Ruth Fainlight: Poetry Glossary

By Lina Christoph · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed May 13, 2018

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Written by Lina Christoph

measles

disease, highly infectious, predominantly occurring in early childhood

scarlet fever

disease, very infectious, predominantly occurring in children or teenagers

influenza

the flu

paraffin

the oil used for heating lamps

nosegay

a bouquet or bundle of flowers

tuft

a bunch, a cluster

sodden

very wet, soaking

virulently

toxic, poisonous

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