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1. † ˈbitter-ˌsweeting, n. View full entry 1597
...The Bitter-sweet Apple. (In Shakespeare allusively.)...
2. † Hiren, n. View full entry 1600
...Used allusively by Shakespeare and early 17th century writers as meaning ‘a seductive woman’, a harlot....
3. Nessus, n. View full entry a1616
...Used allusively in compounds and phrases (as Nessus-robe, Nessus shirt; Nessus' shirt, shirt of Nessus), to denote any destructive or expiatory force or influence....
4. pushpin, n. View full entry 1598
...A children's game in which each player pushes or propels a pin with the object of crossing that of another player. Now rare and hist....
5. ribaudred, adj. View full entry a1616
...A disputed reading of Shakespeare's Antony & Cleopatraiii. x. (see quot. 1616), equated by various editors and commentators with ribald; hence in allusive use....
6. summer-cloud, n. View full entry a1616
...A cloud such as is seen on a summer day, esp. one that is fleeting or does not spoil the fine weather. Also allusively....
7. Xantippe, n. View full entry a1616
...allusively. An ill-tempered woman or wife, a shrew, a scold (with pl. Xantippes)....
