New Vocabulary in The Eating House by George Foster

New Vocabulary in The Eating-Houses by George Foster

1.antiquarian
Main Entry: 1an·ti·quar·i·an
Pronunciation: "an-t&-'kwer-E-&n
Function: noun
Date: 1610
: one who collects or studies antiquities

2. Main Entry: mer·can·tile
Pronunciation: 'm&r-k&n-"tEl, -"tIl
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, from Italian, from mercante merchant, from Latin mercant-, mercans, from present participle of mercari to trade -- more at MARKET
Date: 1642
1 : of or relating to merchants or trading
2 : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of mercantilism <mercantile system>

3.Main Entry: gal·van·ic
Pronunciation: gal-'va-nik
Function: adjective
Date: 1797
1 : of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity <a galvanic cell>
2 a : having an electric effect : intensely exciting <a galvanic performance> b : produced as if by an electric shock <had a galvanic effect on the audience>
- gal·van·i·cal·ly /-ni-k(&-)lE/ adverb

4.Main Entry: 1hav·oc
Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English havok, from Anglo-French, modification of Old French havot plunder
Date: 15th century
1 : wide and general destruction : DEVASTATION
2 : great confusion and disorder <children can create havoc in a house>

5.pamper
Main Entry: pam·per
Pronunciation: 'pam-p&r
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): pam·pered; pam·per·ing /-p(&-)ri[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English, probably of Dutch origin; akin to Flemish pamperen to pamper
Date: 14th century
1 archaic : to cram with rich food : GLUT
2 a : to treat with extreme or excessive care and attention <pampered their guests> b : GRATIFY, HUMOR <enabled him to pamper his wanderlust -- New Yorker>
synonym see INDULGE
- pam·per·er /-p&r-&r/ noun

6.Main Entry: fas·tid·i·ous
Pronunciation: fa-'sti-dE-&s, f&-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium disgust, probably from fastus arrogance (probably akin to Latin fastigium top) + taedium irksomeness -- more at TEDIUM
Date: 15th century
1 archaic : SCORNFUL
2 a : having high and often capricious standards : difficult to please <critics... so fastidious that they can talk only to a small circle of initiates -- Granville Hicks> b : showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care c : reflecting a meticulous, sensitive, or demanding attitude <fastidious workmanship>
3 : having complex nutritional requirements <fastidious microorganisms>
- fas·tid·i·ous·ly adverb
- fas·tid·i·ous·ness noun

7.Main Entry: tep·id
Pronunciation: 'te-p&d
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English teped, from Latin tepidus, from tepEre to be moderately warm; akin to Sanskrit tapati it heats, Old Irish tess heat
Date: 14th century
1 : moderately warm : LUKEWARM <a tepid bath>
2 a : lacking in passion, force, or zest <a tepid joke> b : marked by an absence of enthusiasm or conviction <a tepid interest>
- te·pid·i·ty /t&-'pi-d&-tE, te-/ noun
- tep·id·ly /'te-p&d-lE/ adverb
- tep·id·ness noun

8.Main Entry: 1swill
Pronunciation: 'swil
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English swilen, from Old English swillan
Date: before 12th century
transitive senses
1 : WASH, DRENCH
2 : to drink great drafts of : GUZZLE
3 : to feed (as a pig) with swill
intransitive senses
1 : to drink or eat freely, greedily, or to excess
2 : SWASH
- swill·er noun

9.Main Entry: lieu
Pronunciation: 'lü
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English liue, from Old French lieu, from Latin locus -- more at STALL
Date: 14th century
archaic : PLACE, STEAD
- in lieu : INSTEAD
- in lieu of : in the place of : instead of

10.Main Entry: pew
Pronunciation: 'pyü
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English pewe, from Middle French puie balustrade, from Latin podia, plural of podium parapet, podium, from Greek podion base, diminutive of pod-, pous foot -- more at FOOT
Date: 14th century
1 : a compartment in the auditorium of a church providing seats for several persons
2 : one of the benches with backs and sometimes doors fixed in rows in a church

11. Main Entry: dex·ter·i·ty
Pronunciation: dek-'ster-&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French dexterité, from Latin dexteritat-, dexteritas, from dexter
Date: 1527
1 : mental skill or quickness : ADROITNESS
2 : readiness and grace in physical activity; especially : skill and ease in using the hands

12.Main Entry: com·mend
Pronunciation: k&-'mend
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin commendare, from com- + mandare to entrust -- more at MANDATE
Date: 14th century
transitive senses
1 : to entrust for care or preservation
2 : to recommend as worthy of confidence or notice
3 : to mention with approbation : PRAISE
intransitive senses : to commend or serve as a commendation of something
- com·mend·able /-'men-d&-b&l/ adjective
- com·mend·ably /-blE/ adverb
- com·mend·er noun

