menhir
noun
5/30/26
a single upright rough monolith usually of prehistoric origin.
sapphic
adj
5/30/26
of or relating to women who love women.
tipple
verb
5/30/26
to drink alcohol, especially habitually.
croupier
noun
5/27/26
the person in charge of a gaming table, gathering in and paying out money or tokens.
chiaroscuro
noun
5/23/26
the interplay or contrast of dissimilar qualities (as of mood or character).
mangonel
noun
5/22/26
a military engine formerly used to throw missiles.
onager
noun
5/22/26
a heavy catapult used in ancient and medieval times.
putsch
noun
5/21/26
a secretly plotted and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government.
schtum
adj
5/17/26
silent, quiet, or speechless.
pogrom
noun
5/16/26
a violent, targeted riot or mob attack directed against a specific ethnic, religious, or national minority.
fetlock
noun
5/10/26
a projection bearing a tuft of hair on the back of the leg above the hoof of a horse or similar animal.
kaftan
noun
5/6/26
a usually cotton or silk ankle-length garment with long sleeves that is common throughout the Middle East.
cortege
noun
5/4/26
a procession, especially a funeral procession.
decurion
noun
5/4/26
a Roman cavalry officer in command of 10 men.
decoct
verb
5/3/26
to boil down; concentrate.
castanet
noun
5/3/26
a percussion instrument used especially by dancers that consists of two small shells of hard wood, ivory, or plastic usually fastened to the thumb and clicked together by the other fingers — usually used in plural.
fulminate
verb
5/3/26
to utter or send out with denunciation.
fascine
noun
5/3/26
a long bundle of sticks of wood bound together and used for such purposes as filling ditches and making revetments for riverbanks.
voivode
noun
5/3/26
a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Middle Ages.
moulinet
noun
5/1/26
a sword-fighting technique—especially in sabre or historical fencing—where the weapon makes a circular, twirling motion with the wrist and elbow to gain momentum for a cutting strike.