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  1. Sep 28, 2017 · 1550s, "a written challenge, letter of defiance," from French cartel (16c.), from Italian cartello "placard," diminutive of carta "card" (see card (n.1)). It came to mean "written agreement between states at war" (1690s), for the exchange of prisoners or some other mutual advanta.

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      fuddle 뜻: 만취; 1580년대, "술에 취하다" (무정지); 약 1600년, "술에 취한 것처럼...

    • Befuddle

      word-forming element of verbs and nouns from verbs, with a...

  2. The earliest known use of the noun fuddle is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for fuddle is from 1680, in a translation by Roger L'Estrange, author and press censor. It is also recorded as a verb from the late 1500s.

  3. The earliest known use of the verb fuddle is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for fuddle is from 1588.

  4. Early Modern English. • Leme (Lexicons of Early Modern English) • A Table Alphabeticall, conteyning and teaching the true writing, and understanding of hard usuall English wordes, par Robert Crawdrey (1604) (+ text version)

  5. Glossary of terms found in 16th and 17th century Presentment Bills. The following list is not exhaustive, but aims to cover most of the terms which would be unfamiliar to modern researchers.

    Term
    Meaning
    absolution
    acceptance of an individual back to the ...
    Act Books
    the principal record of the business ...
    apparitor
    court messenger, whose duties included ...
    articles/ books of articles
    lists of questions to be answered at a ...
  6. Dec 8, 2014 · Tudor dining: a guide to food and status in the 16th century. What, how and where people ate in Tudor times depended greatly on who they were: the rich nobility enjoyed lavish feasts of meat, seafood and sugary treats, while yeomen and labourers were restricted to a diet of bread, pottages and vegetables. Everything from the number of dishes ...

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  8. Feb 10, 2015 · Cheaters would make the dice heavier on one side; or they could do a ‘high cut’, which meant there was no 4 on the dice. Many games were played with dice, including an old form of backgammon called ‘tables.’ But the most popular was called Hazard. It was played long before – and after – the 16th century.