10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLT-FOOT»
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A Select Collection of Old Plays: George A. Green, the ...
Then th'art a fool : for my eldest son had a 72 polt foot, 71 a polt foot,'] a polt foot
seems to be the fame we now call a [play foot. So, in Ben Jonjon's Pceta/ler, A. 4.
S. 7 : " What's become of my little punk Venus, and the poult foot stinkard << her ...
Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, 1780
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Johnson's English Dictionary
Outline. POLT-FOOT*, polt'-fat. n.s. A crooked foot ; a foot in any respect distorted.
Sir T. Herbert. POLT-FOOT*, p6ll'-l6t. > a. Having dislort- POLT-FOOTED* poll-iul'
-led. $ ed feel. B. Jon- son. POLTROTS ,, poltroon'. n. s. \poUron, Fr.) A coward ...
Samuel Johnson, Alexander Chambers, Henry John Todd, 1834
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A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
POLT FOOT. A clab foot, or lame foot. It is most frequently applied to Vulcan.
Anywhere to escape this polt-footrd philosopher, old TMug here of Lemnos [i. e.
Vulcan]. B. Joru. Masque at C, vol. v, p. 427. V./o. Lyly's Eupkut j content to take
the ...
Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright, 1867
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Johnson's English Dictionary, as Improved by Todd and ...
The act of defiling. Ayli/e. The slale of being defiled ; defilement. Milton. POLONAl
'SE*, p6l-o-nize'. n. ». A kind of ro!>e or dress, adopted from Ihe fashion of the^
Poles. which has been worn by English women. Giti/irie. POLT-FOOT*, p61t'-fil.
Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Henry John Todd, 1830
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The Poems of William Shakespeare: Comprehending Venus and ...
how often have they mockt and flouted The smith's polt-foot (whilst nothing he
misdoubted ;) Miide jests of him, and his begrimed trade ; And his smoog'd
visage, black with coal-dust made. Mars, tickled with load laughter, when he saw
Venus ...
William Shakespeare, 1808
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The Ancient British Drama ...
71 A poll /oof, — a polt foot seems to be the same we now call a splau foot. So, in
Ben Jonson's Poctiii--; A 4. S. 7. ' " What's become of my little punk Venus, and
the poult foot stinkard her husband ? ha .'" Dedication to Euphues: " Vulcan was ...
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A dictionary of the english language: in which the words are ...
Tue state of being defiled : defilement. Milton. POLONAI'SE. я. ». A kiud of robe or
dress, adopted from the fashion of the Poles, which has been worn by English
women. Guthrie. POLT-FOOT. л. ». A crooked foot ; a foot in any respect distorted.
Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, Alexander Chalmers, 1853
The aci of defiling. Avliffe. The state of beiug defiled ; defilement. Mil'tun.
POLONAl'SE*, pol-o-iiaze'. 71. s. A kind of robe or dress, adopted from ihe
fashion of Ihe Poles, which has been worn by English women. Guikrif. POLT-
FOOT*, poll' -tut.
Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, Alexander Chalmers, 1835
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John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His ...
... Right Honourable, made the attire of her head loose; who, being demanded
why he did so, he answered she was loose.3 Vulcan was painted curiously, yet
with a polt foot;4 Leda cunningly, yet with her black hair.5 Alexander, having a
scar ...
John Lyly, Leah Scragg, 2003
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A Select Collection of Old Plays: George a Greene
Pioratto. Yes, indeed, father. 1 Madman. Then th'art a fool: for my eldest son had
a 7“polt foot, crooked legs, a verjuice face, and. a 7' a poltfoat,] a polt foot seems
to be the same we now call a splay foot. So, in Ben Jonson's Poetuster, A. 4.
Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist, 1825
