New Atlantis

New Atlantis Glossary

Apparel

Clothing

Axioms

A widely-acknowledged fact or truth

Bastons

A cane-like weapon of the Filipino martial arts

Besought

To appeal or plead with urgency

Cambric

A sheet of fine, white fabric

Cherubim

Meaning a beautiful and innocent person, usually a child

Cloistered

Sheltered and protected from the outside world

Concupiscence

Meaning desire or want, usually in a sexual context

Confiture

Fruit jam or paste

Enameled

An object having a protective and/or decorative covering

Hitherto

Meaning "Until now"

Ignominy

Dishonor; disgrace

Insinuate

To subtly suggest or imply

Inundate

To overwhelm; to saturate

Lanthorn

Lantern

Libertine

A deviant who is immoral or sexually unrestrained

Meretricious

False; gaudy

Tempests

Storms

Victuals

Food or provisions

Perplexed

Completely baffled