bhang \'ban\ n [Hindi bhamacron-tilda>g] 1a: HEMP 1b: the leaves and flowering tips of hemp : CANNABIS 2: any of several narcotic and intoxicant products obtained from bhang

charshaf (Lolita) - veil worn by Turkish women

chres.tom.a.thy \kre-'sta:m-*-the-\ n [NL chrestomathia, fr. Gk chre-stomatheia, fr. chre-stosX useful + manthanein to learn; akin to Skt hrasva small 1: a selection of passages compiled to aid in learning a language 2: a volume of selections from an author

co.cotte \ko.-ko.t\ \-ko.t(s)\ n or cocottes [F] pl : PROSTITUTE

cucumicolor (Ada) - colored like a cucumber (not in Webster, but cucumiform is)

damozel (Ada) - old spelling of damsel

demency - dementia

des.man \'dez-m*n\ n or desmans [short for Sw desmansrasup-circle>tta, fr. desman musk + pl Xrasup-circle>tta rat : an aquatic insectivorous mammal (Desmana moschata) of Russia that resembles a mole

eg.lan.tine \'eg-l*n-.ti-n, -.te-n\ n [ME eglentyn, fr. MF aiglent, fr. (assumed) VL aculentum, fr.] L acus needle : SWEETBRIER

em.bra.sure \im-'bra--zh*r\ n [F, fr. obs. embraser to widen an opening] 1: a recess of a door or window 2: an opening with sides flaring outward in a wall or parapet of a fortification usu. for allowing the firing of cannon

epis.to.lary \i-'pis-t*-.ler-e-\ aj 1: of, relating to, or suitable to a letter 2: contained in or carried on by letters 3: written in the form of a series of letters {~ novel} (ok, so I should have known this one.)

ep.i.the.li.um \.ep-*-'the--le--*m\ n [NL, fr. epi- + Gk the-le- nipple - more at FEMININE] 1: a membranous cellular tissue that covers a free surface or lines a tube or cavity of an animal body and serves esp. to enclose and protect the other parts of the body, to produce secretions and excretions, and to function in assimilation 2: a usu. thin layer of parenchyma that lines a cavity or tube of a plant

fa.tid.ic (Ada) \fa--'tid-ik, f*-\ \-i-k*l\ aj [L fatidicus, fr. fatum fate + dicere to say] : of or relating to prophecy - fa.tid.i.cal aj

fa.vo.ni.an (Lolita) \f*-'vo--ne--*n\ aj [L favonianus, fr. Favonius, the west wind] : of or relating to the west wind : MILD

fauteuil (Ada) - a comfortable type of chair; by extension, a "chair" as a position, like a professorship

fichu \'fish-(.)u:\ n [F, fr. pp. of ficher to stick in, throw on, fr. (assumed) VL figicare], fr. L figere to fasten, pierce - more at DIKE : a woman's light triangular scarf that is draped over the shoulders and fastened in front or worn to fill in a low neckline

fuchsined, from fuch.sine or fuch.sin \'fyu:k-s*n, -.se-n\ n [F fuchsine, pro. fr. NL Fuchsia; fr. its color] : a dye that is produced by oxidation of a mixture of aniline and toluidines and yields a brilliant bluish red

funest (Ada)

gueridon (Ada) - alternate spelling of guer.don \'g*rd-*n\ \'g*rd-nin, -*n-in\ n or guer.don.ing [ME, fr. MF, modif. of OHG widarlo-n, fr. widar back + lo-]n reward - more at WITH, LUCRE : REWARD, RECOMPENSE - guerdon vt

hiren - hired siren (pun,Ada)

nacreous (Lolita) - pearly

ondula (Ada) - coined by V.N.: a little wave or ripple

oti.ose \'o--she--.o-s, 'o-t-e--\ \.o--she--'a:s-*t-e-, .o-t-e--\ aj [L otiosus, fr. otium leisure] 1: being at leisure : IDLE 2: STERILE, FUTILE 3: lacking use or effect : FUNCTIONLESS - oti.ose.ly av

pe.ri \'pi(*)r-e-\ n [Per peri- fairy, genius, modif. of Av pairika- witch; akin t]o L paelex concubine 1: a supernatural being in Persian folklore descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is accomplished 2: a beautiful and graceful girl or woman

pin.nace \'pin-*s\ n [MF pinace, prob. fr. OSp pinaza, fr. pino pine, fr. L pin]us 1: a light sailing ship used largely as a tender 2: any of various ship's boats

phocine (Lolita) - relating to, or like, seals

prasine (Ada) - green like a leek in color

predormient (Ada) - before sleeping

sple.ni.us \'sple--ne--*s\ \-ne--.i-\ n or sple.nii [NL, fr. L splenium plaster, compress, fr. Gk sple-nion, fr. ] pl sple-n : a flat oblique muscle of each side of the back of the neck

strapontin (Real Life of Sebastian Knight) A seat at a theater or on a subway which swings up when not in use

thesialist (Ada) thesial is "pertaining to a thesis ot theses," so Nabokov's thesialist is an expert, devotee, or practitioner of thesis, but which meaning: concept or dissertation? Only the context knows.

tzigan - alt. spelling of tzi.gane \tse--'ga:n\ n [F, fr. Hung ciga`ny] : GYPSY - tzigane aj

viatic - journeying (as in viaticum, a stipend given to journeying priests)

vo.lute or vo.lut.ed \v*-'lu:t\ \-'lu:t-*d\ n [L voluta, fr. fem. of volutus, pp. of volvere to roll] 1: a spiral or scroll-shaped form 2a: a spiral scroll-shaped ornament forming the chief feature of the Ionic captial 2b: a turn of a spiral shell 3: any of numerous marine gastropod mollusks (family Volutidae) with a thick short-spired shell - vo.lut.e aj