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The miller's Tale
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cuckold | make (another man) a cuckold by having a sexual relationship with his wife. |
| Ribaldry | amusingly coarse or irreverent talk or behavior. |
| Thriftily | (of a person or their behavior) using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully. |
| Ale | Ale is a type of beer brewed using a warm fermentation method, resulting in a sweet, full-bodied and fruity taste. |
| Chamber | a natural or artificial enclosed space or cavity. |
| Almagest | any of several early medieval treatises on a branch of knowledge. |
| Cato | All-knowing |
| Hue | overall character or appearance to the mind. |
| Skittish | lively or frisky in action. |
| Embossed | ornamented with or having the form of a raised pattern, design, image, etc. |
| Yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household. |
| Surplice | having a diagonally overlapping neckline or closing. |
| Prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work. |
| Churl | a medieval peasant. |
| Boarders | Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain. |
| Maiden | an unmarried girl or woman. |
| Licorice | the dried root of a European leguminous plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra) with pinnate leaves and spikes of blue flowers. |
| Slapstick | a device made of two flat pieces of wood fastened at one end so as to make a loud noise when used by an actor to strike a person. |
| Censer | a covered incense burner swung on chains in a religious ritual. |
| Offertory | the eucharistic offering of bread and wine to God before they are consecrated. |
| Chafes | to warm by rubbing especially with the hands. |
| Satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn. |
| Troupes | to perform as a member of a theatrical troupe. |
| Astrolabe | a compact instrument used to observe and calculate the position of celestial bodies before the invention of the sextant. |
| Lecherous | given to or suggestive of lechery. |
| Wench | a young woman or girl. |
| Colt | a young male horse that is usually not castrated and has not attained an arbitrarily designated age (such as four years). |
| Brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck. |
| Beguile | to engage the interest of by or as if by. |
| Cittern | a Renaissance stringed instrument like a guitar with a flat pear-shaped body. |
| Absolam | the third son of David, King of Israel with Maacah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur. |
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