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1. hythe<\/strong> (also hithe<\/strong>) \u2014 [British<\/em>] river landing spot, small port or harbor<\/p>\n

Originally, Jackson’s Inn had been a rude <\/em>hythe on the river, and there are some who still say it was smuggling which gave him the ready cash to build his first hostelry.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. opopanax<\/strong> \u2014 gum resin made from various plants, some used for medicine and others for perfume<\/p>\n

The pungent scent of Lili’s <\/em>opopanax hung in the air like the memory of a much regretted evening.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. windlestraw<\/strong> \u2014 [British<\/em>] grass used for plaiting or making ropes<\/p>\n

Duncan made Molly a sort of sun hat with some <\/em>windlestraw growing by the stream, so as to keep the bright sun off of her fair complexion.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. impropriate<\/strong> \u2014 to transfer Church property to a layperson; to take or claim for private use<\/p>\n

Of course the revenues for these Andalusian fields had long ago been <\/em>impropriated by bankers and tax farmers, though usually from the same families as the prelates themselves.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. falchion<\/strong> \u2014 slightly curved broadsword<\/p>\n

He pulled his <\/em>falchion up over his head and yelled, “For the last time, man, yield or die!”<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. dross<\/strong> \u2014 worthless matter, refuse<\/p>\n

Gresham’s Law seems to indicate that the <\/em>dross will take over money if it is not removed from circulation, which bodes ill, perhaps, for cryptocurrencies and that ilk.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. tintamarre<\/strong> \u2014 ruckus, brouhaha; Acadian tradition of marching through village while using noisemakers and voices to make a stir<\/p>\n

Gone are the days when political conventions decided anything save things that aren’t fit for TV nor print, and even the ‘spontaneous’ <\/em>tintamarres which ‘break out’ on the convention floor are fully scripted events worthy of a Stalin or a Mao.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. lustrine<\/strong> \u2014 glossy fabric of silk; lutestring<\/p>\n

This quarter saw a sharp increase in the amount of <\/em>lustrine imported from the Orient, doubtless because of the late changes in Paris fashion.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. temerity<\/strong> \u2014 overconfidence, recklessness<\/p>\n

“First you have the <\/em>temerity to go ahead with your scheme after I’ve given you specific instructions not to, and now I find you’ve involved my daughter in this foolish and possibly actionable ploy.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. tignon<\/strong> \u2014 woman’s headcovering using a cloth to make a sort of turban, first worn by Creoles in Louisiana<\/p>\n

From the folds of her <\/em>tignon she pulled a very small card of thick blue paper, and handed it to me.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(Christian)<\/p>\n

Eutychus<\/strong> \u2014 youth who fell asleep (from boredom?) during one of Paul’s long sermons, fell out a 3rd-story window, died, and was brought back to life by Paul [Acts 20:7-12]<\/p>\n

During Fidel Castro’s lengthy homilies, many a <\/em>Eutychus struggled to stay awake, or at least to appear so, lest eternal rest be given as a fatal reward.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. hythe (also hithe) \u2014 [British] river landing spot, small port or harbor Originally, Jackson’s Inn had been a rude hythe on the river, and there are some who still say it was smuggling which gave him the ready cash to build his first hostelry.   2. opopanax \u2014 gum resin made from various plants, … <\/p>\n

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