The Emperor of Ice Cream

The Emperor of Ice Cream Glossary

bid

to ask [someone] to do [something]

concupiscent

lustful, sexually desirous.

An intentionally extravagant and surprising word to describe ice cream curds. Shares a root with the Latin name of the god of love or desire, evoking a sense of light, fluffy romance.

wenches

girls.

Carries the specific connotations of servant girls, or girls who are sexually promiscuous or prostitutes. Given this word choice, the "wenches" are probably not as young as pre-adolescent, but could be young women.

dawdle

to waste time; to move or hang about slowly and lazily

deal

cheap fir or pine wood

fantails

birds with fan-like tails

horny

knobby, covered in bunions.

While that is the meaning in the context of the woman's feet, the word also carries the connotation of "sexually desirous."

dumb

silent, unmoving

affix

to focus; here, to shine the lamp's beam on a specific target