- cicerone: A guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers
- hauberk: A piece of armor originally covering only the neck and shoulders but later consisting of a full-length coat of mail or military tunic
- palimpsest: A manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain
- indolent: Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
- morion: A kind of helmet without beaver or visor, worn by soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries
- halberd: A combined spear and battle-ax
- cogitate: Think deeply about something; meditate or reflect
- depend: Hang down
- magnanimous: Very generous or forgiving, esp. toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself
- hight: Named
- solicitude: Care or concern for someone or something
- supplication: The action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly
- seine: A fishing net that hangs vertically in the water with floats at the top and weights at the bottom edge, the ends being drawn together to encircle the fish
- dolorous: Feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress
- crupper: A strap buckled to the back of a saddle and looped under the horse's tail to prevent the saddle or harness from slipping forward
- peradventure: Perhaps
- tarry: Stay longer than intended; delay leaving a place
- importunate: Persistent, esp. to the point of annoyance or intrusion
- blandishment: A flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something
- colporteur: A peddler of books, newspapers, and similar literature
- chattel: (in general use) A personal possession
- hoary: Old and trite
- wend: Go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
- maunder: Talk in a rambling manner
- cambric: A lightweight, closely woven white linen or cotton fabric
- cicatrice: A scar
- lubberly: Clumsy and unskilled
- fifing: To play the fife
- asperities: Harshness of tone or manner
- fulsome: Of large size or quantity; generous or abundant
- bilious: Spiteful; bad-tempered
- parlous: Greatly or excessively
- puddingheaded: Addlebrained
- peregrinating: Travel or wander around from place to place
- rostrum: A raised platform on which a person stands to make a public speech, receive an award or medal, play music, or conduct an orchestra
- palliation: Easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
- ignominious: Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
- dicker: Engage in petty argument or bargaining
- divers: Of varying types; several
- supernal: Of or relating to the sky or the heavens; celestial
- obeisance: Deferential respect
- bower: A pleasant shady place under trees or climbing plants in a garden or wood
- recreant: A coward
- squally: Characterized by short periods of noisy commotion
- folderol: Trivial or nonsensical fuss
- melodeon: A small accordion of German origin
- harried: Feeling strained as a result of having demands persistently made on one
- croup: Inflammation of the larynx and trachea in children, associated with infection and causing breathing difficulties
- interdict: A sentence barring a person, or esp. a place, from ecclesiastical functions and privileges
- glister: Sparkle; glitter
- kine: Cows collectively
- ambuscade: An ambush
- bulwark: A defensive wall
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