Лучшие романы Томаса Майна Рида / The Best of Thomas Mayne Reid. Майн Рид

a large glass wine bottle

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      corduroy – a durable fabric, used for breeches, coats, jackets and trousers

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      calico – a cotton fabric with simple designs; it first appeared in the 11^th century in Calicut, India

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      brogues – strong leather shoes with stitches

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      Milesian – related to Milesians, the ancestors of the Celtic population of Ireland

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      Galway – a county in western Ireland, the largest Gaelic-speaking region of the country; a seaport and the county town of County Galway

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      Connemara – a region in County Galway, a lowland with bogs, lakes and uplands

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      manada – herd of horses (Spanish)

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      ci-devant – 1. former; 2. before (French)

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      Howly Vargin – Holy Virgin, Mother of Jesus

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      Saint Patrick – bishop and patron saint of Ireland, national apostle who brought Christianity to the country in the 5^th century

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      Yankees – citizens of the USA, or more precisely of the six New England states; the origin of the word is unknown; it came into use during the Civil War in 1861–1865

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      Galwegian – inhabitant of Galway

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      grog – an alcoholic drink mixed with water

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      Nothing in his tout ensemble means nothing in his cloths

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      métier – profession, occupation, business (French)

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      Orleens – New Orleans – the largest city and port on the Mississippi River, founded in 1718 by the French settlers; in 1763 New Orleans was given to the Spanish government, but in 1803 it was returned to France. In the same year Napoleon sold it to the United States

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      Saint Looey – St. Louis – the largest city in Missouri, located on the bank of the Mississippi River; it used to be the Gateway of the West at the time of the first settlers. The Missouri River joins the Mississippi to the north of St. Louis

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      Loozeyanner – Louisiana

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      cabriesto – a kind of rope

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      the garden of Eden – in the Bible, an earthly paradise where the first people, Adam and Eve, lived

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      fracas – noise; noisy quarrel

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      Alacran – Alacran tartarus, a kind of poisonous insects

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      revanche – compensation, satisfaction (French)

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      cantata penserosa – a short musical work for a choir and a soloist

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      hydrophoby – fear of water

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      cavallada – a mare (female horse) (Spanish)

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      mise-en-scène – a scene; view (French)

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      jacalés – a hut with walls covered with clay

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      faro, monté – the names of card games

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      hacienda – an estate and an estate house in Texas, Mexico and South America (Spanish)

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      the Guadalupe mountains – the mountains in western Texas and New Mexico

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      the Llano Estacado – a region in the USA on the border of Texas and New Mexico

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      Ethiopia – the country in eastern Africa (1,063,652 square km)

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      the Mexican war – the war between Mexico and the United States in 1846–1848; after the victory, the USA acquired over 1,300,000 square km of Mexican territory

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      Scott’s campaign – a military campaign in the course of Mexican war

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      monté-table – here: a table used for gambling (French)

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      Colt – Samuel Colt (1814–1868), American firearms manufacturer who perfected and patented a revolver

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      corps-d’armée – army corps (French)

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      Morisco – Moorish (Spanish)

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      Andalusia – a historic region in the south of Spain (87,590 square km); the capital is Seville; Andalusian culture was greatly influenced by many centuries of Moorish rule

Примечания

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Texas – a state in the South West of the USA (678,358 square kilometres); till 1836 Texas belonged to Mexico; after the independence from Mexico had been declared, the