armoire a large, usually ornate cupboard or clothespress.
Lake Como lake in Lombardy, north Italy.
the Isonze the Isonzo River, in northeast Italy. At the time during which the story takes place, it lay within the boundaries of Austria-Hungary.
Cinzano brand-name of an aperitif.
fiasco (Italian) flask.
chianti a dry red wine produced in the Tuscany region of Italy.
eggnog a thick drink made of beaten eggs, milk, sugar, and nutmeg, often containing whiskey, rum, wine, etc.
sherry a Spanish fortified wine varying in color from light yellow to dark brown and in flavor from very dry to sweet.
