gilt Easel a gold, upright frame, or tripod, usually used to display a painting — in this case, Miss Emily's crayon picture of her father.
grip A small piece of luggage about the size of a gym bag.
hame One of the two curved pieces that fit around a horse's neck; straps or chains are attached from the hame to the wagon to pull the vehicle.
holp Helped.
invisible watch Miss Emily's watch is described as "vanishing into her waist"; symbolically, time has vanished for Miss Emily.
iron poles bearing clusters of bloated and ghostly and bloodless grapes In this image, referring to electrical poles with clusters of clear glass insulators that protect electrical wires, Faulkner draws attention to the sterility of the story's Southern culture.
