Gauntlet

n.

A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.

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Obduct

v. t.

To draw over; to cover.

Giddy

v. i.

To reel; to whirl.

Lansquenet

n.

A German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th and 16th centuries; a soldier of fortune; -- a term used in France and Western Europe.

Rue

v. t.

Sorrow; repetance.

Abutted

imp. & p. p.

of Abut

Futile

v. t.

Of no importance; answering no useful end; useless; vain; worthless.

Unexperienced

a.

Not experienced; being without experience; inexperienced.

Resolve

v. i.

To express, as an opinion or determination, by resolution and vote; to declare or decide by a formal vote; -- followed by a clause; as, the house resolved (or, it was resolved by the house) that no money should be apropriated (or, to appropriate no money).

Glabreate

v. t.

Alt. of Glabriate

Taille

n.

Any imposition levied by the king, or any other lord, upon his subjects.

Reprieve

v. t.

To relieve for a time, or temporarily.

Tab

n.

A border of lace or other material, worn on the inner front edge of ladies' bonnets.