1. remise — second fencing thrust made after failure of the first; coach house
Well, in for a dollar in for a pound, as they say, and since my lunge had left me in an exposed position I essayed a remise under the decorative spaulder of the sneering French lord, changing his expression in a nonce.
2. remise — [law] to release, to surrender (any claim, etc.); to put back, to convert again
Such joy as the family had when they learned that Sir Ewen had remised his soul to almighty God was palliated somewhat by the speed with which the Deity asserted His claim.
3. ankylose — to stiffen, join, or fuse together two originally distinct bones, or bone and another substance (such as a tooth)
The phalanges of his middle toe had become ankylosed due to his distressing (to him, I’m sure) habit of breaking that particular toe almost every summer.
4. natheless — [archaic] nevertheless
Well you ken that your guardian is my own foresworn enemy, natheless I shall see you safely through this dismal wood, if it be in my power.
5. ontic — noumenal, of the real rather than phenomenal
The last bastions of atomist philosophy seem to have fallen under the persuasive ontic presence of quantum entanglement, forever putting paid to the idea that the observer does not affect that which is observed.
6. fascia — [British] automobile dashboard
The panoply of dials and buttons and levers and other gewgaws on the burl wood fascia made it almost impossible to determine our rate of speed.
7. whatnot — stand with shelves for displaying small items; non-specified thing
The visitor’s attention was drawn irresistibly to the dark wooden whatnot in the corner where stood an astonishing array of toys, figures, tchotchkes, and whatnot acquired from a lifetime of eating nothing but Happy Meals for lunch.
8. scuppernong — muscadine grape variety native to North Carolina; wine made from this grape
For the adults, a little scuppernong was added to the syllabub.
9. lurdan — sluggard, lazy person
Dane was always a loutish lurdan, lording it over his betters as if being born into a rich family were a worthy accomplishment.
10. prosector — dissector of dead bodies, as for anatomical research or autopsy
When the gross examination was performed by the prosector it was immediately obvious that Mrs. Cartwright’s doctor had erred when he claimed she had an enlarged heart.
Bonus Vocabulary
(British)
dosh — money, cash
You know as well as I do that he doesn’t make enough dosh to afford the new car he’s driving around town.