on ("horganista": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- organs, player upon ("organist": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
ornament
- ornament of the stage ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
P
pageant
- pagent ("ferculum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- pageant ("pegma": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- pageant ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- pageant ("pompa": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- pageant ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- pageant ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- pageant ("arcotriumphante": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- pageant ("basterna": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- pageant ("carro": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- pageant ("spectacle": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- pageant, borne in a trimuph ("ferculum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- pageant, play ("facere_technam": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- pageantes ("edereludos": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- pageantes ("pheretra": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- pageantes ("pheretrum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- pageantes ("pegma": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- pageants ("feretrum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- pageants ("insignia": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- pageants ("ludi": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- pagents ("pegma": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- pageants, carried on ("fercules": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- pageantes, played ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
pantople
- pantople ("cothurnus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- pantoples ("cothurnatus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
pantosles
- pantosles ("cothurne": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
paratragoedio (Latin)
- paratragoedio ("paratragediate": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
parsonnage
- parsonnage, player in a playe ("player": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
part (noun)
- parte ("diuerbium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- part, acted ("farce": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- part, first, of comedy ("protasis": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- part in a play ("personatus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- part, in a play ("parsonnage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- part, last, of enterlude ("epicitharisma": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- part, most busie, of a comedie ("epitasi": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- parte of a comedie, most busie ("epitasis": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- part, of comedie ("diuerbio": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- part, of tragedie ("epitasse": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- part, playing a ("falcante": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- part, second, of comedy ("epitasis": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- parte, of comedie ("epitasis": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- parts, of comedies and tragedies ("catastasis": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- parts, of a play ("scene": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
partition
- partition ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
part-player
- part-player ("parsonnage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
pastime
- pastime ("ludicrum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- pastime ("ludicrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- pastime ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- pastime ("ludicrum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- pastime ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- pastime ("juego": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- pastimes ("amphitheater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- pastimes ("ludi": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- pastimes ("revels": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
pastime (verb)
- pastime (verb) ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
pastoral
- pastoral ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
pause
- pause, in comedie or tragedie ("acte": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
pavilion
- pauilion ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- pavilion ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- pauilions ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
people
- people, beholding stage plaies ("talanguera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- people, delighting with games, sightes, or pageants ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
perform (verb)
- perform, ex tempore ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
person
- person, mean or mixed, in a comedie ("meson": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- persons, brought in ("drama": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- persons, departyng ("drama": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- persons, in action ("representador": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- persons, tariynge ("drama": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
personages
- personage ("parsonnage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- personages ("drama": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- personages ("fabula palliata": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- personages ("tragoedia": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- personages ("tragoedia": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- personages, base ("tabernaria": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- personages of great estate ("tragoedia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- personages, representing vices ("comedia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
perspective
- perspective ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
pews
- pews ("subsellium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
pipes
- pypes, mynstrels ("ludicrus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
place (noun)
- place ("cuneus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- place ("ferculum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- place ("theatrum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- place ("theatro": Italian entry by William Thomas 1550)
- place ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- place ("arena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- place ("machina": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- place ("orchestra": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- place ("proscenium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- place ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- place ("subsellium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- place ("odeo": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- place ("orchestra": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- place ("arene": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- place ("orchestre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- place before the scaffolde ("proscenium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- place, covered ("cortina": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- place, for playing enterludes or comedyes ("scena": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- place from whence men doo beholde ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- place, for beholding ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- place, half-round ("theatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- place, half-round ("theater": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- place, half-round ("theatre": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- place, half-round ("theater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- place, open ("theatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- place (over stage) ("volerie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- place, playing ("cauea": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- place, round ("amphitheatrum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- place, round ("amphitheatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- place, round ("amphitheatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- place, to beholde playes ("orchestra": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- place, to behold playes ("cauea": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- place, to behold stage plaies ("talanguera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- place, where plaiers dresse ("scena": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- place, where plaiers dresse ("sombria": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- places, for player ("histrio": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- places, of disguisinges ("choragium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
