Twas the Night before Christmas and poetic terms Vocabulary Test

stirring

to make an initial movement

chimney

the pipe through which the smoke elevates from a wood fire

stocking

an article of clothing for the legs, hung up at Christmas

to nestle 

to rest comfortably in a tight position

'kerchief

 a head covering, not unlike a snood

lawn

 an area of short, regularly mown grass in the garden of a house or park

clatter

 a continuous sound of objects often metal striking each other

sash

a long piece of material for a curtain or the waist

lustre

a gentle sheen or soft glow

sleigh

the thing that you ride on in the snow

coursers

a quick horse/large animal

porch

the veranda area in front of a house

to mount

to get on to something

obstacle

something that stands in the way

to prance

to move with high springy steps

bound

a large jump or step

tarnished

 to lose lustre or shine

peddler

a person who sells items on the road

droll

slightly amusing or curious

wreath

the green decoration hung on the door at Christmas

chubby

a little bit fat in a rotund way

to dread

to have a great fear or worry about what is to happen

jerk

a sudden movement of a body part

aside

next to something

thistle

the national flower of Scotland