articlesforchristians

Pocket-Handkin: Handkerchief
Pinny: A pinafore. A sleeveless apron-like garment worn over a child’s dress.
Stile: An arrangement of steps that allows people but not animals to climb over a fence or wall.
Clothes-props: A support to hold wet clothing for air drying.
Bracken: Large ferns.
Plaited Rushes: Braided leaves used for strewing on floors.
Flagged Floor: Floor covered in flat, square pieces of stone.
Singey: A burned scent.
Curtsey: A woman’s or girl’s formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other.
Damask: A figured woven fabric with a pattern visible on both sides, typically used for table linen and upholstery.
Goffered: Treated (a lace edge or frill) with heated irons to crimp or flute it.