| A | B |
| colony | a territory ruled by another country |
| colonists | settlers |
| pudding | a soft pillow worn around a baby’s middle to keep him or her from getting hurt |
| cloak | a loose outer piece of clothing, with or without sleeves |
| meetinghouse | a colonial church |
| loom | a machine for weaving thread into cloth |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling ground grains in water or milk |
| trencher | a wooden board used as a plate |
| hornbook | a piece of wood with a printed page on both sides (a colonial school book) |
| flax | a plant that produces fiber |