Vanity Fair Flashcards

a skilled farm worker

A flat heavy tray of silver, other metal or glass used for carrying or serving glasses, cups, and dishes at a table, or for the presenting of a letter or card by a servant.

A small stand of metal, ceramic, or glass which holds containers for condiments. Typically these include salt and pepper shakers, and often cruets or bottles of vinegar and olive oil.

A fine smooth yarn spun from combed long-staple wool.

One of the components of a traditional tea set. It was used to empty the cold tea and dregs in tea cups before refilling with hot tea, as there were often tea leaves in the bottom of the cups.

a disreputable woman

a bedspread

an estate settled on a wife for the period during which she survives her husband, in lien of a dower.

a charge in the shape of a solid diamond, in particular one on which the arms of an unmarried or widowed woman are displayed.

cry querulously or weakly

In a state of conflict; fighting, scuffling.

relating to the right, especially of the original owner or their heirs, to possess or succeed to property on the death of the present possessor or at the end of a lease.

a lucky find.

a young woman regarded with disapproval for her immaturity or lack of respect.

excessively; extremely:

of or relating to the prevention or alleviation of inflammation. (obsolete)

leap gracefully or energetically

a two-handed card game played with 32 cards

to scoff (french)

A confidence trickster; a conman (slang)

a thin, corded or patterned cotton cloth

a light, open, two-wheeled carriage pulled by two horses side by side.

a veil concealing all of the face except the eyes, worn by some Muslim women in public.

of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient. old.

to hold or treat as of little worth or account : contemn.

a place of temporary confinement for debtors in the United Kingdom.

a person who is odd or eccentric in character or appearance. Alternatively, a practical joke or hoax; a piece of banter or ridicule.

one of a hardy breed of yellowish-white domestic ducks, raised originally in China

a small cloth cap worn by British cavalrymen when undertaking work duties such as foraging for food for their horses. Later applied to undress caps worn by men of all branches and regiments as a substitute for the full dress headdress

pants made of a fabric that is tough enough for workwear or military-grade applications. The name originated from the word “doek”, which was the linen canvas that Dutch sailors in the Navy used for their pants and outerwear.

a person who rides the leading left-hand horse of a team or pair drawing a coach or carriage, especially when there is no coachman.

pavement

black clothes worn by a widow in mourning.

a hot drink of port, sugar, lemon, and spices.

so-called , alleged, ostensible

craze a (usually temporary) fashion; great (but temporary) enthusiasm

go to, live in, or spend time in the country.

a clumsy or awkward youth.

a boat-shaped dish to hold pap (soft food) for feeding infants or invalids

a machine for ironing laundry by passing it between heated rollers

a name given to mercurous chloride, Hg2Cl2, the most common medicine of the 19th century.

a man employed to look after the horses of people staying at an inn.

a large tablet, typically diamond-shaped, bearing the coat of arms of someone who has died, displayed in their honor.

an ornamental tube-shaped glass or plastic bead used in beadwork for clothing and fashion accessories.

a bucket-like container for holding a small, intermediate supply of coal convenient to an indoor coal-fired stove or heater

make false and defamatory statements about.

lacking energy, strength, or courage; feeble, timid, or ineffectual.

reject (a proposal or idea) with scorn.

a light meal, especially lunch.

(in India and Iran) the part of a house for the seclusion of women.

(in the UK and some other countries) denoting a judge of a superior court inferior in rank to chief justices

tired and not yet satisfied, she retired

furiously angry

(in India and the East) a covered litter for one passenger, consisting of a large box carried on two horizontal poles by four or six bearers.

a wading bird of marshes and wet meadows, with brown camouflaged plumage, a long straight bill, and typically a drumming display flight.

jet-black

an officer in the British army below the rank of captain, especially a second lieutenant.

a card game for two to four players, in which the objective is to play so that the value of one's cards played reaches exactly 15 or 31.

a greased usually paper wrapper in which food (such as meat or fish) is cooked

a ragout or casserole of game stewed in a rich sauce.

1. a member of the Turkish infantry forming the Sultan's guard between the 14th and 19th centuries.
2. a devoted follower or supporter.

in medieval Germany, a type of criminal tribunal.

a helpful or admirable person

1. a solemn procession, especially for a funeral.
2. a person's entourage or retinue.

1. To study, peruse, or examine carefully.

2. To learn or commit to memory.

a rich tapestry, typically hung on the walls of a room or used to conceal an alcove.

a boy who carried a flaming torch to light the way for pedestrians at night

a fold or hanging piece of flesh in some animals.

a loose or overlapping part of a garment.

A rich fabric of silk and gold brocade.

A canopy of fabric carried in church processions or placed over an altar, throne, or dais.

A structure having the form of a canopy, usually built of stone or bronze, over the altar of a church.

an unceremonious dismissal or rejection of someone.

a small portion of liquor remaining in a glass after drinking or in a bottle after decanting.

talk tediously or at length.

1. an eater; esp., a person who eats much and heartily.

2. Archaic. a person who frequents a patron's table; parasite; hanger-on.

1. a leg of meat (such as lamb) especially when cooked

2. a leg-of-mutton sleeve

a Middle Eastern or Turkish tobacco pipe with a long tube that draws the smoke through water; a hookah.

a type of Ottoman knife or short sabre used from the mid-16th to late 19th century.

a monetary unit of several Middle Eastern countries, equal to one hundredth of a pound.

an edict issued by an Ottoman or Middle Eastern ruler.

a layperson; a noncleric.

a person who shines the shoes of passersby for payment.

the removal of employees, typically due to economic reasons like company restructuring, mergers, or cost-cutting measures

attentiveness to or anticipation of others' needs or an instance of such anticipation.

prison

a Scottish game similar to hockey, played with curved sticks by teams of twelve players

a mechanical model of the solar system, or of just the sun, earth, and moon, used to represent their relative positions and motions.

the part of a hookah that contains the tobacco, marijuana, or other substance being smoked.

the substance that is smoked.

a strong, ribbed cotton or wool fabric, used chiefly for curtains and upholstery.

tenant

a mischievous or wayward person, especially a young person or child; a rascal.

Lazy; indolent.

Of no use; pointless or superfluous: It is otiose to review what happened when the events are so well-known.

steal or violently remove valuable or attractive possessions from; plunder.

gossip, prate

evasion of straightforward action or clear-cut statement : equivocation.

desertion of a cause, position, party, or faith.

in love; captivated; charmed

a hunting party arranged by driving game toward hunters by beaters.

a flaming torch; broadly : torch.

a uniformed footman or attendant; liveried servant. a hunter.

a lightweight, closely woven white linen or cotton fabric.

a diminution of physical or moral strength; dejection; exhaustion; despondency.

a threat of divine punishment or vengeance.

A 'rotten fish' sauce - based on anchovies

A mezzanine; an intermediate floor in a building, typically resembling a balcony; most often, the floor immediately above the ground floor and below a higher floor.

a small cafe in France that sells alcoholic drinks.

a short dagger with a tapering blade.

a wagon for carrying baggage

any robe-like garment worn before dressing, especially a dressing gown

a long loose hooded cloak usually worn with a half mask as a masquerade costume

silly, foolish; especially : unduly sentimental

being sentimentally in love.

a gray or grayish horse

a yellowish cotton cloth.

stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a dunce.

smiling through tears (Gk)