Archenland
in the world of Narnia, Archenland is the land beyond the Southern Mountains.
Blubbing
crying
Bosh
nonsense
Boxroom
Small room in English houses of the Victoria era specifically for storing boxes, steamer trunks and other luggage items
Cabby
taxi driver
Cistern
a tank or container for storing water
Curiosity
inquisitiveness
Curtsey
female's formal greeting by bending the knee and lowering the body made as a sign of respect to someone of a higher social class or position
Curvet
(of a horse) perform a series of jumps on the hind legs; a graceful or energetic leap.
Deplorable
wretched, very bad
Eton Collar
stiff, wide white collar worn by boys attending Eton College, a private school in the south of England
Grubby
dirty, grimy, soiled
Hansom Cab
horse-drawn taxi
Horizon
the line at which the earth and the sky appear to meet
Imitation
pretend version of the real thing; a fake
Nibble
take small bites; eat in very small amounts
Norfolk Jacket
a style of belted tweed jacket with a box pleat
Magnificent
splendid, stately
Minions
a subordinate of a person in power; a follower
Pax
Used by Polly, during the resolution of an argument between Digory and her, she says, “We’ll call it Pax” (87), meaning peace, or truce.
Peril
exposure to destruction; risk
Rafters
sloping roof supports in a house or other larger building
Rebellious
given to rebelling or defying authority
Rigid
stiff, inflexible, unable to be bent or moved
Saffron
a yellow-orange coloring made from the stigmas of the crocus flower
Sarcastic
bitter or wounding in manner; making unkind or bitter remarks
Sweets
Candies
Vivid
strong or intense (relating to light); clear, lively or graphic
Charger
a horse ridden in battle
Hussy
an immoral woman, mischievious or ill-behaved
Jackdaw
a small bird native to Europe, western Asia, and North Africa.
