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the Millers tale
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cuckold | a man whose wife committed adultery. |
| ribaldry | Joking or humorous language done in a vulgar or lewd fashion |
| thriftily | using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully |
| ale | a type of beer with a bitter flavor and higher alcoholic content |
| chamber | a natural or artificial enclosed space or cavity |
| almagest | an influential treatise on astronomy written by the Greek astronomer and geographer Ptolemy in the second century AD. |
| cato | the censor, strict senator; restored discipline to Rome, The Gracchi, Tiberius and Caius |
| hue | a color or shade |
| medieval | anything related to the middle ages. |
| slapstick | a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. |
| censer | a vessel for burning incense covered incense burner swung on chains in a religious ritual. |
| offertory | The part of a Eucharistic service when the bread and wine for use in the service are ceremonially placed on the altar. |
| chafes | become or make annoyed or impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience |
| satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues |
| troupes | a group of dancers, actors, or other entertainers who tour to different venues. |
| skittish | nervous or excitable; easily scared. |
| embossed | decorated with a design that stands out in relief. |
| yeoman | a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder. |
| surplice | a loose white outer ecclesiastical vestment usually of knee length with large open sleeves |
| prologue | a separate introductory section of a literary or musical work. |
| churl | a peasant of the Middle Ages |
| boarders | a person who receives regular meals when staying somewhere, in return for payment or services. |
| maiden | an unmarried girl or woman |
| licorice | is the dried root of a European leguminous plant |
| astrolabe | Any of a type of early scientific instrument used for reckoning time and for observational purposes |
| lecherous | having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire: |
| wench | A girl or young woman |
| colt | a young male horse, in particular an uncastrated one less than four years old. |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck. |
| beguile | charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way. |
| cittern | is a stringed instrument dating from the Renaissance. |
| Absolam | The third and favorite son of David, king of Israel and Judah. |
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