a kind of oblation in the form of water, squeezed out of a soaked cloth, given to a departed soul.

the essence, summary.

the structure of a thing, with reference to which it is made of.

the classical style in literature.

a kind of literary form in which both verses and prose are used alternatively.

the potherb Chenopodium album ( = C. atriplices) of Chenopodiaceae family; goosefoot.