Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac Glossary

syllabub

milk or cream that is curdled with an acid beverage (as wine or cider) and often sweetened and served as a drink or topping or thickened with gelatin and served as a dessert (source: m-w.com)

coot

a type of bird; used to describe old men as well

buskin

a knee-high lace-up boot

imposthume

an abscess

proboscis

nose

vacuity

a state of lacking meaning or importance

modicum

small amount

grandiloquent

extravagant, bombastic, lofty in manner

fop

a man too concerned with his appearance

coxcomb

a fool

acrostic

a composition usually in verse in which sets of letters (as the initial or final letters of the lines) taken in order form a word or phrase or a regular sequence of letters of the alphabet (source:  m-w.com)

mettle

strength, desire to persevere

fulsome

loud, thunderous, voluble

Rillettes

cooked or shredded meat

simpering

saying something or smiling insincerely

olfactory

relating to the nose and smelling

demisemiquaver

a 32nd-note in music

azure

a shade of blue

galantine

a cold dish consisting of boned meat or fish that has been stuffed, poached, and covered with aspic (source:  m-w.com)

scapular

a piece of clothing, such as one worn by monks; or, a sacramental/fraternal badge

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