Scamels The meaning is uncertain but thought to be either shellfish or rock-inhabiting birds.
sicklemen reference to nymphs disguised as harvesters.
Signories domains or city-states in Northern Italy, subject to the rule of a lord or signior.
subtleties here, the illusions.
surety a person who takes responsibility for another. Miranda will be Ferdinand's guarantee.
swabber the sailor who washes the ship and keeps the decks clean.
tawny brownish-yellow; here used to mean that the sun has turned the ground a parched brown color.
teen injury or harm. Prospero worries about the trouble that he has created for Miranda.
tight and yare sound and ready. The ship is ready to sail.
too massy unable to move. Here, through magic, the men are paralyzed.
trident a three-pronged spear used by a gladiator in ancient Roman gladiatorial combats and by the Greek god of the sea, Neptune.
troll the catch to sing the round lustily or in a full, rolling voice
trumpery something showy but worthless; here, the gaudy clothing designated as bait for the three conspirators.
twain two. Ferdinand refers to himself and his father as but two of the victims of the storm.
unbacked not broken to the saddle: said of a horse.
