Rare KJV words

What is a tenon?

A kind of precious stone

A wound of lesser gravity

woven fabric, where the warp threads run around the weft threads

The end of a piece of timber, which is fitted to a mortise for insertion

What is a ligure?

The end of a piece of timber, which is fitted to a mortise for insertion

A tufted top; a bud

A kind of precious stone

woven fabric, where the warp threads run around the weft threads

What is a knop?

A tufted top; a bud

The end of a piece of timber, which is fitted to a mortise for insertion

A bezil or socket in which a precious stone or seal is set

A wound of lesser gravity

What is a selvage?

woven fabric, where the warp threads run around the weft threads

The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads

The end of a piece of timber, which is fitted to a mortise for insertion

A bezil or socket in which a precious stone or seal is set

What is an ouch?

A wound of lesser gravity

A kind of precious stone

The end of a piece of timber, which is fitted to a mortise for insertion

A bezil or socket in which a precious stone or seal is set

What is a curious girdle?

A girdle for a prophet

A girdle wrought with great care

A girdle for a child

A girdle that extends to the ankles

What is a habergeon?

A sleeveless or short-sleeved coat of mail armour

The quilted undergarment worn under a hauberk.

The quilted undergarment worn under a breastplate.

A short pike or axe used by riders and infantry

What does it mean (in the KJV) to temper?

To compound; to form by mixture

To adjust the temperature of an ingredient gradually so that it remains smooth and pleasing.

To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal

To moderate or control

What is a bonnet?

A cover for the head, worn by females, close at the sides, and projecting over the forehead.

The foremost part of any vehicle, especially a chariot or wagon

The aft section of the tabernacle

A head covering that is not, strictly speaking, a hat

What is onycha?

Muricid extract produced through boiling and filtration of residues

Oil of myrrh

The operculum of kinds of strombus or muricid

Strombus extract produced through boiling and filtration of residues

What is a deal?

A dry measure equivalent to three bushels

A liquid measure equivalent to four liters

A length of half a rod

A portion of variable quantity

What is galbanum?

A gum from plants of the genus Ferula

Oil of myrrh

The resin of the cyprus pine, which produces a sweet odour when burnt

An insect-derived pigment used to dye goods a crimson hue

Rare KJV words

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