A-Z Tudor vocabulary

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apothecary
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apple johns ~ withered, partially desiccated fruit kept in store throughout the winter
artificer
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aqua mirabilis
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bezoar ~ stones found in the intestines or stomachs of animals which were thought to be effective antidote against poison
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black-jacks
brawn
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brimstone ~ sulphur
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cere-cloth ~ cloth impregnated with wax or salve which could be used as a medicinal plaster
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chapbook ~little publications produced for sale for a few pence
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clister ~ enema
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codlins, codling ~ young, unripe apples with sharp taste
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coffin ~ raised pastry cases
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collops ~fried rashers of bacon
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coney ~ adult rabbit
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cordwainer ~ worker in leather, originally imported from Cordoba
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costermonger ~ stallholder, especially selling fruit; from costard - a type of apple
faggot ~a bundle of herbs e.g. parsley, thyme, rosemary
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farthingale ~ hooped frame around the waist from which the skirt is draped
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galley pots ~ or gallipot, a earthenware jar used by apothecaries to store ointments and medicine
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jakes ~ toilet
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livery
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manchet ~ bread made from the whitest flour
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marchpane ~ marzipan
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mithridate ~ medicine in the form of a electuary, made of many ingredients and considered to be an antidote against poisons
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musk - perfume extracted from a galnd in the male musk-deer which was used by apothecaries and cooks
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oil of vitriol ~ concentrated sulphuric acid
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pines ~ pineapples
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pipkin ~ a round cooking pot, usually handled
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pippin ~ apple grown from seed
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plaister ~ or plaster, a sticky salve which was spread on muslin or skin
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pomander ~ ballot containing sweet smelling herbs
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pompion ~ pumpkin
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posset ~ a hot and often spiced drink made of milk and wine, ale or citrus juice
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pottage ~ a dish made of mostly herbs, thickened by dried peas and sometimes with some meat
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pottle ~ a measure equivalent to half a gallon or two quarts
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raisins of the sun ~ sun-dried grapes
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rosin ~
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sack ~ sherry
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searce ~ to sift or sieve
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simple ~ a medicine made of one single plant or herb
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sop ~ piece of bread
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stillroom
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suckets ~ fruit candied in syrup
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verjuice ~ sour juice from unripe grapes or crab apples
wardens ~ hard pears which were baked in 'coffins' of pastry
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watchman
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