The Short Fiction of Nalo Hopkinson Glossary

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Wicker

The material of a woven chair

Sweltering

Hot and often humid

Anatomy

Composition

Cobalt

Bluish light

Pitiful

Deplorable or sad

Boughs

Tree branches

Brute

Monster, creature, or beast

Bulging

Stuffing

Giggle

Laughing nervously

Pouting

Showing displeasure

Genteel

Acting courteously and politely

Gleam

Sparkling look

Rattling

Clattering

Plume

A cloud or wisp

Muffled

Remained silent

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