The Tales of Beatrix Potter Glossary

By Lina Christoph · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed April 11, 2020

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Written by Lina Christoph

coppice

thicket, underwood

scarcity

a lack of, shortage

alacrity

eagerness, enthusiasm, promptness

lamentable

lousy, miserable, awful

midge

a mosquito

addled

gone bad, spoilt, rotten

odious

obnoxious, horrible, disgusting

indolent

lazy, sluggish

counterpane

bedspread, comforter

to cut a caper

to leap into the air

crockery

the dishes, the dinnerware, plates and bowls

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