LOTR Book 2 - Chapters I-V | VOCAB

Chattels

an item of tangible or intangible personal property

Brands

an identifying mark burned on livestock or (in former times) criminals or slaves with a branding iron

Panoply

an extensive or impressive collection

Habergeon

a sleeveless coat of mail or scale armour

Chalcedony

a translucent variety of quartz of various colours and waxy luster

Adamant

legendary rock or mineral to which many properties were attributed, formerly associated with diamond or lodestone

carcanet

a necklace or ornamental collar, typically made of gold or set with jewels

errantry

the quality, condition, or fact of wandering

baldric

a belt for a sword or other piece of equipment, worn over one shoulder and reaching down to the opposite hip

bane

a cause of great distress or annoyance or something, especially poison, which causes death

necromancer

a person who practises necromancy; a wizard or magician

tryst

a private romantic rendezvous between lovers

mementoes

objects kept as a reminder of a person or event

sylvan

consisting of or associated with woods; wooded or/ pleasantly rural or pastoral

delved

reach inside a receptacle and search for something or dig

faggot

a kind of bundle

furlong

an eighth of a mile, 220 yards

routed

defeated and caused to retreat in disorder

sinuous

having many curves and turns

fissures

a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth

chasms

deep fissures in the earth's surface

gnarled

knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age

draught

a current of cool air in a room or other confined space

corslet

a piece of defensive armour covering the body

scimitars

a short sword with a curved blade that broadens towards the point, used originally in Eastern countries

truncheon

A staff or baton acting as a symbol of authority

boles

trunks of trees

plaited

formed (hair, straw, rope, or other material) into a plait or plaits

fallow

(of a period of time) characterized by inaction; unproductive

poignant

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

fosse

a long, narrow trench or excavation, especially in a fortification

plight

a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation

ewer

a large jug with a wide mouth, formerly used for carrying water

wrack

to utterly ruin

glazed

(of a window or door frame or similar structure) fitted with panes of glass or (of food, fabric, etc.) overlaid or covered with a smooth, shiny coating or finish

assuaged

make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense or satisfy (an appetite or desire)