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Clinquant

[kling-kuhnt] 
–adjective 1. glittering, esp. with tinsel; decked with garish finery. 
–noun 2. imitation gold leaf; tinsel; false glitter. 


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[Origin: 1585–95; < MF: clinking, prp. of clinquer (< D klinken to sound); see -ant]
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The misguided newbie tried to portray himself as royalty with clinquant costuming.
(yes, I have someone specific in mind for this one)

[Random Girl]

A super new newbie or an old newbie...one that really hates swedish fish and pirates now?

What an a$$hat

[MissBubu]

Swedish fish

Did you hear that he's married and has a child on the way?

[MissBubu]

Cockaigne

[ko-keyn]
–noun a fabled land of luxury and idleness. 

Also, Cockayne.


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[Origin: 1250–1300; ME cokaygn(e) < MF (paide) cocaigne (land of) Cockaigne, idler's paradise < MLG k?kenje, equiv. to k?ken (see cookie) + -je dim. suffix]
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Many hard working impoverished peasants dream of finding their own cockaigne and living a life of ease.

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Codswallop

(kodz'wahl'up) 
n.   Chiefly British Slang
Nonsense; rubbish.


[Origin unknown.]


The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The idea that peasants could overthrow the king was thought to be codswallop.

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Coxcomb

[koks-kohm]
–noun 1. a conceited, foolish dandy; pretentious fop. 
2. Archaic. head; pate. 
3. Obsolete. cockscomb (def. 2). 


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[Origin: 1565–75; sp. var. of cockscomb]

—Related forms
cox·comb·i·cal   Audio Help   /k?ks?k?m?k?l, -?ko?m?-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[koks-kom-i-kuhl, -koh-mi-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, cox·comb·ic, adjective
cox·comb·i·cal·ly, adverb


—Synonyms 1. dude, popinjay, jackanapes.
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The afore mentioned royalty-wanna-be was the epitome of a coscomb.

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Darg

[dahrg]
–noun 1. Scot. and North England. a day's work. 
2. Australian. a fixed or definite amount of work; a work quota. 


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[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME dawerk, daiwerk, OE dægweorc, equiv. to dæg day + weorc work]
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The landowner kept his peasants happy, ensuring a good darg from each of them.

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Deasil

[dee-zuhl]
–adverb Chiefly Scot. clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious. 

Compare withershins.


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[Origin: 1765–75; < ScotGael, Ir deiseal, MIr dessel, equiv. to dess right, south + sel turn, time; opposed in Ir to túaithbel]
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Sir Walter Scott, Chronicles of the Canongate: "In the meantime, she traced around him, with wavering steps, the propitiation, which some have thought has been derived from the Druidical mythology. It consists, as is well known, in the person who makes the deasil walking three times round the person who is the object of the ceremony, taking care to move according to the course of the sun".

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Deray

De*ray"\, n. [OF. derroi, desroi, desrei; pref. des- (L. dis-) + roi, rei, rai, order. See Array.]
Disorder; merriment. [Obs.]
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Without their lord about, the peasants quickly fell into dancing and deray.

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Empasm

Em*pasm"\, n. [F. empasme, fr. Gr. ? to sprinkle in or on; ? in + ? to sprinkle.]
A perfumed powder sprinkled upon the body to mask the odor of sweat.

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The fastidious lady often used an empasm on warm days.

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Esculent

[es-kyuh-luhnt]
–adjective 1. suitable for use as food; edible. 
–noun 2. something edible, esp. a vegetable. 


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[Origin: 1615–25; < L ésculentus edible, full of food, equiv. to ésc(a) food (cf. escarole) + -ulentus -ulent]
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I enjoyed an excellent esculent spinach pie at the faire.

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Swedish fish

Did you hear that he's married and has a child on the way?

Yes unfortunatly I did hear that, I also heard that his new wife has like 2 young girls ick.  BTW...if you see him before I think 5th weekend let SS know.

[MissBubu]

Estovers

[e-stoh-verz]
–plural noun Law. necessaries allowed by law, as wood and timber to a tenant or alimony to a spouse. 


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[Origin: 1250–1300; ME < AF, n. use of OF estovoir, estover to be necessary ? L est opus there is need]
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Thanks to the estovers regarding the landowner's forest, the peasants were able to fuel their fires.

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Eyot

[ahy-uht, eyt]
–noun British Dialect. ait. 

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Ait\, n. [AS. ?, ?, perh. dim. of [=i]eg, [=i]g, island. See Eyot.] An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot.

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J R R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: "That night they camped on a small eyot close to the western bank".

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Fanfaronade

[fan-fer-uh-neyd]
–noun bragging; bravado; bluster. 


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[Origin: 1645–55; < F fanfaronnade < Sp fanfarronada. See fanfaron, -ade1]
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Sir Walter Scott, The Surgeon's Daughter, Chronicles of the Canongate, dated 1827: "Dr Gray ... was an enemy to every thing that approached to fanfaronade, and knew enough of the world to lay it down as a sort of general rule, that he who talks a great deal of fighting is seldom a brave soldier, and he who always speaks about wealth is seldom a rich man at bottom."