Obscure 5 Letter Words - Set 1

to a high degree; exceedingly; at full speed

circuit; scope; compass; confines

recess for church vessels; cupboard or niche

a person who fails to develop mentally

strip of fine linen worn as cloak or wrap by priest at mass

elbow

nearly; almost

to administer extreme unction to

about; concerning

imbecilic; senile; like a very old woman

of a heraldic animal, having eyes differently-coloured from the animal itself

positively charged ion

liquid measure of 8 1/2 gallons

spiked elephant goad

arboreal American lizard with ability to change colour

cave

of, like or pertaining to bees

to support militarily

wheeled Middle Eastern carriage

to dry up; to wither

sharp mountain ridge

clay used in making pottery

crust formed on wine kept too long or improperly

dried cow dung used as fuel

round iron helmet

tapestry covering a wall

sharp edge on stone; meeting of two surfaces

of, like or pertaining to ploughed land

to befool; to besot

loss of honour; disgrace

rich satin fabric

muscular weakness

horse's gait between an amble and a gallop

at all

courtly; ceremonious; genteel

alchemical name for mercury

light or sky blue; the heraldic colour blue

coarse napped cotton or wool fabric

placing capo or finger across guitar strings

method of dyeing fabric by covering certain sections with wax

heraldic sign of bastardy

a bundle of brushwood

beatified woman

double-pointed miner's pick

pygmy antelope

to secure a rope by winding on a pin or cleat

exorcist

spy glass or telescope

curler's broom

oblique side or face of a cut gem

divided in two by a deep split

a wide bay; a bend or coil in a rope

iron bar used to shackle prisoners' feet

lower point of inner hull of a ship; nonsense or rubbish

posts mounted on a ship for fastening ropes

combining two entities into one

a boil or blister

piece of skin that peels off after a sunburn

piece of poor or clumsy workmanship

quiet tributary or backwater

of, like or pertaining to clay

rounded mass

well dressed criminal

bulging outwards

large marble used in games

reddish African antelope with white vertical stripes

limited; narrow-minded

covered with trees or shrubs

boatswain

to sift through cloth; to examine by sifting

anchor carried at bow of a ship

communication trench

female hunting hound

leather strap to bind a hawk's wing

to prance; toss the head; to strut

collection of broken pieces of rock or ice

disease of sheep causing fits

to clean a ship's bottom by burning off seaweed

fierce; cruel; keen

mark over letter to indicate a short vowel sound

luminous ring around the moon

food; aliment

something rumoured widely; to report or spread rumour

chin-piece for helmet with breathing holes

round seal attached to a papal bull

a small bag for diamonds or gold dust

to suppress quietly; to bypass or avoid

square cloth case to carry the corporal during Communion service

woman's work basket or handbag

heavy rope or chain for mooring a ship

flying upside down with tail down

to beg or sponge from another

cup; chalice

outer covering of a flower

shinty stick

a horse

mark used to note an omission

to raise trivial and frivolous objections

inner chamber of a classical temple

patchwork composition; collection of short quotations