word |
definition |
source of discovery |
abrogate |
to abolish by authority |
cormac mccarthy |
aerie |
a house or stronghold perched on a height |
the eternal world, clark ashton smith |
apposite |
appropriate, relevant |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
augury |
an omen or sign of something coming |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
aureate |
having qualities of gold |
the death of malygris, clark ashton smith |
bier |
a stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
bruit |
to spread news of |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
byssus |
a fine textile fiber and fabric of flax |
sadastor, clark ashton smith |
carboy |
a large rigid container for transporting liquid |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
chancel |
the space around an altar in a church |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
chary |
cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something |
the dark age, clark ashton smith |
chine |
the backbone or spine of an animal; figuratively, a ridge of land |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
clackdish |
a dish with a movable lid used by beggars who clack the lid to draw attention |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
coign |
a projecting corner or angle of a wall or building |
the dark age, clark ashton smith |
dolmen |
a neolithic tomb consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
excrescence |
an abnormal outgrowth |
the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
exhort |
to urge by strong or stirring argument |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
eyrie |
see aerie |
the city of the singing flame, clark ashton smith |
flense |
to strip the skin or blubber from (e.g., a whale) |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
fusil |
a light flintlock musket |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
itinerant |
traveling from place to place to perform work or a duty |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
jornada |
a march or journey performed in a day |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
kerf |
a groove or notch made by a cutting tool, such as a saw or an axe |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
larboard |
the port side of a ship (archaic) |
the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
lazarette |
a storage area near the cockpit of a boat |
the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
lintel |
a horizontal beam spanning a an opening (door, window, etc) |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
marmorean |
having qualities of marble |
sadastor, clark ashton smith |
mizzen |
the third mast from the bow of a ship |
the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
moraine |
a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier, typically as ridges at its edges or extremity |
the dark age, clark ashton smith |
mullion |
a vertical element that forms a division between the units of a window or screen |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
pall |
to become insipid, boring, or wearisome |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
provender |
food or provisions |
the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
quinquereme |
an ancient warship with oars on either side |
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quirt |
a short whip with a braided leather lash associated with the southwestern united states |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
ratchel |
gravelly stone |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
reliquary |
a receptacle for keeping sacred relics |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
scoria |
the refuse of a smelted metal or ore; slag |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
seamy |
sordid, base |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
squail |
to throw sticks at small animals; to throw something about awkwardly |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
swale |
a low, moist, marshy tract of land |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
switchback |
a sharp bend in a road on a steep incline |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
sybaritic |
fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent |
the dark age, clark ashton smith |
talus |
pile of rock fragments at the base of a cliff |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
thew |
muscular power or strength |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
tot |
a small drink or allowance of liquor |
the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
transpicuous |
easily construed or seen through |
the crystals, clark ashton smith |
treebole |
the main part of a tree trunk |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
vadose |
relating to water located underground above the water table |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |
van |
wing (archaic) |
sadastor, clark ashton smith |
victuals |
food |
the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
viscid |
viscous |
the boats of the "glen carrig", william hope hodgson |
whinstone |
any hard dark-colored rock |
blood meridian, cormac mccarthy |