brocade: elaborately designed fabric

burthen: burden (archaic)

fetor: stench

jowl: jaw or cheek

manhole: a hole leading to a sewer or drain, usually on a city street

nickelodeon: an early kind of movie theater where customers would pay a small amount to watch a quick film or variety show

Nineveh: a biblical city and the capital of Assyria.

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