=bar' bi can=: a tower over a gate or bridge. =bar' o graph=: an instrument for recording changes in the atmosphere. =ba rom' e ter=: an instrument that determines the weight of the air, and thereby foretells changes in the weather. =ba rouche'=: a low, open carriage. =bau' ble=: a wand carried by jesters. =Beau seant= (bo sa on'): "Well-seeming," an ancient French war cry. =be nig' nant=: kind; helpful. =big' gin=: a child's cap. =Bois-Guil bert= (bwa guel bare'): a knight of the Order of the Temple. =bo' nus=: an extra payment not included in wages. =brake=: a thicket. =bre' vi a ry=: a book containing a church service. =brown-bill=: a weapon consisting of a long staff with a hook-shaped blade at the top. =buf foon' er y=: jesting; clownishness. =bun' sen pile=: an electric cell containing zinc covered with sulphuric acid at one end, and carbon surrounded by nitric acid at the other. =buoyed= (booed): kept up; supported. =bur lesque'= (lesk): humorous; not serious. =byz' ant=: a large gold coin. =ca lum' ni a tor=: a slanderer. =car' bon=: one of the chemical elements; charcoal is its best known form. =car' di nal=: a priest of high rank who wears a small red cap. =car' ri on=: decaying flesh. =car' tel=: a defiance; a challenge. =casque= (cask): helmet. =cas' sock=: a close-fitting garment resembling a modern coat. =catherine wheel=: a firework that turns around when lighted, throwing off a circle of sparks. =ce ler' i ty=: quickness; promptness. =cel' lar=: here, a wine-cellar. =che val-glass= (she' val): a large mirror swinging in a frame. =Chil how' ee=: a high mountain in east Tennessee. =chiv' al rous=: knightly; warlike. =churls=: low, rude persons. =circuit-rider=: a preacher who ministers to a number of churches. =cloth-yard=: a yard in length. =col' lo quy=: a discussion. =com punc' tion=: remorse; repentance. =cone=: a body tapering to a point. =con' ning tower=: a raised part of a vessel giving an outlook on the sea. =con strained'=: restricted; unfree. =con' va les' cence=: period of recovery. =con ver' gent=: coming nearly together. =cope=: a long robe. =co' pi ous ly=: plentifully. =cord' age=: the ropes on a ship. =Cor' do van=: made in Cordova, a Spanish city. =cor me' um e rue ta' vit=: "the heart of me burst forth." =cor rob' o ra ted=: confirmed; agreed with. =cor ro' sive sub' li mate=: a substance containing mercury and useful for cleaning wounds. =coun' ter-poise=: a weight used to pull up the drawbridge. =cowl=: a monk's hood. =cox' comb=: a piece of red cloth worn by jesters on their caps. =crest fall' en=: humiliated; humbled. =crev' ice=: hole; opening. =cri' sis=: critical period. =croup=: the space behind the saddle. =cur tail' ing=: cutting down. =cut' lery=: knives and forks. =cyl' in der=: a part of machinery, like a piston, longer than broad and with a round surface.