Plautus
- Plautus ("aulula": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- Plautus ("menechmi": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- Plautus ("sarsina": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- Plautus ("comedy": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- Plautus ("tragecomedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
play (verb)
- play ("scena": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- play ("comedia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- play ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- play ("supparium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- play ("pegmates": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- play (Latin entry by William Lily and John Colet 1567)
- play ("epicitharisma": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- play ("acroama": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- play ("pegmates": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- play ("proscenium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- play ("recitare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- play ("representador": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- play ("avantjoueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- play ("farce": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- play ("mine": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- play a pegeant ("facere technam": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- play barefoote ("planipes": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- play, interludes ("supparium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- play, enterludes ("histrionicie": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- play, on the lute ("lus": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- play vpon ("proscenio": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- playeth the prologue ("prologus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
play (noun)
- pley ("iocus": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
- pley ("iocor": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
- pley ("ludo": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
- pley ("ludus": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
- playe ("player": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- play ("actus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- play ("cuneus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- playe ("ludicrus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- play ("ludicrum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- playe ("sannio": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- play ("theatrum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- play ("theatro": Italian entry by William Thomas 1550)
- playe ("comedia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- playe ("fabula": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- play ("ludicrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- play ("ludicrus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- play ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- play ("theatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- play ("laike": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
- plaie ("actus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- plaie ("ludicrum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- play ("sannio": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- play ("orchestra": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- play ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- play ("gratiano": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- play ("auto": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- play ("juego": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- play ("fanfa": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- play ("farsa": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- play ("comedy": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- play ("farce": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- play ("ressortdeserrure": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- play ("spectacle": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- play ("comedy": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- play ("interlude": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- play ("tragedy": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- play ("comedy": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- play ("epilogue": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- play ("interlude": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- play ("tragedy": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- play ("play": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- play ("comedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- play ("epilogue": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- play ("interlude": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- play ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- play ("tragecomedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- play, a comedie ("recitarevna": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- playe, boke bearer in ("boke_bearer": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- plaie, common ("munus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- play, conclusion of ("epilogue": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- play, diuision ("scene": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- play, fit of a ("fit": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
- play, in actes ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- play, in actes ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- plaie, master of the ("designator": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- play, merry ("comedia": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- play, of death ("history": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- play, of manners ("moralite": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- playe, pagiant in ("pageant": French entry by John Palsgrave)
- play, part in a ("personatus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- play, part in a ("parsonnage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- play, playes or comedies ("representare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- play, preamble to ("prologue": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- plaie, solemne ("tragedy": English entry by Edmund Coote 1596)
- play, solemne ("tragedy": English entry by Robert Cawdrey 1604)
- play, stage (English entry by Edmund Coote 1596)
- play, stage ("comedy": English entry by Edmund Coote 1596)
- play, stage ("interlude": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- play, stage ("matire": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- play, stage- ("histrionic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- play, statelie ("tragedy": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- playe ("embolium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- playe, christmas ("comedy": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- playe, comedies or enterludes ("rappresentare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- playe, player in a ("parsonnage": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- playes ("amphitheatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- plaies ("fori": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- playes ("orchestra": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- playes ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- playes ("tragoedia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- plaies ("farcante": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- plaies ("recitare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- plaies, actor of ("farzante": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- plaies, money for ("luncar": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- playes ("cauea": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- playes ("edereludos": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- playes ("farcas": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- playes ("farcerie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- playes ("ludi": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- playes, common ("exhibere spectaculum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- playes, maker of ("farcereau": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- playes, to play ("representare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- plays ("amphitheatrum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- plays ("amphitheatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- plays ("fori": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- plays ("fori": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- plays ("odeo": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- plays ("theater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- plays ("theatre": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- playes, abhominable ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- playes, commune ("munus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- plays, common ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- playes, in honour of the mother of the gods ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- playes made in high wayes ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- playes, publick ("master_of_the_revels": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- plays, public ("theatre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- plaies, setter forth ("choragus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- plays, solemn ("theater": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- plays, stage ("ludii": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- plaies, stage ("talanguera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- plays, stage- ("comical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
