Short crossword clues Aug 2018 Flashcards
(31 cards)
Samovar
A samovar is a heated metal container traditionally used to heat and boil water in Russia
Yashmak
a veil concealing all of the face except the eyes, worn by some Muslim women in public
Catarrh
excessive discharge or build-up of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane.
Erne
the sea eagle
Layette
a set of clothing, bedclothes, and sometimes toiletries for a newborn child.
Triple Sec
Orange flavoured
Arum
Cuckoo pint (flower)
Epee
Sword
Iceni
Tribe from Norfolk
Ilium
largest part of the hip bone
Conger
Type of large eel
Cap-a-pie
From head to toe
Skiff
a light rowing boat or sculling boat, typically for one person.
Quito
capital city of Ecuador
Serge
type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides
Assizes
a court which formerly sat at intervals in each county of England and Wales to administer the civil and criminal law. In 1972 the civil jurisdiction of assizes was transferred to the High Court, and the criminal jurisdiction to the Crown Court
Tiree
most westerly island of the Inner Hebrides
Oast
kiln used for drying hops
Eremite
a Christian hermit or recluse
Esurient
hungry or greedy
Merimee
important French writer in the school of Romanticism, and one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story. Wrote Carmen.
Col
lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks
Mustang
free-roaming horse of the American west that first descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish
Euchre
card game
