Miss Brill

Miss Brill Glossary

"Jardins Publiques"

Public gardens

Eiderdown

Comforter filled with feather

Rotunda

Round building with a dome

Ermine

White winter fur from a weasel

Toque

Close-fitting hat

Whiting

A food fish typical for Atlantic coast of North America

Whiskers

Facial hair for men, as a sideburns

Quivered

Trembled slightly

Invalid

Sickly or disabled in some way

Frail

Weak and delicate

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