players
- player ("aesopus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- player ("histrio": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- player ("ludius": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- player ("comœdus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- player, chiefe ("archimimus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- player ("dizart": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
- player ("actor": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- player ("histrio": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- player, chiefe ("archimimus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- player ("giocatore": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- player ("lusone": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- player ("pantonimo": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- plaier ("farandulero": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- player ("farcante": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- plaier ("farzante": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- plaier ("jugador": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- plaier ("pantamino": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- player ("representador": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- player ("comique": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- player ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- player ("actor": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- player ("histrion": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- player ("histrionical": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- player, common ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- player, enterlude ("histrione": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- player, enterlude- ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- player, here cometh ("faysplace": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- player, in comedie ("attore": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- player, in comedies or enterludes ("scenaticus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- player, in an enterlude ("planipes": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- player, in enterludes ("scaenicus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- player in enterludes ("ludius": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- player in interludes ("histrio": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- player, in a playe ("parsonnage": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- player in a tragedie ("tragoedus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- player, in a tragedie ("tragoedus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- player in tragedies ("tragicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- player, maister ("archimimus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- player, moving fingers ("matassin": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- player, of citterne ("cetaredo": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- player, of comedies ("comedian": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- player, of comedies ("comedian": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- plaier, of comedies ("farsante": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- player, of enterludes ("actor": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- plaier, of enterludes ("recitante": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- plaier, of moralls or enterludes ("aretaogus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- plaier, on bagpipes ("gaitero": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- plaier, on bagpipes ("gaitero": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- plaier, on flute ("tibicen": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- player, of the lute ("lus": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- plaier, on organes ("horganista": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- plaier, on organs ("organista": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- plaier, on organs ("organista": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- player, of the prologue ("prologus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- player, of tragedy ("tragedian": English entry by Robert Cawdrey 1604)
- player, of tragedies ("tragedian": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- player, of tragedies ("tragedian": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- player, of bagge pipe ("vtricularius": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- player, on a taber ("adusero": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- player, on a timbrell ("adusero": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- player, on a fife ("flautador": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- player, on a flute ("flautador": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- player, on pype or fluite ("choraula": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- player, organ ("hydraulis": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- player, organ ("organist": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- player, principal ("archimimic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- player, puppet ("giocolatore": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- player, puppet- ("basteleur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- player, she-, on a taber ("atabalera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- player, stage ("histrio": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- player, stage ("histrione": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- player, stage- ("comique": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- player, stage- ("farceur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- player, stage- ("histrion": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- player, stage- ("histrion": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- player, stage- ("histrionique": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- player, stage- ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- player, stage ("actor": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- player, stage ("stage": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- player, stage- ("histrionic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- player, stage- ("histrionically": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- player, sword ("gladiator": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- player, upon flute ("flauto": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- player, upon organs ("organist": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- player, vice ("vice": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
- player, with puppets ("gesticulator": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- player, woman ("ioueresse": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- plaiers ("choragium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- players ("comedia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- players ("histrionicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- players ("planipedia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- players ("proscenium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- players ("pulpitum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- players ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- plaiers ("scena": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- plaiers ("sombria": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- plaiers, enterlude ("giocolari": Italian entry by William Thomas 1550)
