Chapter 71: 687-693
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Innings
By extension, the time during which any party is in possession of power; a turn of any kind. Always pl. in Great Britain. From WIKI
Retributive Poultrification
Revenge by chickening out?
Jesuit Telegraph
See page 515.
why you are here
See page 315.
Fleur-de-Lis... 'Flower-de-Luce'
See WIKI
Page 688
Encyclopedistick
See page 649.
Tramontane
Tramontane is a classical name for a northern wind. The exact form of the name and precise direction varies from country to country. The word came to English from Italian tramontana, which developed from Latin trānsmontānus (trāns- + montānus), "beyond the mountains/across the mountains", referring to the alps in the North of Italy. The word has other non-wind-related senses: it can refer to anything that comes from, or anyone who lives on, the other side of mountains, or even more generally, anything seen as foreign, strange, or even barbarous. From WIKI
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"Much more likely Twins, ever in Dispute,- as the Indians once told us the Beginning of the World."
Here Mason is verifying that they heard the Indian tale of the Spiderwoman and the Twins. See page 315.
Orpiment
From Old French, from Latin auripigmentum (“‘orpiment’”), from aurum (“‘gold’”) + pigmentum (“‘pigment’”). Arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment. From WIKI
Lapis
Pencil, layering
their Third Interdiction
Possibly a reference to Peter's denying his knowing Jesus three times? Related to the three crossings of Dunkard Creek to continue the Line? See page 673.
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willow-bark powder... Revd Mr. Edmund Stone
Reverend Edward Stone (1702-1768) was a Church of England Rector who discovered the active ingredient of Aspirin. From/See WIKI
