Life in the Iron Mills Glossary

Life in the Iron Mills Glossary

Idiosyncrasy

A unique and distinctive behaviour

Dilettante

Someone who has a superficial interest in the arts

Pantheist

A religious belief that God exists within all things, animals and people in the universe

Quarried

The past tense of quarry, which means a pit which is dug, cut and blasted to obtain stone

Pheasant

A bird native to Asia with a showy plumage and long tail

Sobriquet

A nickname

Thistles

A plant from the daisy family which has prickly stems and leaves with round bunches of purple flowers. It is also the Scottish national embellem.

Jocose

Humorous and cheerful

Nebulous

Something that is hazy or unclear

Transgression

An act which is unlawful or against a moral code

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