- plaiers, money for ("luncar": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- plaiers, stage ("histrionia": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- plaiers, stage ("histrionia": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- players ("cortina": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- players ("histricus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- players ("histrionalis": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- players ("histrionicus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- players ("ludii": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- players ("poulpitre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- players ("proscenio": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- players ("proscenium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- players ("revels": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- players ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- players ("scene": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- players ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- players ("scenice": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- players ("siparium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- players ("soccus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- players, apparell ("choragium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- players, bare-footed ("planipedia": Latin entry by John Florio 1598)
- players, bare-footed ("planipedia": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- players, chyefe of ("archimimus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- players, company of ("chorus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- players, countenance of ("actus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- players garments ("chorage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- players, garments of ("syrma": English entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- plaiers, garments of ("rabo": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- players, garment vsed by ("syrma": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- players, gesture of ("acroama": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- players in interludes ("theatralis": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- players, in interludes ("thymelical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- players, making ready ("scene": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- players, mayster of ("archimimus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- players, maister of ("histricus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- players of enterludes ("comicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- players, on instruments ("choraule": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- players on a stage ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- players, on stages ("scenical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- players, rehearsing plays or comedies ("recitare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- players, simply arrayed ("planipedia": Latin entry by John Florio 1598)
- players, simply arrayed ("planipedia": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- players, stage ("histrionia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- players, stage ("cue": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- players, stage ("histrio": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- players, stage- ("amner": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- players, stage- ("antiloque": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- players, stage- ("antiloque": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- players, sword ("mirmillones": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- players, sword ("munus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- players, swoorde ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- players, sword ("mirmillones": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- players, sword ("rudis": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- players, sword- ("amphitheater": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- players, sworde ("rudis": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- players, taking money ("trinquemaille": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
player-like
- player-like ("farcesque": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- player-like ("histrionic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- player-like ("histrionique": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
playhouse
- playhouse, public ("theatre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- playhouse, round ("amphitheater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
playing
- playing ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- playing ("pulpitum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- playing ("farcerie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- plaiyng in comedies ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- playing stage, the ("scena": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- playing with poppets ("ludicrus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
play-maker
- play-maker ("factiste": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
poet
- poete ("actius": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- poet ("dramaticum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- poet ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- poet ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- poet, comical ("comediographer": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- poete, tragicall ("cothurnatus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- poet, writing comedies ("factiste": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- poets ("comedy": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- poets, work of ("poesy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
poetry
- poetrie ("tragoedia": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- poetry ("poesy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
portable
- portable stages, caried ("pegmates": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
pranks
- prankes, played ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
preamble
- preamble ("prologue": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- preamble ("essay": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
preface
- preface ("prologus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- prefac ("prologue": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- preface ("antiloque": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- preface ("prologue": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
present (verb)
- present (verb) ("eschafaude": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
principal
- principal, player ("archimimic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
primipilus
- primipilus ("vexillifer": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
procession
- procession ("pompa": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- procession, as shew ("pompa": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
proclaim
- proclayme sightes and playes ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
producta
- producta ("vexillifer": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
prologue
- prologue ("prologus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- prologue (person), of a comedie ("protatico persona": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- prologue ("prologo": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- prologue ("avantjoueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- prologue ("protatic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- prologue, he that playeth ("prologus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- prologue, of comedie ("protasio": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- prologue, part of comedy ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
prologus (Latin)
- prologus ("prologer": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
- prologus ("prologue": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
- prologus ("prologue": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
prompter
- prompter ("buriasso": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
proscenicum (Latin)
- proscenicum ("choragium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
protasis
- protasis ("protatic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- protasis ("catastasis": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
protatic
- protatick ("protatic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
protatica persona (Latin)
- protatica persona ("protatica persona": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- protatica persona ("protatic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
prothocolle
- prothocolle ("boke_bearer": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
provision
- prouision for games or sightes, make ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
pulpit
- pulpet ("concio": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
puppets
- poppets ("ludicrus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- puppet player ("giocolatore": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- puppet-player ("basteleur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- puppets, player with ("gesticulator": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
Q
quire
- quire ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- quyar ("chorus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
R
rabies
- rabies ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
recitative
- recitative ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
rehearse
- rehearse ("recitare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- rehearse, a comedie ("recitarevna": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
