We are reading Parade's End in celebration of Ford Madox Ford's birthday: December 17, 1873 “If you live among dogs they’ll think you’ve the motives of a dog.” ― Ford Madox... Read "Some Do Not" Part One of Ford's tetralogy, Parade's End here: http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks07/0700171h.html
HANSOM: a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage accommodating two inside, with the driver seated behind
ReplyDeletePAWKINESS: Shrewd and cunning, often in a humorous manner.
ReplyDeleteBLACKGUARD: a person, particularly a man, who behaves in a dishonorable or contemptible way.
ReplyDeleteIRREMEDIABLY: not admitting of remedy, cure, or repair.
ReplyDeleteGAOL: a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
ReplyDeleteMAUSSADE: French word for - surly
ReplyDeleteSOGGART: a priest; sometimes used as a nickname for someone who left the seminary,
ReplyDeleteCAPERCAILZIE: large Eurasian grouse of mature pine forests.
ReplyDeletePI-JAW: Patronising or lecturing talk, especially from an adult to a child.
ReplyDeleteBOGEY: an evil or mischievous spirit.
ReplyDeleteCRETONNE: a heavy cotton fabric, typically with a floral pattern printed on one or both sides, used for upholstery.
ReplyDeleteKEDGEREE: a European dish consisting chiefly of fish, rice, and hard-boiled eggs
ReplyDeleteCLEEK: a large hook
ReplyDeleteODIUM: the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
ReplyDeleteBURTHEN: archaic variant of BURDEN
ReplyDeleteSUBALTERN: particular with reference to a related universal proposition
ReplyDeleteSTRUMPET: prostitute
ReplyDeleteEPERGNE: an often ornate tiered centerpiece consisting typically of a frame of wrought metal (such as silver or gold) bearing dishes, vases, or candle holders or a combination of these
ReplyDeleteGALANTINE: a dish of white meat or fish boned, cooked, pressed, and served cold in aspic.
ReplyDeletePIT-APAT: with a quick succession of beats or taps
ReplyDeleteEMBRASURE: a splayed enlargement of a door or window toward the inner face of a wall.
ReplyDeleteCOMESTIBLE: edible; eatable
ReplyDeletePUGILIST: a boxer, especially a professional one.
ReplyDeleteSPIKENARD: a costly perfumed ointment much valued in ancient times.
ReplyDeleteHIGGLER: a person who travels around selling small items; a peddler.
ReplyDeleteVASSEL: a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance.
ReplyDeleteCUISINE BOURGEOISE: French for "middle-class cooking," referring to plain but good, down-to-earth cooking.
ReplyDeleteEXIGUOUS: very small in size or amount.
ReplyDeleteINGLE: a domestic fire or fireplace.
ReplyDeleteCONSTATATION: basic assumption : ASSERTION
ReplyDeleteAPOPLECTIC: overcome with anger; extremely indignant.
ReplyDeleteTOQUE: a woman's small hat, typically having a narrow, closely turned-up brim.
ReplyDeletePANJANDRUM: a person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence.
ReplyDeleteOSTLER: one who takes care of horses or mules
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