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Not favored by the stars; ill-fated. [Poetic] Shak. Such in my star-crossed destiny. Massinger.

Estate, possession. [Obs.] Daniel. Your state, my lord, again in yours. Massinger.

A portrait. [Obs.] Massinger.

A wencher; a lewd man. [Obs.] Massinger.

a strumpet; hence, to belie; to slander. With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame. Massinger.

w friends and allies. You that are so studious Of my affairs, wholly neglect your own. Massinger.

A small draught. [Colloq.] Massinger.

To woo; to pay addresses as a lover. Massinger.

A female supporter. [R.] You are my gracious patroness and supportress. Massinger.

To melt and waste away; to singe. See Sweal, v.

Taste; relish; inclination; liking. [Colloq.] I have no swallow for it. Massinger.

Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of Avon.

To singe; to scorch; to swale; as, to sweal a pig by singeing off the hair.

rmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer. To make his English sweet upon his tongue. Chaucer. A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. Hawthorne.

See Singe. [Obs.] Spenser.

ouched; tangible. [R.] "They [women] being created to be both tractable and tactable." Massinger.

htly or unscientific manner. [Obs.] Do not fear; I have A staff to taint, and bravely. Massinger.

bold; courageous. [Obs.] As tall a trencherman As e'er demolished a pye fortification. Massinger. His companions, being almost in despair of victory, were suddenly recomforted by Sir William Stanley, which came to succors with three thousand tall men. Grafton.

fined; accomplished; -- said of persons. [R. & Obs.] "Your polite and terse gallants." Massinger.

r desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the plural. "This ceremonial thanks." Massinger. If ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye for sinners also do even the same. Luke vi. 33. What great thank, then, if any man, reputed wise and constant, will neither do, nor permit others under his cha…