double entendres expressions which carry two possible interpretations, one of which is often coarse or obscene.
moors grassy wastelands, often the misty, mysterious settings in Gothic fiction.
scones and crumpets biscuits and cakes usually served with tea.
morocco-bound covered in fine leather.
two last names divided by a hyphen the European custom of naming a child both the father's and mother's surnames.
French seams a method of doubly securing two pieces of cloth by folding over the edges of a seam and sewing a second time.
Pride is a sin . . . it goeth before a fall a paraphrase of Proverbs 16:18.
brother would turn against brother an approximation of Mark 13:12.
a gnashing of teeth a frequent New Testament image, found in Matthew 8:12,13:42, 22:13, 24:51, 25:30, and Luke 13:28.
