paling a strip of wood used in making a fence; a pale.
ostentatious showy display, as of wealth or knowledge; pretentiousness.
sideboard a piece of dining-room furniture for holding linen, silver, and china.
fender a low screen or frame in front of a fireplace to keep the hot coals in.
vexatious characterized by or causing vexation; annoying or troublesome.
intercourse communication or dealings between or among people, or countries; interchange of products, services, ideas, or feelings.
breeding good upbringing or training.
toilette the process of grooming and dressing oneself.
enumeration the process of naming one by one, or specifying, as in a list.
glazing the work of a glazier in fitting windows with glass.
trepidation fearful uncertainty, or anxiety; apprehension.
antechamber a smaller room leading into a larger or main room.
plate dishes or utensils of silver or gold, collectively.
cassino a card game for two to four players in which the object is to use cards in the hand to take cards or combinations of cards exposed on the table.
anecdote a short, entertaining account of some happening, usually personal or biographical.
The room in which the ladies sat was backwards. The room was in the back of the house.
the commission of the peace for the county a magistrate with jurisdiction over a small district, authorized to decide minor cases, commit persons to trial in a higher court, perform marriages, and so on.
sallied forth rushed out or came out suddenly, like troops attacking besieging forces.
thither to or toward that place; there.
impolitic not politic; unwise; injudicious; inexpedient.
