| counterpane | a bedspread |
| Pantheon | the family tree of the Greek gods |
| distaff | part of a spinning whell |
| flax | a plant which linen is made |
| truce | a peace tready |
| avarice | greed |
| Corinth | a city in Greece |
| shades | disembodied spirits |
| adept | highly skilled |
| oblige | to do a favor or service for |
| curvetted | pranced, leaped |
| glade | open, grassy space in a meadow |