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amphora | a large two-handled container used
by the Romans |
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ampulla | a small flask used for holding holy
oil or water |
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artisan | a skilled craftsman |
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auger | a tool used for boring holes in wood |
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Bacchus | the Roman god of wine |
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chalice | a drinking cup or goblet,
especially when used for wine in the communion service (Eucharist) |
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chatelaine | a set of short chains attached
to a woman’s belt for carrying keys and other small household items |
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colonia | literally ‘colony’,
the highest status which could be granted to a town in Roman times;
part of the civilian settlement at York had been given this title by
AD 237 |
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cornelian | a semi-precious form of quartz,
red or reddish-white in colour |
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Dissolution | (of the monasteries) the
closure of monasteries, many of which were pulled down, on the orders
of Henry VIII in the 1530s |
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draw knife | a blade with a handle at each
end at right angles to it, drawn (pulled) towards the user to remove
wood from a surface |
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Eucharist | the most important act of worship
in the Christian church, in which bread and wine are blessed and
consumed as symbols of Christ’s body and blood |
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Huguenot | a French Protestant of the 16th
and 17th centuries; many emigrated to Britain because France was a
Catholic country |
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midden | a refuse (rubbish) heap |
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mortarium | a Roman vessel used for pounding
or mixing ingredients |
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nonconformist | a person who does not
conform to the beliefs and practices of the Church of England (e.g. a
Methodist, Baptist or Quaker) |
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papal bull | a seal made of lead attached to
an official document from the Pope |
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Paschal lamb | a lamb killed and eaten at
Passover; a symbol for the death of Christ on Good Friday |
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paten | a plate on which the bread is placed
during the Eucharist service; it was sometimes used as a cover for
the chalice |
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penannular | in the form of an almost
complete ring or circle |
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pomade | a scented ointment or powder used
on hair or wigs |
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refectory | a room used for communal meals,
especially in a monastery |
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seal | a stamp made
of metal or another hard material used to make the impression of a
crest or motto on a piece of wax which was attached to a document to
prove it was authentic |
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solar | an upper room in a medieval house |
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sugar loaf | a moulded mass of sugar in
the shape of a cone |
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tazza | a shallow ornamental wine cup or
vessel used for burning incense |
