A | B |
proprietor | one who owns or has control of something |
hempen | composed of hemp (an Asian herb with tough fiber sometimes woven into rope) |
porter | a person who carries burdens and baggage |
obliquely | neither perpendicular or parallel; usually at a 45 degree angle |
buttress | a projecting part of a mountain |
cornice | an overhanging mass of snow, ice or rock usually on a ridge |
inanimate | not endowed with life or spirit |
preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity or importance |
pendulum | a body suspended from a fixed point so as to swing freely to and fro |
contemptuous | showing lack of respect or despising |