“He..Beheld him yesking forth his ghost.”
“In the Turtle the plastron consists of nine pieces..the fourth [lateral], xiphiplastron.”
xiphiplastron, n. Anatomy and Zoology. Each of the fourth or hindmost pair of lateral plates in the plastron of a turtle.
“Soldiers..whose well-boned Limbs are fitted for Labour.”
well-boned, adj. 1. Having large or strong bones; having an attractive bone structure.
“The students..set out on Vesalian crusades, and succeeded beyond expectation.”
Vesalian, adj. 1. Connected with anatomical researches. In quot. 1870 with reference to body-snatching.
“The hinder portion of the alimentary canal is perhaps also uriniferous.”
uriniferous, adj. Anatomy. Conveying urine. Usually with duct, tubule, or (most frequently) tube.
“A good tooth-puller can pull with any key or claw.”
tooth-puller, n. one who extracts teeth.
“A good slice of swack cheese.”
swack, n. Scottish. Supple; lithe and nimble; smart.
“Nicholas was permitted to depart to his rest.”
rest, n.1 I. Senses relating to repose or a break from activity. 1. a. Sleep, repose; the feeling of having been refreshed or restored through this.
“Quads, those troublesome curves that cause muscleheads to walk with bent knee.”
quad, n.8 colloquial (originally North American). The quadriceps muscle. Frequently in plural. Also quad muscle.
“The bloud..swels and opens the vessels, and breaks out into a Profluvium.”
profluvium, n. Now rare. A copious flow or discharge, esp. of bodily fluids. Also figurative.
“Trotsky takes his chance and cracks him on the occiput with the front edge of the chair seat.”
occiput, n. Chiefly Anatomy and Zoology. 1. The back or posterior part of the head.
“Most nasogastric feeds are based on milk.”
nasogastric, adj. Medicine. Reaching the stomach via the nose; effected along such a route.
“Publican Black Ned Bratts and Tabby his big wife too: Both in a muck-sweat.”
muck sweat, n. Now colloquial. A profuse sweat; (figurative) a panic, a frantic state of mind. Chiefly in in (also into) a muck sweat.
“Whiche fynger som men clepeþ likpot þat is þe fynger next þe thombe.”
† lickpot, n. Obsolete. 1. A name for the first finger.
“The hand which I now saw,..was lean, corded, knuckly.”
knuckly, adj. Having large or prominent knuckles.
“The face of the rural man is coarse-grained and perhaps jowly.”
jowly, adj. Having large or prominent jowls.
“The deep in-breath, The breath roaring out.”
inbreath, n. A drawing in of the breath.
“I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.”
headless, adj. 1. a. Of a person, animal, etc.: having no head; decapitated, beheaded.
“Some of them got fat, and some got gangly, but none of them was good to look at.”
gangly, adj. 1. Of a person or animal: very tall and thin, and loose-jointed or awkward in gait or bearing; lanky. Also: characteristic of such a person or animal.
“People have very little control over their facial muscles, which betray our inner thoughts all the time.”