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1. castellan<\/strong> \u2014 governor of a castle<\/p>\n

The handsome <\/em>castellan worried more for his clothes and his hair than for the health of the peasantry in his care.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. rose cold<\/strong> \u2014 rose fever, allergic condition triggered by rose pollen<\/p>\n

Though the storm shattered the windows, damaged the garden, and flooded the basement, at least his <\/em>rose fever had subsided.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. piccalilli<\/strong> \u2014 East Indian relish of mustard, vegetables, and hot spices<\/p>\n

Feel free to experiment on the recipe; we found that the addition of melon rind to the <\/em>piccalilli gives it a tangy flavor only because Bob wondered aloud what use the small bits of rind could have.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. inglenook<\/strong> \u2014 corner or nook by a fireplace<\/p>\n

As I entered the alehouse I caught sight of Squire Thomas eating at a small table in the <\/em>inglenook, savagely shredding a joint between his overlarge teeth.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. shallop<\/strong> \u2014 two-masted boat suited for coastal waters<\/p>\n

A warning shout told us not to near, but we knew the <\/em>shallop had aboard only a skeleton crew of two men.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. ptisan<\/strong> \u2014 barley-water; medicinal decoction<\/p>\n

She still prefers the poultices and <\/em>ptisans of her grandmother to the elixirs and pills of our modern pharmacopeia.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. pantler<\/strong> (also panter<\/strong>) \u2014 [obsolete<\/em>] baker; household officer in charge of the pantry<\/p>\n

The gilded candlesticks were found eventually, secreted beneath a floorboard in the <\/em>pantler’s room next to the kitchen, though no one could believe Old Tom capable of the theft.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. vesicle<\/strong> \u2014 cyst, sac, blister<\/p>\n

The white color of the snow is caused by the tiny <\/em>vesicles of air captured within the frozen precipitation.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. nepotism<\/strong> \u2014 favoritism towards family members<\/p>\n

Of course such <\/em>nepotism likely preceded that of the Popes, though the fiction that these heirs were ‘nephews’ was only necessary because of the strictures of supposed chastity which bound the religious hierarchs of the Catholic Church.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. curricle<\/strong> \u2014 two-wheeled light carriage drawn by two horses abreast<\/p>\n

I’m sure I made quite the dashing figure flying about town in my dark blue <\/em>curricle drawn by the matched pair of long-tailed bays.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. castellan \u2014 governor of a castle The handsome castellan worried more for his clothes and his hair than for the health of the peasantry in his care.   2. rose cold \u2014 rose fever, allergic condition triggered by rose pollen Though the storm shattered the windows, damaged the garden, and flooded the basement, at … <\/p>\n

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