Lynn Vieh - His Lordship Possessed

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maiden night:

the first time a virginal woman has sex with her husband; term often used for betting purposes by men who want to break an engagement

mariners:

sailors

matchit:

a disposable, one-use lighter

mate:

friend

mech:

a mechanic; anything mechanical

mechworks:

mechanical rooms

mercantile:

a shop selling some variety of merchandise

Middleway:

industrial Torian city located on the Great Lakes; also called Middy

mixpot:

mixing bowl

mole:

city underground worker

nappy:

diaper, women’s panties

navyman:

a current or former member of H.M.’s naval forces

necktwister:

assassin

negli:

negligee

netherside:

the spirit world, invisible to ordinary mortals; the source of magic power

new industry:

the beginning of the industrial age in Toriana

New Parliament:

governing body of Torian officials who petition the Crown and enforce the Queen’s legislation; the Torian version of Congress

nightstone:

a semiprecious mineral used to contain the spirits of long-dead mages and Aramanthan wizards

Nihon:

Japan, Japanese

nits:

head lice

nobber:

private security guard hired by Hill residents to patrol their streets and keep out any undesirables

Norders:

people from the North of England

nozzer:

nose; a face mask used with a portable oxygen tank

nudie:

a flesh-colored garment worn to give the illusion of nudity under a semitransparent gown or overgarment

Occupancy, the:

a period of thirty years after the Rebellion failed during which Toriana was occupied by English troops and governed by martial law

on the stroll:

working on the streets (said of prostitutes)

pain powder:

a mild opiate or analgesic

partymage:

a magic practitioner who uses his power to entertain

pasturelands:

farm lands

penders:

suspenders

physick:

doctor

piesafe:

kitchen cabinet where food is stored

piper:

plumber

pong:

stink

portents:

predictions or signs of future events

portints:

portraits made from ambrotype photographs that are hand-painted to colorize

posh, posher:

wealthy aristocrat

poxbox:

diseased prostitute

prayerhouse:

the Fleers’ religious gathering places

privy:

restroom

prodder:

iron fireplace poker

prommy:

the promenade in the city’s central park used by horseback riders and carris

pyre:

crematorium

queensland, the:

England

Queen’s Voice, The

:

the Crown’s official newspaper

questioning:

police interrogation at New Scotland Yard

rasher:

strip of bacon

red joy, ruddy joy:

opium

redcoats:

English militia

redstone:

brick

reticule:

purse

rondella:

an automated carousel-type apparatus

rounder:

a rubber carri tire

rub:

massage

Rumsen:

major city on the west coast of Toriana, roughly equivalent to San Francisco in the United States

satchel:

tote bag carried by women

scrabbler:

a person who makes a living by scavenging

scram:

salvage

seeing:

an act by a fortune-teller of predicting a client’s future

seeking:

an act by a fortune-teller of finding someone or something

Settle:

Seattle

shaman:

a native Torian holy man

shopkeep:

shop proprietor

short sheet:

a hastily printed, illegal daily list of horse races and other events for the purpose of placing bets

silverblack:

chemicals used to etch photographed images on ambrotype plates

skip:

boat

Skirmish, the:

a recent, brief naval conflict between England and Spain

slaterow:

a row house with slate shingles

snuff:

kill

snuffballs:

hollow glass spheres filled with magically enhanced poisons like bloodbane that kill on contact, used like grenades

snuffmages:

mage assassins who generally work in teams of two

Son, the:

Jesus Christ

soother:

chamomile herbal infusion, usually added to tea, to relax, relieve stress, and help with insomnia

Southern Church:

a Baptist version of Church of England, begun in the southern provinces of Toriana, tolerated by traditionalists

sparkglass:

a substance made of various minerals such as mica, galena, and silica that have been ground to a fine dust and mixed with exterior paint in order to create sparkle

spellcraft:

the methods and materials used by magic practitioners to cast spells

squawks:

slur for native Torian females

stones:

testicles

streaky:

a carri’s copper sideboards from which the black paint is wearing off or has been stripped off to simulate wear

strumpet:

prostitute

sweet Mary:

Mary, mother of Jesus

sweets:

candy

switch:

wig

Talia, Talian:

The Torian universe’s version of Italy, Italians

tealass:

a girl or woman who sells hot tea and cakes in a café or from a street cart

teller:

fortune-teller

tenner:

ten-pound note

Tillers:

a secret society comprising important political, business, and social figures

timepiece:

watch

tinnery:

a factory where fresh fish and other perishables are processed and canned in tin containers

tint:

a paper-copy image printed from an ambrotype glass plate; makeup used to redden cheeks and lips

tinter:

device used to imprint images on ambrotype glass plates

tintest:

a professional ambrotype plate developer and tint maker

to let:

available for rent

tonners:

members of high society

Toriana:

short name for Provincial Union of Victoriana, the alternate-history name for the United States

tosser:

a drunk

trade:

business

trolling: