All The Light We Cannor See Vocab

Bombardier

N. Military, the member of a bombing plane crew who operates the bomb sight and bomb release mechanism

Reticulated

V. To form a net or network

Parapet

N. A defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification. An elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification; any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a balcony roof, bridge, or the like

Corsairs

N. A fast ship used for piracy; a pirate, especially formerly of the Barbary coast.  (Corsair), Military. a gull-winged, propeller-driven fighter plane built for the U.S. Navy in World War I and kept in service into the early 1950s.

Davenport

N. a large sofa, often one convertible into a bed; Chiefty British. a small writing desk.

Scabbard

N. a sheath for a sword or the like. verb (used with object)to put into a scabbard; sheathe.

Byzantine

Adj, noting or pertaining to the architecture of the Byzantine Empire and to architecture; characterized by masonry construction, round arches, impost blocks, low domes on pendentives, the presence of fine, spiky foliage patterns in low relief on stone capitals and moldings, and the use of frescoes, mosaics, and revetments of fine stone to cover whole interiors; (sometimes lowercase) complex or intricate:

Asceticism

N. the doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self-denial, self-mortification, and the like; rigorous self-denial; extreme abstinence; austerity.

Virtuosic

Adj. having special knowledge or skill in a certain field

 Inure

 V. to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):

Temporal

Adj, of or relating to time; pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly; enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory (opposed to eternal).

Gyring

V. To move in a circle or spiral (as in pattern of ocean currents)

Carmine

N. a crimson or purplish-red color, a crimson pigment obtained from cochineal.

Caul

N. a cap or hat of net formerly worn by women

Lapidary

N. the art of cutting, polishing, and engraving precious stones; one who cuts, polishes, or engraves stones

Sobriquets

N. a nickname.

Emerveillement

N. wonder

Periscope

N. an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision, consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usually, lenses: used especially in submarines.

Tephra

N. clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.

Escutcheons

N. a shield or shieldlike surface on which a coat of arms is depicted; an ornamental or protective plate around a keyhole, door handle, drawer pull, light switch, etc.; Nautical. a panel on the stern of a vessel bearing its name and port of registry.