paucas pallabris (5) In Modern Spanish, pocas palabras means "few words."
denier (8) a small, obsolete French coin of little value.
third-borough (10) constable.
"Breathe Merriman — the poor cur is embossed" (16) "Let the dog, Merriman, breathe. The poor dog is foaming at the mouth from exhaustion."
diaper (56) a napkin or towel.
"husbanded with modesty" (67) "managed with decorum."
overeying (94) witnessing.
veriest antic (100) oddest buffoon or eccentric.
buttery (101) a place where the food supplies of a household are kept; pantry.