13.Main Entry: 1quill
Pronunciation: 'kwil
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English quil hollow reed, bobbin; akin to Middle High German kil large feather
Date: 15th century
1 a (1) : a bobbin, spool, or spindle on which filling yarn is wound (2) : a hollow shaft often surrounding another shaft and used in various mechanical devices b : a roll of dried bark <cinnamon quills>
2 a (1) : the hollow horny shaft of a feather -- see FEATHER illustration (2) : FEATHER; especially : one of the large stiff feathers of the wing or tail b : one of the hollow sharp spines of a porcupine or hedgehog c : 3PEN 3
3 : something made from or resembling the quill of a feather; especially : a pen for writing
4 : a float for a fishing line

14. Main Entry: su·per·flu·i·ty
Pronunciation: "sü-p&r-'flü-&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English superfluitee, from Middle French superfluité, from Late Latin superfluitat-, superfluitas, from Latin superfluus
Date: 14th century
1 a : EXCESS, OVERSUPPLY b : something unnecessary or superfluous
2 : immoderate and especially luxurious living, habits, or desires

15. Main Entry: 1jowl
Pronunciation: 'jau(&)l sometimes 'jOl
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of Middle English choll
Date: 15th century
: a cut of fish consisting of the head and usually adjacent parts

16.Main Entry: hod
Pronunciation: 'häd
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from Middle Dutch hodde; akin to Middle High German hotte cradle
Date: 1573
1 : a tray or trough that has a pole handle and that is borne on the shoulder for carrying loads (as of mortar or brick)
2 : a coal scuttle

17.Main Entry: ef·fer·vesce
Pronunciation: "e-f&r-'ves
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -vesced; -vesc·ing
Etymology: Latin effervescere, from ex- + fervescere to begin to boil, inchoative of fervEre to boil -- more at BREW
Date: 1784
1 : to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes
2 : to show liveliness or exhilaration
- ef·fer·ves·cence /-'ve-s&n(t)s/ noun
- ef·fer·ves·cent /-s&nt/ adjective
- ef·fer·ves·cent·ly adverb

18. Main Entry: 1re·gale
Pronunciation: ri-'gA(&)l
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): re·galed; re·gal·ing
Etymology: French régaler, from Middle French, from regale, n.
Date: circa 1656
transitive senses
1 : to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
2 : to give pleasure or amusement to <regaled us with tall tales>
intransitive senses : to feast oneself : FEED

19. Main Entry: pum·mel
Pronunciation: 'p&-m&l
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -meled also -melled; -mel·ing also pum·mel·ling /'p&-m&-li[ng], 'p&m-li[ng]/
Etymology: alteration of pommel
Date: 1548
: POUND, BEAT

20.Main Entry: scin·til·la·tion
Pronunciation: "sin-t&l-'A-sh&n
Function: noun
Date: circa 1623
1 : an act or instance of scintillating; especially : rapid changes in the brightness of a celestial body
2 a : a spark or flash emitted in scintillating b : a flash of light produced in a phosphor by an ionizing event
3 : a brilliant outburst (as of wit)
4 : a flash of the eye

21.Main Entry: scin·til·late
Pronunciation: 'sin-t&l-"At
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -lat·ed; -lat·ing
Etymology: Latin scintillatus, past participle of scintillare to sparkle, from scintilla spark
Date: circa 1623
intransitive senses
1 : to emit sparks : SPARK
2 : to emit quick flashes as if throwing off sparks : SPARKLE
transitive senses : to throw off as a spark or as sparkling flashes <scintillate witticisms>
- scin·til·la·tor /-"A-t&r/ noun

22. Main Entry: im·bue
Pronunciation: -'byü
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): im·bued; im·bu·ing
Etymology: Latin imbuere
Date: 1555
1 : to permeate or influence as if by dyeing <the spirit that imbues the new constitution>
2 : to tinge or dye deeply
synonym see INFUSE

23. Main Entry: ce·ler·i·ty
Pronunciation: s&-'ler-&-tE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English celerite, from Middle French, from Latin celeritat-, celeritas, from celer swift -- more at HOLD
Date: 15th century
: rapidity of motion or action

24. Main Entry: cul·mi·nate
Pronunciation: 'k&l-m&-"nAt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -nat·ed; -nat·ing
Etymology: Medieval Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare, from Late Latin, to crown, from Latin culmin-, culmen top -- more at HILL
Date: 1647
intransitive senses
1 of a celestial body : to reach its highest altitude; also : to be directly overhead
2 a : to rise to or form a summit b : to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point
transitive senses : to bring to a head or to the highest point

25. Main Entry: con·sum·ma·tion
Pronunciation: "kän-s&-'mA-sh&n
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : the act of consummating <the consummation of a contract by mutual signature>; specifically : the consummating of a marriage
2 : the ultimate end : FINISH