{"id":3244,"date":"2021-01-29T05:14:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T13:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3244"},"modified":"2021-01-29T09:30:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T17:30:31","slug":"friday-vocabulary-141","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3244","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. targe<\/strong> \u2014 [archaic] buckler, small shield<\/p>\n

Any doubts I had about the value of Kenwyth’s <\/em>targe were erased when I saw the bowman knock two skirmishers to the ground with the small shield, with hardly a pause in his shooting.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. heriot<\/strong> \u2014 feudal tribute of equipment or chattel<\/p>\n

The young knight, to replace the steed lost through his own poor judgment, boldly claimed as <\/em>heriot the best horse of William’s herd.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. dooly<\/strong> \u2014 rude litter used in India<\/p>\n

We rigged up a <\/em>dooly from the bedclothes and some broomsticks and carried the colonel out the back window of the cabin upon it.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. endore<\/strong> \u2014 to make a bright golden color in cooking<\/p>\n

A mixture of egg yolks and butter is spread over the outer pastry to <\/em>endore it just before placing it into the oven.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. nathemore<\/strong> \u2014 [archaic] nevermore<\/p>\n

But Sir Patrick will return from across that darksome sea <\/em>nathemore.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. tufa<\/strong> \u2014 limestone formed from calcareous deposits from springs or lakes<\/p>\n

Many fossils have been found in porous <\/em>tufa, which is generally so friable as to make excavation of the relics quite easy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. soutane<\/strong> \u2014 cassock of Roman Catholic clergy<\/p>\n

Father Xavier shut the aumbry and began to unbutton his <\/em>soutane, his thoughts still upon what the friar had told him the evening before.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. wattle<\/strong> \u2014 fleshy lobe hanging down from neck or head of certain fowl<\/p>\n

Even though he had been warned, even though he had been strictly forbidden, Preston could not keep his eyes of the matron’s infamous <\/em>wattle, which shook and shuddered all the more as she realized that he was focusing upon her least favorite feature.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. deodand<\/strong> \u2014 item or animal that caused a human death and that was then forfeited to the Crown for pious use; sum of money in lieu of such item or animal<\/p>\n

The second time she painfully stubbed her toe upon my old war souvenir (this time causing a fracture, as the doctor informed us later), I offered to rid our home of the heavy brass trophy, donating it to Goodwill as a <\/em>deodand, but she wouldn’t hear of it, saying that anything I had managed to carry across country not once but three times must have some value, at least to me.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. minimus<\/strong> \u2014 creature of the smallest size; fifth digit, little finger or toe<\/p>\n

The toe that was broken, as we learned later, was the <\/em>minimus.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(Scots)<\/p>\n

gillie<\/strong> \u2014 guide for hunting or fishing <\/p>\n

You may chafe under the strict instructions of the <\/em>gillie, but remember that he knows the fish of these lakes\u2014and their favorite lures\u2014a fair sight better than you ever will.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. targe \u2014 [archaic] buckler, small shield Any doubts I had about the value of Kenwyth’s targe were erased when I saw the bowman knock two skirmishers to the ground with the small shield, with hardly a pause in his shooting.   2. heriot \u2014 feudal tribute of equipment or chattel The young knight, to … <\/p>\n

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