1. AGLET- The plain or ornamental covering on the end of a shoelace.
2. ARMSAYE- The armhole in clothing.
3. CHANKING- Spat-out food, such as rinds or pits.
4. COLUMELLA NASI- The bottom part of the nose between the nostrils.
5. DRAGÉES- Small beadlike pieces of candy, usually silver-coloured,
used for decorating cookies, cakes and sundaes.
6. FEAT- A dangling curl of hair.
7. FERRULE- The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.
8. HARP- The small metal hoop that supports a lampshade.
9. HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER- A 64th note.
(A 32nd is a demisemiquaver, and a 16th note is a semiquaver.)
10. JARNS,
11. NITTLES,
12. GRAWLIX,
13. and QUIMP- Various squiggles used to denote cussing in comic books.
14. KEEPER- The loop on a belt that keeps the end in place
after it has passed through the buckle.
15. KICK or PUNT- The indentation at the bottom of some wine bottles.
It gives added strength to the bottle but lessens its holding capacity.
16. LIRIPIPE- The long tail on a graduate's academic hood.
17. MINIMUS- The little finger or toe.
18. NEF- An ornamental stand in the shape of a ship.
19. OBDORMITION- The numbness caused by pressure on a nerve; when a limb is 'asleep'.
20. OCTOTHORPE- The symbol '#' on a telephone handset.
Bell Labs' engineer Don Macpherson created the word in the 1960s by combining octo-,
as in eight, with the name of one of his favourite athletes,
1912 Olympic decathlon champion Jim Thorpe.
21. OPHRYON- The space between the eyebrows on a line with the top of the eye sockets.
22. PEEN- The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face.
23. PHOSPHENES- The lights you see when you close your eyes hard.
Technically the luminous impressions are due to the excitation
of the retina caused by pressure on the eyeball.
24. PURLICUE- The space between the thumb and extended forefinger.
25. RASCETA- Creases on the inside of the wrist.
26. ROWEL- The revolving star on the back of a cowboy's spurs.
27. SADDLE- The rounded part on the top of a matchbook.
28. SCROOP- The rustle of silk.
29. SNORKEL BOX- A mailbox with a protruding receiver
to allow people to deposit mail without leaving their cars.
30. SPRAINTS- Otter dung.
31. TANG- The projecting prong on a tool or instrument.
32. WAMBLE- Stomach rumbling.
33. ZARF- A holder for a handleless coffeea cup.