{"id":3864,"date":"2022-07-01T01:55:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T08:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3864"},"modified":"2022-07-01T01:55:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T08:55:01","slug":"friday-vocabulary-213","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=3864","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. mort<\/strong> \u2014 hunting horn note signifying death of the prey; [obsolete<\/em>] death<\/p>\n

Let the trumpet sound a <\/em>mort that all may know he lies here dead, and with him all our hopes.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. mort<\/strong> \u2014 three year old salmon<\/p>\n

For this dish Chef Jackson prefers a <\/em>mort to any younger fish, to better highlight the heartiness of the soup.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. mort<\/strong> \u2014 [cant<\/em>] girl, woman; harlot<\/p>\n

Go down to Butcher’s Row, then, if your lust is upon you, and find a walking <\/em>mort to slake your lecherous thirst, the better to have your mind upon our business on the morrow.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. roneo<\/strong> \u2014 to copy or produce a document by means of a mimeograph<\/p>\n

“I’ve had my girl <\/em>roneo these sheets for you to use when performing the inventory.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. synclinal<\/strong> \u2014 sloping downward<\/p>\n

Unaware of these regular though infrequent floods, the settlers built their outpost at the very base of this <\/em>synclinal trough, placing themselves directly in the path of disaster.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. rundlet<\/strong> \u2014 small barrel or cask; old British measurement equivalent to about 18 US gallons<\/p>\n

Besides several bundles of foolscap and bottles of ink, he also carried a <\/em>rundlet of oil with which to light his lamp so that he could write deep into the dark night.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. clew<\/strong> \u2014 skein or ball of yarn, etc.<\/p>\n

After the dye has set, from the spindles are drawn the thread to make <\/em>clews of each color.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. galloon<\/strong> \u2014 close-woven braid often used in military uniforms<\/p>\n

The robin’s egg damask seemed to be covered at almost every inch with a gold <\/em>galloon of dazzling brightness, as if the sun itself were shining upon the brave hussar.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. mongery<\/strong> \u2014 trade, the business of buying and selling<\/p>\n

This petty <\/em>mongery is all very well and good, but I’m talking about an chance to set yourself up for life, to live in a manor with a title and servants, to never have to work again.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. writing-block<\/strong> \u2014 small board or firm tablet upon which to set paper for writing, used in travel<\/p>\n

I managed to save both my journals and my <\/em>writing-block, which MacAdam had cunningly outfitted with a compartment for a pen and a small store of ink, with which I am writing you this missive.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(fashion, mid-19th c.)<\/p>\n

Dundreary whiskers<\/strong> \u2014 overly long bushy sideburns worn without a beard (called in England ‘Piccadilly weepers’)<\/p>\n

Before Booth’s cowardly assassination of the president at Ford’s Theatre, the play <\/em>Our American Cousin was perhaps most famous for the introduction of the brief fad for <\/em>Dundreary whiskers, ridiculous facial hair worn by a fatuous character of the same name in the play.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. mort \u2014 hunting horn note signifying death of the prey; [obsolete] death Let the trumpet sound a mort that all may know he lies here dead, and with him all our hopes.   2. mort \u2014 three year old salmon For this dish Chef Jackson prefers a mort to any younger fish, to better … <\/p>\n

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