Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway Glossary

assonance

relatively close juxtaposition of similar sounds especially of vowels

casket

a coffin a small chest or box, as for jewels

torchlight

the light of a torch or torches

in the UK, the light of an electric torch (flashlight)

dribbling

(of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream.

romance

love, especially when sentimental or idealized a work of fiction dealing with events remote from real life, especially one of a kind popular in the 16th and 17th centuries

widow

a woman who has lost her spouse by death

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