having a background sprinkled with representations of flowers, as certain tapestries or pieces of glasswork

boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting

refuse given to hogs; swill

a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality: one twentieth of a ream

the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair

sullen or shy in company

lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid

either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point

to suppress or omit; ignore or pass over

the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite

a substitute

(no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb

a person given to voluble, empty talk; nonsense; blather

to criticize or reprimand severely

excessively harsh and severe