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Rabbit, Run Glossary

by John Updike

Glossary of Terms

bunchy

bulging

cuticle

layer of non-living skin on a fingernail or toenail's edge

hymnal

book of hymns

pallor

extreme paleness

rhododendron

shrubs found in the Northern Temperate Zone, often with variously colored, bell-shaped flowers

vestments

clothing worn by clergy members during ecclesiastical services

whorly

from "whorl" (noun): a circular, coiled, or spiral arrangement

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