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- SEMIBREVEA musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a whole note
- SPALLA splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
- TIMESCALEAlternative spelling of time scale.
- BROADCLOTHA dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
- FULLEDsimple past and past participle of full. To make cloth denser and firmer.
- HATEMONGERA person who encourages hatred towards a person or group of people.
- MARTINETSplural of martinet
- KEDSplural of ked
- PECKERWOODA woodpecker.
- FLYSPECKEDCovered with flyspecks.
- PANICLESplural of panicle
- PARKINA traditional soft cake of Northern England, usually made with oatmeal and treacle.
- FORMICATINGpresent participle and gerund of formicate
- HEALDAlternative form of hield.
- UNCORSETEDNot dressed in a corset.
- MARABOULeptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
- STEARINSolid fat.
- VERMEILBright scarlet, vermilion.
- MEDICANTSplural of medicant
- SAPROLITEa chemically weathered rock
- WIGLETSplural of wiglet
- CLAVATEResembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the distal end.
- PONTILAlternative form of punty (“rod used in glassblowing”).
- DEVILINGpresent participle and gerund of devil
- NAVIGABLECapable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.
- RUDBECKIAAny member of the genus Rudbeckia of coneflowers.
- ARCHIVOLTAn ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
- PERIANTHThe sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
- FORCEMEATSplural of forcemeat
- DEFOLIANTSplural of defoliant
- SLEEKHaving an even, smooth surface; smooth
- POSTILIONA rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage.
- FISKINGA rebuttal to an article or blog made by quoting its content in sections and refuting each section individually.