Arch
to be flippant and disrespectful of others
Bait
to stop at a roadside inn to feed the horses while driving a carriage
Commendation
approval or praise
Complaisance
deferring to the wishes of others.
Coquelicot
a red-orange color
Counterpane
a common quilt.
Dishabille
to be dressed in a careless, disorganized way
Gallant
a stylish gentleman
Jackonet
a kind of cotton imported from India
Mechline
a type of French lace
Mull
a thin, plain cotton fabric
Panegyric
formal, lofty praise of a person or an institution.
Pinery
an outdoor building where pineapples are grown
Quizzes
practical jokes or jests
Rhodomontade
to boast or brag
Sarsenet
an expensive soft silk material
Scrape
an undignified and clumsy bow
Succession-houses
greenhouses
Surmounting
conquering or overcoming
Tamboured
stretched over a circular frame designed for embroidery
