Jane Austen's Definitions

A light, two-wheeled sprung cart pulled by one horse.

A light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses

A horse-drawn carriage used for transporting passengers or mail.

Reading.

Doing laundry.

Preparing food.

The issue of an official warning to a misbehaving officer.

The punishment with a light cane of a naughty schoolboy.

Betting on a sure thing.

A machine that separates grain from corn or other crops by beating.

A pair of paddles used to shape butter.

An implement resembling scissors with an inverted metal cup attached to one blade, used to extinguish a candle or trim its wick.

A senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders.

A member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

The incumbent of a parish where all tithes formerly passed to the incumbent.

Making patterns in pastry.

Planting seeds.

Putting holes in leather.

A high-backed chair which would trap the heat when placed by a fireplace.

A long, low sofa without a back or arms.

A sofa with a backrest at only one end.

The seven rites of baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, penance, anointing of the sick, ordination, and matrimony.

A chasuble or other robe worn by the clergy or choristers during services.

A sum of money paid regularly to the clergy out of the collection plate.

A plain wooden stick used for lifting the laundry from a tub of boiling water to a cold rinsing tub.

A long-handled, covered pan, usually of brass, filled with live coals or hot water for warming a cold bed.

A small dog popular with the Gentry, of a breed with long silky hair, a pointed muzzle, and pricked ears.