- Black Friar, noun. A member of the Dominican order of friars.
- colour-de-roy, noun and adjective. A cloth of a rich purple colour associated with the French kings; this colour itself. Later also: a bright tawny colour; a cloth of this colour. Also figurative.
- house-lew, noun. Shelter of a house.
- leggiadrous, adjective. Graceful, elegant.
- macaronic, adjective and noun. Of the nature of or designating a jumble or medley.
- red mercury, noun. A supposedly powerful radioactive substance rumoured to have been manufactured in Russia and elsewhere, and suggested as a potential ingredient of nuclear weapons for terrorists (believed to be part of a confidence trick).
- scripophilist, noun. A person who collects old bond and share certificates as a pursuit or hobby.
- timelily, adverb. In a timely manner. Cf. timely.
- train-scent, noun. An object dragged along the ground to make a scent for hounds to follow; a chase using such an object; a drag.
- uranography, noun. A description of heaven.
- wallydraigle, noun. A lazy, unkempt, or slovenly person; a good-for-nothing, a slob, a slattern.
“Ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein.” Caveat lector
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Saturday, April 11, 2020
In other words, Black Friar to red mercury
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