Jenny

Jenny Glossary

dainty

delicately small and pretty

lodestar

a star that is used to guide a ship

reverie

being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts

forsooth

indeed

scarce

to be short of

ungirdled

A "girdle" is an undergarment which is worn under the outer glothing. To be "ungirdled" is to be free of that undergarment.

conjectural

speculative

pier-glass

a mirror

Paphian

a prostitute

aureole

halo and gold coin