represent (verb)
- represent ("tragoedia": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- represent ("odeo": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- represent ("coliseo": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- represent, comedies or enterludes ("rappresentare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- represent, in shew ("representador": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- representynge ("tragoedia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
representador
- representer ("representador": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
res
- res comica ("comicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
resemble
- resemble, comedies or enterludes ("rappresentare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
revel (verb)
- reuell ("bagordare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- reuell ("mascarare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- reuell ("basoche": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
reveller
- reueller ("bagordiere": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- reuellers ("basochiens": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
revelling
- reuelling ("mascarata": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- reuellings ("bagordi": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
revels
- reuels ("revels": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- revels, master of ("agonothete": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- revels, master of the ("revels": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
rhymer
- rimer ("iouarre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
Romans
- Romans ("comical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
room
- room ("poulpitre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- room ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- roome, for players making ready ("scene": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
S
Salmacida Spolia
- Salmacida Spolia, mask ("salmacidan": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
sannio
- sannio ("vice": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
satires
- satyres ("satyrica": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
satirical
- satyrical ("comical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
sbatements
- sbatementes ("theatrum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
scaffolds
- scaffold ("estage": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- scaffold ("scena": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- scaffolde ("pulpitum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- scaffolde ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- scaffold ("orchestra": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- scaffold ("proscenium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- scaffold ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- scaffold ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- scaffold ("tabulatum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- skaffold ("balco": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- scaffold ("catafalco": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- scaffolde ("orchestra": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- skaffold ("palco": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- skaffold ("palcone": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- skaffold ("proscenio": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- scaffold (verb) ("chaffauder": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- scaffold ("barrera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- scaffold ("barrera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- scaffold ("eschafaude": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- scaffold ("eschafaut": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- scaffold ("theater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- scaffolde for playes ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- scaffolde from whence men doo beholde ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- scaffolde, place before ("proscenium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- scaffold, round ("amphitheater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- scaffold, to behold playes ("cauea": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- scaffoldis ("amphitheatrum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- scaffoldes ("amphitheatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- scaffoldes ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- scaffoldis ("amphitheatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- scaffolds ("fori": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- skaffolds ("palcare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- skaffolds ("palchetto": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- scaffolds ("eschafadage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- scaffolds ("amphitheater": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- scaffoldes, for beholders to stand on ("fori": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
scaffolding
- scaffolding ("eschafadage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
scena (Latin)
- scena ("pageant": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
- scena ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- scena histrionum ("histrio": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
scenatilis (Latin)
- scenatilis ("scenaticus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
scene
- scene ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- scene ("scenical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- scene, as mutatio personarum ("tragedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- scene of a mask ("salmacidan": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- scenes ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- scenes ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- scenes ("tragedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
scenical
- scenical ("scenical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
scenicum (Latin)
- scenicum ("choragium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
scenicus (Latin)
- scenicus ("scenical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
scholars
- schollers ("buriasso": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
science
- science, of stage players ("histrionia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
seats
- seates ("amphitheatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- seats ("subsellium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- seats, common ("orchestra": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- seats, common ("orchestre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- seates, in the theatre ("subsellium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
set (verb)
- set ("pegma": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- set ("pegma": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- set at dice, by mummer ("mommon": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- set forth ("theatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- set forth ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- set forth games or sightes ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- set forward ("paratragoedio": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
setter
- setter forth of plaies ("choragus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
she player
- she player, on a taber ("atabalera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
shoulders
- showlders, mens, carrying a gay shew ("pompa": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
show (noun)
- shew ("pompa": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- shew ("ferculum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- shew ("representador": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- shew ("eschafaude": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- shew ("spectacle": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- shew, as procession ("pompa": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- shew, at one ("scena": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- show, comedies or enterludes ("rappresentare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- shew, gay, carried ("pompa": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- shew of the stage ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- shew, trymme, of the stage ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- shewes ("ludi": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- shewes ("basoche": French entry by Randle Cotgrave)
show (verb)
- shew ("edere ludos": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- show ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- shew, on scaffolds ("chaffauder": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
show-place
- show-place ("sceaw-stow": English entry by Richard Rowlands 1605)
sights
