IJ121
From Literature Concordances
121 · Mario's First and Only Romantic Experience
Contents |
Page 121
two hundred kilos
over 440 pounds
Southpaw
left-handed
Page 122
coiffure
hairdo
osseously
Osseous means "bone-like."
reticulate
netted
chill dusk
George Eliot (born Mary Anne Evans; 1819-1880), the British novelist, uses the expression in her novel Adam Bede.
easement
Literally meaning the use of something legally not one's own, here it's used to mean a new path beaten through a thicket.
kliegs
short form for a Klieg light
Page 123
Betty Stove
Betty Stöve (born 1945) is a Dutch former professional tennis player and winner of ten Grand Slam titles
Montclair NJ
a suburb about twenty miles west-northwest of New York City
Con-Edison
Consolidated Edison, the utilities company serving New York
three meters tall
about nine feet, ten inches tall
Page 124
Weber Grill
a real brand, you can see examples here
Passaic NJ
near Montclair, Passaic is another western suburb of New York
capering
To caper is to skip about in a playful manner.
rondelling
To rondel (more properly, roundel) is to dance in a circle
simpering
To simper is to smile coyly.
hirsute
hairy
boscages
masses of trees or shrubs
jetéed
To jeté is to jump ballet-style.
Page 125
lamé
an ornamental fabric incorporating threads of gold or silver
Titian
Tiziano Vecellio (1485-1576) was a Venetian painter.
poison sumac
a tall shrub containing urushiol, which causes a rash similar to poison ivy
ambient
of or pertaining to the surrounding environment
Page 126
3* | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17* | 27* | 32* | 33* | 37 | 38 | 39* | 42 (1) | 42 (2) | 49* | 54 (1) | 54 (2) | 55 | 60 (1) | 60 (2) | 61 | 63* | Endnote 24 | 65 | 66* | 67 | 68* | 78 | 79 | 85 | 87 | 87* | 93 (1) | 93 (2) | 95 | 97 (1) | 97 (2) | 105 | 109 | 121 | 126 | 127 | 127* | 128 | 135* | 137 | 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 (1) | 144 (2) | 151* | 157* | 169 | 172 | 176 | 181* | 193 | 198 | 200 | 211 | 219* | 223 (1) | 223 (2) | 227 (1) | 227 (2) | 240* | 242 | 258* | 270 | 281 | 283* | 299 | 306* | Endnote 110 | 312 | 317 | 321* | 343 | 367 (1) | 367 (2) | 375 (1) | 375 (2) | Endnote 145 | 376 | 379 | 380* | 386 | 394 | 395 | 398 | 410 | 418 | 430 | 434 | 436 | 442* | 449 | 450 | 461 | 470 | 475 | 489 | 491 | 503 | 507 | 508 | 528 | 531 | 538* | 548 | 550 | 553 | 560 (1) | 560 (2) | 563 | 565 | Endnote 234 | 567 | 574 | 575 | 589 | 593 | 596 | 601 | 620* | 627 | 638 | 648 | 651 | 663 | Endnote 269 | 666 | 673 | 682 | 686 | 689 | 692 (1) | 692 (2) | 698 | 700 (1) | 700 (2) | 700 (3) | 701 (1) | 701 (2) | 701 (3) | 711 | 714 | 716 | 719 (1) | 719 (2) | 721 | 723 (1) | 723 (2) | 724 | 728 | 729 | Endnote 304 | 736 | 747 | 751 | 752 | 755 | 769 | 774 | 782 | 785 | 787 (1) | 787 (2) | 795 (1) | 795 (2) | 809* | 827 | 845 | 846 | 851 | 854 | 864 | 876 | 883 | 896 | 902 | 906 | 911 | 916 (1) | 916 (2) | 934 (1) | 934 (2) | 938 | 941 | 958 (1) | 958 (2) | 960 | 964 | 971 | 972
Return to Infinite Jest
