Archaic Words
Definitions of the words for the Archaic Word(s) Poem Contest.
abroad: out of doors
ague: malaria or a similar illness
bedlam: an asylum; an old woman
billow: a large sea wave
blow: produce flowers or be in flower
camelopard: a giraffe
corse: a corpse
crankum: an elaborate decoration or detail
dandiprat: a young or insignificant person
dark: ignorant (as in dark poetry, not a racial slur)
dot: a dowry from which only the interest or annual income was available to the husband
doxy: a lover or mistress
drab: a slovenly woman
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