Robert Gray: Poems Glossary

Robert Gray: Poems Glossary

jut

to stick out, to overhang

Tithonus

a figure from Greek mythology

a human who was granted eternal life by Zeus but not eternal youth, and who thus, in very high age, loses any strength or control of his body or his sanity

dentures

artificial teeth

protoplasm

biological term, the substance inside a living cell

reminisce

to think back fondly

parapet

a railing, balustrade

aubergine

a very dark purple color

mauve

a light purple color

mulberry

a pinkish purple color

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