UNUSUAL WORDS XCIV

Can you give a simple definition of each of these less-frequently-used words?

1. BAIZE

2. PATOIS

3. FETTLE

4. LINNET

5. PIQUET

6. FANGLE

7. LOOFAH

8. CRUDITE

9. UNGULATE

10. SECATEURS

11. CHARCUTERIE

Answers:

 

1. BAIZE - A felt-like green fabric used to cover pool tables

 

2. PATOIS - Dialect, vernacular - distinct to a group of people in a certain region 

 

3. FETTLE - Physical condition, shape 

 

4. LINNET - Bird in the finch family

 

5. PIQUET - A two-person card game with 32 cards

 

6. FANGLE - A fashion, usually a silly or foppish one

 

7. LOOFAH - A sponge for washing the body

 

8. CRUDITE - (crew-de-teh) Raw, bite-size vegetables served on a platter

 

9. UNGULATE - Having hoofs or belonging to a group of hoofed animals - as the horse

 

10. SECATEURS - Pruning shears

 

11. CHARCUTERIE - Meat, cheese, etc.  arranged and served on a wooden board