315. _Quince-tinct._ Tincture of quince was used as a cosmetic.

322. _Fifty-part canon._ "Mr. Browning explained that a 'canon, in

music, is a piece wherein the subject is repeated in various keys, and

being strictly obeyed in the repetition, becomes the canon, the

imperative law to what follows.' Fifty of such parts would be indeed a

notable peal; to manage three is enough of an achievement for a good

musician." Berdoe, _Browning Cyclopædia_: page 180.

480. _The band-roll._ Her head was ornamented with a band on which were

strung Persian coins.

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