And Then There Were None Glossary

Glossary of Terms

bestial

Refers to animalistic characteristics.

brandy

Brandy is a type of sweet liquor.

ceramic

A crystalline material similar to glass.

Chancery

Chancery is a branch of the court system in England and Wales.

china

A molded piece of glass or ceramic; often very fragile.

chloral hydrate

A sedative used to treat short-term insomnia.

cyanide

A chemical compound used to create lethal poisons.

Dalmain

A type of European sports car manufactured in the early twentieth century.

Genre

A literary term that denotes any types of literature, film, or art grouped similarly based on particular characteristics. This can also refer to a type of popular literature with a narrow subject meant for entertainment.

gramophone

A device for recording and playing recorded music or sound.

guinea

A British denomination of money.

hypodermic needle

A needle used in medicine for injecting liquids through the skin.

mackintosh

A British term for waterproof clothing.

Modernism

A period marked by particular architecture, literature, film, and other art forms during the first and middle parts of the twentieth century. Modernism offered stark and realist interpretations of the world.

Natal

A town in South Africa.

plump

A British expression denoting a guess, or suspicion.

pukka sahib

Pukka sahib is a Hindi term used for British military officers during the early twentieth century. It denotes an aloof, impartial, incorruptible arbiter of the political fate of a large part of the earth's surface.

sine qua non

Sine qua non refers to an indispensable and essential action.

The Crown

A shorthand term for the British government, which is a constitutional monarchy.

tongue

An inexpensive piece of beef -- the tongue of a cow -- that often comes in cans.