The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for.
An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
An offset to the temperature setting of a thermostat to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual.
An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome)
A step-like recession in a wall.
The required distance between a structure and a road.