Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey Glossary

Arch

to be flippant and disrespectful of others

Bait

to stop at a roadside inn to feed the horses while driving a carriage

Commendation

approval or praise

Complaisance

deferring to the wishes of others.

Coquelicot

a red-orange color

Counterpane

a common quilt.

Dishabille

to be dressed in a careless, disorganized way

Gallant

a stylish gentleman

Jackonet

a kind of cotton imported from India

Mechline

a type of French lace

Mull

a thin, plain cotton fabric

Panegyric

formal, lofty praise of a person or an institution.

Pinery

an outdoor building where pineapples are grown

Quizzes

practical jokes or jests

Rhodomontade

to boast or brag

Sarsenet

an expensive soft silk material

Scrape

an undignified and clumsy bow

Succession-houses

greenhouses

Surmounting

conquering or overcoming

Tamboured

stretched over a circular frame designed for embroidery

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