- sight ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- sight ("theatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- sight ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- sight, gay ("munus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- sight, publike ("spectacle": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- sight, solemne ("pompa": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- sightes ("pegmates": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- sightes, solemne ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- sights, strange ("amphitheater": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
sing (verb)
- sing, midway through acts ("intercino": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
singer
- singer ("orchestra": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- singers ("orchestra": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- singers ("chore": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- singers ("iube": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- singers, company of ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
singing
- singing, between acts ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
sipparium (Latin)
- sipparium ("siparium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
sit (verb)
- sit ("theatre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- sit ("theater": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- sit ("theatre": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- sit ("amphitheater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
slipper
- slipper ("cothurnus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
socculus (Latin)
- Socculus ("soccus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
sock
- socke ("soccus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
song
- songe, at ende of a comedy or interlude ("exodium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
sorrow
- sorrow, in a comedy ("comedy": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
speak (verb)
- speak ("protatic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- speak together ("triambi": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
speaker
- speaker aforehand ("prologo": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
spectacle
- spectacle ("spectacle": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- spectacle ("espectaculo": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- spectakle ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- spectacle ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- spectacle ("spectacle": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- spectacle, lists of ("cancelli": Latin entry by William Lily and John Colet 1567)
- spectacles ("amphitheater": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
spectacula
- spectacula ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- spectacula theatrica ("theatricus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- spectaculis ("theatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
speech
- speech, after an enterlude or play ("epilogue": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- speech, after an interlude ("epilogue": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
sport
- sporte ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- sporte (Latin entry by William Lily and John Colet 1567)
sporter
- sporter ("ioueresse": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
stage (noun)
- stage ("estage": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- stage ("concio": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- stage ("ferculum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- stage ("pegma": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- stage ("podium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- stage ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- stage ("cortina": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stage ("orchestra": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stage ("pegma": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stage ("proscenium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stage ("pulpitum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stage ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stage ("scenice": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stage ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stage ("siparium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stage ("tabulatum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stage ("balco": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- stage ("catafalco": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- stage ("orchestra": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- stage ("palchetto": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- stage ("palco": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- stage ("palcone": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- stage ("proscenio": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- stage ("bureau": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage ("estage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage ("mine": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage ("mouvoir": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage ("orchestre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage ("poulpitre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage ("rang": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage ("rastelier": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage ("volerie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage ("stage": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- stage ("essay": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- stage ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- stage ("scenical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- stage ("theater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- stage, forepart of ("scena": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- stage for playes ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- stage, high ("eschafaut": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage, on the ("scena": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- stage, place over ("machina": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stage, players on ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- stage, the playing ("scena": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- stage, scaffold-like ("eschafadage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage, shew of the ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- stage, upper part of ("poulpitre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage, wheron pageantes be sette and caried ("pegma": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- stages ("fori": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- stages ("fori": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stages ("pegmates": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stages ("palcare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- stages ("iube": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stages ("scenical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- stages, courtayne in ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- stages, for beholders to stand on ("fori": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- stages, portable ("pegmates": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
stage play
- stage play ("matire": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- stage plays ("ludii": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- stage play ("comedy": English entry by Edmund Coote 1596)
- stage play ("comedy": English entry by Edmund Coote 1596)
- stage plaies ("talanguera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- stage play ("interlude": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- stage-plays ("comical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- stage-play ("histrionic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
stage players
- stage player ("histrione": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- stage-plaier ("comediante": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- stage-player ("comique": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage-player ("farceur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage-player ("histrion": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage-player ("histrion": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage-player ("histrionique": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage-player ("ioueur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stage player ("actor": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- stage player ("stage": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- stage-player ("histrionic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- stage-player ("histrionically": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- stage players ("histrio": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- stage players ("histrio": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- stage players ("histrionia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- stageplayer ("histrio": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stageplayers ("histrionia": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stageplayers ("histrionia": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stage plaiers ("histrionia": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- stage plaiers ("histrionia": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- stage players ("cue": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- stage-players ("amner": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- stage-players ("antiloque": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- stage-players ("antiloquy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
