225. _perche_, a horizontal pole, on which clothes were sometimes hung.

226. _burnet_, a cloth of dyed wool, orig. of a dark brown colour. Gowns

were nearly always trimmed with fur, but in this case only a common

lambskin fur was used, instead of a costly fur such as _miniver_.

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