• coracle
    noun
    a small, round boat made of wickerwork and covered with a watertight material.
  • baldric
    noun
    a belt for a sword or weapon; worn over the shoulder.
  • seneschal
    noun
    the steward of a medieval great house.
  • cubit
    noun
    an ancient measure of length; approximately the length of a forearm.
  • verdigris
    noun
    a green/bluish deposit formed on copper, brass or bronze surfaces.
  • libation
    noun
    a drink poured as an offering to a higher being.
  • mottle
    verb
    to mark with spots or smears of color.
  • stodgy
    adj
    dull and uninspired.
  • bole
    noun
    the trunk of a tree.
  • susurration
    noun
    whispering or rustling.
  • moribund
    adj
    at the point of death.
  • florid
    adj
    having a red or flushed complexion.
  • plenary
    adj
    unqualified yet absolute; in reference to powers.
  • garret
    noun
    a top-floor or attic room; typically small and dismal.
  • elide
    verb
    to omit a sound or syllable when speaking.
  • desultory
    adj
    lacking a plan, purpose or enthusiasm.
  • metaplasm
    noun
    the alteration of regular verbal, grammatical or rhetorical structure via transposition of letters or syllables.
  • mandamus
    noun
    a judicial writ serving as a command to an inferior court.
  • panoply
    noun
    a splendid display and or collection of things.
  • carom
    verb
    to strike and rebound.