stairs
- stairs, winding ("orchestra": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
stand (verb)
- stand ("pulpitum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- stand ("spectaculum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- stand, beholders ("fori": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
studium
- studium histrionale ("histrionalis": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
stuff
- stuffe ("choragium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- stuffe, for disguisynges or enterludes ("choragium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
style
- style, high ("cothurnatus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- style, high and ample ("cothurnus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- style, high and loftie ("cothurnus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- stile, high and loftie ("cothurne": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- stile, loftie and high ("coturno": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
stylus (Latin)
- stylus ("dramaticum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
subversion
- subuersion ("catastrophe": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- subversion, of a comedy ("catastrophe": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
sum
- sum ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
sword players
- sword player ("gladiator": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- sword players ("mirmillones": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- swoorde players ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- sword players ("mirmillones": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- sword players ("rudis": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- sworde players ("rudis": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
T
tabor
- taber ("atabalera": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- tabor ("adusero": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
talk (noun)
- talke, rollinge, like players ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
teacher
- teacher, of plaiers ("buriasso": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
teeth
- teeth, making a great sound, in images ("mandunces": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
tents
- tentes ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
Terence
- Terence ("Adelphi": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- Terence ("eautontimorumenon": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- Terence ("terence": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- Terence ("heautontimorumenos": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- Terence ("musicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- Terence ("comedy": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
theater
- theatre ("missilia": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- theatre ("cuneus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- theatre ("subsellium": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- theatre ("theatricus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- theater ("arena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- theater ("arena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- theater ("orchestra": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- theater ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- theater ("subsellium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- theatre ("odeo": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- theatre ("orchestra": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- theater ("anfiteatro": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- theater ("coliseo": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- theater ("sceaw-stow": English entry by Richard Rowlands 1605)
- theater ("coeste": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- theater ("poulpitre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- theater ("theatral": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- theater ("theatre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- theatre ("arene": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- theatre ("orchestre": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- theater ("theater": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- theater ("theatrical": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- theater ("theatre": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- theater ("theatricall": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- theatre ("theatre": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- theater ("amphitheater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- theater ("dramatic": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- theater ("theater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- theater ("theatrical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- theatre ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- theatre, a little (Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- theatre, place made half-round ("theatrum": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
theatral
- theatral ("theatral": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
theatri (Latin)
- theatri ("catadromus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
theatrical
- theatrical ("theatricall": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- theatrical ("theatricall": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- theatricall ("theatre": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- theatrical ("theatrical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
theatricus (Latin)
- theatricus ("theatralis": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- theatricus ("theatral": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
theatro
- theatro ("cothurnus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
theatrum
- theatrum ("theatralis": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- theatrum ("theatridium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- theatrum ("pageant": English entry by Peter Levins 1570)
- theatrum ("theater": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
three
- three, speaking together ("triambi": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
thymelicus (Latin)
- thymelicus ("thymelical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
timbrell
- timbrell ("adusero": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
togatae fabule (Latin)
- togatae fabule ("fabula palliata": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
toys
- toyes, wanton ("exodium": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- toyes, wanton ("exodia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- toies, wanton ("exodium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
trade
- trade of stage players ("histrio": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
tragicomaedia (Latin)
- tragecomaedia ("tragecomedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
tragicomedy
- tragi-comedy ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
tragedians
- tragedian ("player": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- tragedians ("cothurne": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
tragedy
- tragedy ("sophocles": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- tragedy ("triambi": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- tragedye ("tragoedia": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- tragedye ("tragoedus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- tragedy ("cothurnus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- tragedy ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- tragedy ("tragicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- tragedie ("scenicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- tragedie ("paratragoedio": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- tragedie ("tragoedia": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- tragedy ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- tragedy ("tragice": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- tragedie ("tragedy": English entry by Edmund Coote 1596)
- tragedie ("recitare": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- tragedie ("coturno": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- tragedy ("tragedian": English entry by Robert Cawdrey 1604)
