amethyst
a precious stone consisting of a violet or purple variety of quartz
brocade
a rich fabric, usually silk, woven with a raised pattern, typically with gold or silver thread
carranacas
Spanish musical instruments akin to tambourines
dint
an impression or hollow in a surface
effrontery
insolent or impertinent behavior
eyelets
a small round hole in leather or cloth for threading a lace, string, or rope through
honeytongue
a slang term for a flatterer
inlay
the decorative technique of inserting pieces of contrasting, often colored materials, into depressions in a base object to form patterns or pictures
litany
a series of petitions for use in church services, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people
mantilla
a lace or silk scarf worn by women over the hair and shoulders, especially in Spain
mealy-mouthed
hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly, as from timidity or hypocrisy
moiré
a fabric with a wavy, watered appearance produced mainly from silk
nunnery
a building in which nuns live as a community; a convent
petticoats
a woman's undergarments
reaper
a person who harvests crops
Requiem aeternam donat eis domine
A Latin line spoken during a requiem (funeral) mass that translates to "Grant them eternal rest, O Lord"
rushes
marsh or waterside plants
sacristan
an officer who is charged with the care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents
sanctimonious
making a show of being morally superior to other people
sheaf
a bundle of grain stalks laid lengthways and tied together after reaping
sow
an adult female pig, especially one that has farrowed
St. Bartholomew
one of Christ's Twelve Apostles, whose likeness is often worn as a charm
tether
a rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement
