UNUSUAL WORDS XLVIII

Do you know the meanings of these valid, but infrequently used words?

1. PAWL 

2. LIMN

3. SEINE

4. SKEIN

5. ORIEL

6. MEWL

7. LIANA

8. ARRAS

9. OBEAH

10. AEDES

11 TROCHE

12. COSSET

13. EUCHRE

14. RAMADA

15. AUREOLE

16. OSCULATE

17. APOTHEGM

18. THRENODY

19. SENESCENCE

20. PARONOMASIA

Answers:

 

1. PAWL - A bar that prevents backward motion of a cogwheel

 

2. LIMN - To describe

 

3. SEINE - Fishing net 

 

4. SKEIN - Flock of geese or other fowl or length of yarn 

 

5. ORIEL - Large bay window

 

6. MEWL - Whimper

 

7. LIANA - Tropical vine 

 

8. ARRAS - Hanging tapestry

 

9. OBEAH - Occult magic or sorcery, voodoo

 

10. AEDES -  Disease-carrying mosquito

 

11. TROCHE - Throat lozenge

 

12. COSSET - Pamper

 

13. EUCHRE - An old card game

 

14. RAMADA - A shelter with open sides

 

15. AUREOLE  - A halo 

 

16. OSCULATE - Kiss

 

17. APOTHEGM - A maxim, aphorism

 

18. THRENODY - Funeral dirge

 

19. SENESCENCE - Old age

 

20. PARONOMASIA - A pun, play on words