Dandelion Wine

Dandelion Wine Glossary

Hoarfrost

The remains of water vapour with a grayish-white colour that has been frozen in the winter

Cupola

A small, round dome, usually found on top of a bigger dome

Drafty

Intolerably cold

Boarder

A person who pays to get food on a regular basis

Loam

A type of soil consisting of clay and sand, mainly fertile and usable for agriculture

Kneed

Hit someone with a knee

Apropos

A proposition that means regarding, or with concern to

Portcullis

A gate used to protect medieval castles; such an entryway consisted of a grating of metal forming squares and can be closed and opened anytime with the help of a rope tightened around it

Trot

When someone walks faster than usual but not to the point of running

Rumple

To gently mess up, as in someone's hair

Haul

Pull strongly

Amuck

Act in a misbehaved, uncontrollable way

Salvage

Retain something before it is lost

Dank

Cold and moist in an unpleasant way

Launder

Wash and iron clothes

Swigged

Drank in large gulps

Conclave

A secretive, private gathering

Primordial

Existing since the beginning of time, ancient

Plumes

Feathers

Bric-a-brac

Random, assorted items that possess meaning to the collector