Word origins

• dapperNeat, trim.
• belfryA tower or steeple typically containing bells, especially as part of a church.
• odiousArousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
• FarrahA surname originating as an occupation.
• outhouseAn outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.
• vanquishTo defeat (someone); to overcome.
• laudableWorthy of being lauded.
• purlA particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.
• holmeA village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1987).
• placardA sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
• quartermasterAn officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. Master of quartering.
• BackusA surname from Middle English.
• brotherlyOf or characteristic of brothers.
• unbeliefAn absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief.
• bellmanA town crier.
• ducklingA young duck.
• goodlyGood; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable.
• brambleAny of many closely related thorny plants in the genus Rubus including the blackberry and likely not including the raspberry proper.
• anthillA cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.
• latherThe foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
• engenderTo beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman).
• finialEspecially in Gothic architecture: an ornament, often in the form of a bunch or knot of foliage, on the peak of the gable of a roof, a pediment, a pinnacle, etc.
• candlerA person who makes candles; a chandler.
• grislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
• fornicationSexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way.
• HexhamA market town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, England; historically the county town of Hexhamshire (OS grid ref NY9363).
• barbarybarbarian; non-Christian
• weanTo cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.
• sheafA quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
• MacedonAncient Macedonia.
• dingyDark, dull.
• undesiredNot desired; unwanted.
• sullenHaving a brooding ill temper; sulky.
• upstartOne who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous.
• gloriouslyIn a glorious manner.
• worstedYarn made from long strands of wool.
• nevermoreNever again; at no time in the future.
• sanguineHaving the colour of blood; blood red.
• brenTo burn (to set ablaze).
• vagrantA person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
• bightA corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
• AhabA king of Israel, mentioned in the Bible.
• prolongationThe act of prolonging.
• pounceA type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface.
• valourIndividually sustained verve or passion.
• mightilyWith much physical force, power, or strength; also, with divine or superhuman power or strength.
• unwieldyLacking strength; weak.
• snubConspicuously short.
• coarselyIn a coarse manner.
• raffA disorderly heap; a jumble; a large quantity
• pratA cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke.
• behestA command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest.
• charmerA charming person; one who charms or seduces; a smoothie.
• infirmWeak or ill, not in good health.
• scabiesAn infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.
• burlyLarge, well-built, and muscular.
• mangeA skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
• ferventlyIn a fervent manner.
• conclaveThe set of apartments in which cardinals are secluded while the process to elect a pope takes place.
• aventailA curtain or flap of mail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.
• magnificencegrandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor
• peddlerAn itinerant seller of small goods.
• fayreFair, beautiful.
• ElsonA surname.
• fumigationThe act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.
• gaudyVery showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
• swoonA faint.
• buckskinThe skin of a male deer, a buck.
• brainyVery intellectually capable.
• gentlewomanA woman of the nobility.
• froshA frog.
• affirmativelyIn an affirming manner.
• slurAn insult or slight, especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breath.
• bookmanOne who held bookland.
• refurbishTo rebuild or replenish with entirely new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance; to renovate.
• ambitThe extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc.
• flatnessThe state of being flat
• riggA strong, stormy wind (now chiefly in the phrase "Michaelmas riggs").
• whiskerThat part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.
• clackAn abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
• whiffA brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
• WhitsundayThe Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls, seven weeks after Easter.
• hearseA framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.
• approbationThe act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.
• confoundTo perplex or puzzle.
• chasseA reliquary casket.
• christenTo perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
• underwriteTo write below or under; subscribe.
• tuskOne of a pair of elongated pointed teeth (either cuspids or incisors) that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.
• preceptorA teacher or tutor.
• sainTo make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.
• gravera burin
• makenA surname.
• tarryTo delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
• subjectionThe act of bringing something under the control of something else.
• hoarseHaving a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.
• vexedannoyed, irritated or distressed
• slingerSomeone who, or something that, slings or uses a sling.
• poeticalSynonym of poetic.
• staggerAn unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.