The Domestic WorldAlphabetical list of words with descriptions of how they pertain to society and domestic pursuits of the day. |
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Common terms and phrases
acid ball barometer beautiful become better blue body boiled bread brush called carbonic acid clean cloth cloves cold water colour covered croquet drachms dress eggs England feet fire fish flesh-forming flour flowers fruit gamboge give glass green Guimbarde gutta percha hair half hand hard water heat inches keep kind king ladies leaves light marriage mastic ment milk minutes mixed mould nature never nutmeg ornamental ounce paper parsley pawn pearlash person piece pint plants play player pots pound produce quantity racter round salt Scotland seeds silk skin soap soft sound-post spermaceti stir strong sugar surface taste thick tint tion tree turpentine varnish vinegar warm washed weather whole wind wine winter wood words yeast yellow