a large, flat cushion, used in Japan for sitting or kneeling on the floor.

any of a number of timbers forming the lower, more curved portion of the frame in a wooden hull.

stately; regal.

the practice of giving gifts to one another or to people in need on Purim.

to amend a written work by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.

the soft, dense, light-brown woolly undercoat of the musk ox, used in making fabrics.

of or relating to rain, especially much rain; rainy.

a preliminary discussion; introductory essay; a prologue.

an ancient Irish and Scottish harp.