Word origins

• feelerSomeone or something that feels.
• overhearTo hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
• camomileMatricaria chamomilla, German chamomile or Hungarian chamomile, with fragrant flowers used for tea, and as an herbal remedy.
• mulleinAny of a few hundred species of European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, especially that majority that have yellow flowers.
• blinTo cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.
• stellTo place in position; set up, fix, plant; prop, mount.
• pittanceA small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.
• escutcheonThe shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.
• sinfulnessThe property of being sinful.
• comityCourtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
• thewAn attractive physical attribute; also, physical, mental, or moral strength or vigour.
• largesseThe trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time; generosity, liberality.
• blearyTired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
• poteTo push, thrust.
• restiveImpatient under delay, duress, or control.
• fittA surname from Middle English.
• scallionA young plant of Allium sp. (typically Welsh onion, onion, or shallot) with tender edible leaves and an undeveloped bulb.
• abridgeTo deprive; to cut off.
• boatwrightA maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
• glistenTo reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
• clubbedShaped like a club; grasped like, or used as, a club.
• NewgateOne of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London, dating back to Roman times.
• astrolabeAn astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
• windowlessHaving no windows, especially no external windows.
• tenchA species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca.
• supercedeVariant spelling of supersede.
• witlessLacking wit or understanding; foolish.
• trencherA plate on which food is served or cut.
• pallorUnnatural paleness, especially as a sign of sickness or distress.
• unwholesomeNot wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful.
• brawnyCharacterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
• barberryAny of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries.
• YelvertonA village in Buckland Monachorum parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5267).
• ashlarMasonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring.
• torturousOf or pertaining to torture.
• basteTo sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
• insensibleUnable to be perceived by the senses.
• seasickSuffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship or boat at sea.
• oastA kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops.
• cowerTo crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
• pigginA small pail, can, or ladle with the handle on the side; a lading-can. In the colonial era, some buckets were made like a small barrel, but with one stave left extra long. This stave would be carved into a handle so the bucket could be used as an oversized scoop for scattering grain, slopping the hogs, etc.
• soupyResembling soup; creamy.
• girdTo bind with a flexible rope or cord.
• solicitudeThe state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.
• reverentlyIn a reverent manner.
• deignTo consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe.
• dotingCharacterized by giving love and affection.
• quadrateHaving four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square.
• seederA device used to plant seeds; a seed drill.
• recognizanceA form of bail; a promise made by the accused to the court that they will attend all required judicial proceedings and will not engage in further illegal activity or other prohibited conduct as set by the court.
• clenchTo grip or hold fast.
• boteAtonement, compensation, amends, satisfaction; as, manbote, a compensation for a man slain.
• gnawTo bite something persistently, especially something tough.
• stablerA stablekeeper.
• feloniousOf, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony.
• pockA pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease.
• pyxA small, usually round container used to hold the host (“consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist”), especially when bringing communion to the sick or others unable to attend Mass.
• spittleSpit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.
• demeritA quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
• unbindTo take bindings off.
• plaicePleuronectes platessa (European plaice), commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots.
• roundnessThe degree of accuracy to which a manufactured object intended to be round fulfills that requirement; it is measured by parameters such as TIR (total indicator reading).
• tykeA mongrel dog.
• groatHulled grain, chiefly hulled oats.
• matinsTogether with lauds, the earliest of the canonical hours; traditionally prayed at sunrise or earlier.
• brawlerOne who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights.
• PlatonA surname.
• blackishsomewhat black
• aphorismA concise expression of a principle in an area of knowledge; an axiom, a precept.
• inoculateTo introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.
• barqueA sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged
• pitilessHaving, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless.
• jangleTo cause (something) to make a rattling metallic sound.
• beauteousbeautiful.
• contriveTo invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
• estimableWorthy of esteem; admirable.
• ministrationThe act of ministering; an instance of providing aid, care, or assistance.
• impudentNot showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.
• roopTo cry; shout.
• armlessHaving no arms.
• rudgeA partridge.
• CheritonA hamlet in Brendon and Countisbury parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7346).
• consonanceA form of rhyme having the same consonants but different vowels.
• redstartAny of various insectivorous ground-feeding birds, mainly of the genus Phoenicurus. Many of the species have a red tail.
• toadstoolAny inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.
• cleaversGalium aparine, a herbaceous annual bedstraw of the family Rubiaceae.
• hestCommand, injunction.
• twingeTo have a sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, like a twitch.
• bendyHaving the ability to be bent easily.
• botchTo perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
• yelmA bundle of straw laid out straight, chiefly to be used for thatching; a helm.
• prothonotaryA chief legal clerk or notary in Roman Byzantium, and (hence) in Rome.
• mishmashA collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
• swillA mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.
• gentlemanlyOf, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.
• bemoanTo moan or complain about (something).
• cerebrumThe principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
• carkTo be filled with worry, solicitude, or troubles.
• cofferA strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
• vestmentA robe, gown, or other article of clothing worn as an indication of office.