- tragedie ("chore": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- tragedie ("cothurne": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- tragedie ("cothurne": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- tragedie ("epitasse dune tragedie": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- tragedie ("tragedy": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- tragedy ("scene": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- tragedy ("tragical": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- tragedie ("tragedy": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- tragedy ("history": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- tragedy ("chorus": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- tragedy ("comedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- tragedy ("opera": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- tragedy ("paratragediate": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- tragedy ("poesy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- tragedy ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- tragedie, acte or pause in ("acte": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- tragedy, half- ("tragecomedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- tragedie, player in ("tragoedus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- tragedie, player in a ("tragoedus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- tragedie, to act ("tragediar": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- tragedie, to make ("tragediar": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- tragedies ("actius": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- tragedies ("aesopus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- tragedies ("tragicus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- tragedies ("tragicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- tragedies ("farcas": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- tragedies ("tragique": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- tragedies ("tragedian": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- tragedies ("tragedian": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- tragedies ("anapestic verse": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- tragedies ("melopomene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- tragedies ("tragedian": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- tragedies ("tragical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- tragedies, four parts of ("catastasis": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- tragedies, player in ("tragicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- tragedies, player of ("player": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- tragedies, wryter of ("sophocles": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- tragedies, wryter of ("tragicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
tragediographer
- tragediographer ("tragedian": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
tragedy-like
- tragedie-like ("tragique": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
tragedize
- tragedize ("kill": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
tragic
- tragicke ("tragique": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
tragical
- tragicall ("tragico": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- tragicall ("tragique": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- tragicall ("tragical": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- tragical ("comical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- tragicall poete ("cothurnatus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- tragicall, to become ("tragediar": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- tragicall verses ("tragicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
tragically
- tragically ("tragicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- tragically, writing ("cothurnatus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
tragicomedy
- tragecomedie ("tragicomedia": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- tragically ("tragice": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
tragicus (Latin)
- tragicus ("tragedian": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- tragicus ("tragical": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
tragidized
- tragidized ("tragedized": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
tragoedia
- tragoedia ("tragedy": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
tragœdis
- tragœdis ("cothurnus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
trim
- trymme shew of the stage ("scena": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
triumphs
- triumph ("exhibere spectaculum": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- triumph ("theatro": Italian entry by William Thomas 1550)
- triumph ("ferculum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- triumphes ("pheretra": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- triumphs ("feretrum": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
troupe
- troupe or companie of mummers ("mommon": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
trumpeter
- trumpeter ("tibicen": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
tumbler
- tumblar ("cinedus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- tumbler ("basteleur": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
V
vail
- vaile ("anitfaz": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
verba
- verba ("histrionicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
verses
- verse, anapestic ("anapestic verse": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- verses ("exodia": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- verses ("exodium": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- verses, in a comedie ("exodia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- verses, tragical ("tragicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
vestes
- vestes ("histrionicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
vestry
- vestry ("scene": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
vice
- vices, common ("comedia": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
visard
- visard ("larva": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- visard ("larvatus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- vizard ("larva": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- vizzard ("mascara": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- vizard ("anitfaz": Spanish entry by John Minsheu 1599)
- visard ("barboire": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- visard ("mommon": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- visard ("parsonnage": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- vizard, maker of ("mascheraro": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
visor
- visour ("larva": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- visour ("personatus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- visour ("larva": Italian entry by William Thomas 1550)
- visour ("maschera": Italian entry by William Thomas 1550)
- vizor ("personatus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- visor ("masque": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
- visor, hauing on a ("masquarize": French entry by Randle Cotgrave 1611)
W
waggon
- waggon ("carro": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
wain
- waine ("carro": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
watches
- watches, midsummer night ("munus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
Whitehall
- Whitehal ("salmacidan": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
women
- women, apparayle of ("mumme": French entry by John Palsgrave 1530)
- women, common, played naked ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
words
- woordes, iestynge ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- woordes meete for a player ("histrionicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- woordes, mirth in ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- woordes, wanton ("ludus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
write
- write tragedies ("actius": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- writing tragically ("cothurnatus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
writer
- wryter, of comedyes ("terence": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- writer, of comedies ("comedian": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- writer, of comedies ("comedian": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- writer, of comedies ("comediographer": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- writer, of comedies ("comico": Italian entry by John Florio 1598)
- writer, of enterludes and comedies ("comicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- wryter, of fables ("aesopus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- wryter of tragedies ("tragicus": Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565)
- writer, of tragedies ("tragedian": English entry by John Bullokar 1616)
- writer, of tragedies ("tragedian": English entry by Henry Cockeram 1623)
- writer, of tragedies ("tragedian": English entry by Thomas Blount 1656)
- writer, of tragedies ("tragicus": Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)
- wryter, of tragedies ("sophocles": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
- wryter, of tragedies ("tragicus": Latin entry by Sir Thomas Elyot 1538)
Y
yogell, yogill
- yogell (noun) ("ioculor": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)
- yogyll (verb) ("histrioner": Latin entry in BL Add. MS 37075 ca. 1475-1500)