Le Viandier de Taillevent - General Index

General Index

Alkanets (dye) 55, 59, 71, 90
Almond 15, 16, 17, 29, 31, 34, 45, 48, 51, 53, 54, 55, 59, 61, 62, 67, 68, 71
   Milk 24, 25, 29, 31, 33, 45, 48, 59, 62
Alum 50
Anise, white or red (sugared spice) 53, 54, 71
Ash
   Gritty 50
   Of white wine dregs 49
Avens (herb) 48, 59, 69, 71, 92
Azure (dye) 59, 71
Azurite (dye) 71

Barbel (fish) 35
Barley 33
Bass (fish) 35
Bastard lovage (herb) 50, 71, 93
Bay (tree)
   Berry 50, 51, 82
   Leaf 27, 47
Bean 15, 45
Bear (subtlety) 66
Beef 4, 13
   Broth (stock) 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56, 61, 64
   Kidney fat 61
   Liver 59
   Marrow 61
   Shin 4, 53, 54, 55
Bell of ginger (spice) 50
Berry 82 (see Bay berry, Juniper berry)
Bird, small 17, 22, 53
Bird (dish) 81
Bisque (dish) 17, 83
Bittern (bird) 24
   Great or little 5
Black pepper (spice) 67, 74, 75, 77
Blank (coin) 62, 71
Bleak (fish) 37, 41, 71 (see also Sea bleak)
Blood 71 (see also Lamprey)

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Boar 22, 72, 83
   Fresh or salted 14
Boiled water (stock) 29, 30, 31, 59, 61, 62
Bony fish 78
Bottle, earthenware 62
Bourblier (dish) 22, 72, 83
Brass 66
   Casserole 60
   Wire 64, 82
Bread 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 47, 53, 55, 56, 58, 67, 68, 69, 72
   Brown 66
   Browned or dried on a grill 17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 28, 30, 53, 55, 58
   Crumbs 53, 68
   White 25, 53, 56, 58, 68
Bream (fish) 36, 72
Brie (cheese) 74
Brill (fish) 43, 44
Broth 83 (see Stock)
Buckle (subtlety) 60
Bustard (bird) 24
Butter (fresh or salted) 40, 42, 45, 53, 54, 61, 67

Cabbage (vegetable) 45
Calf mesentery 20 (see also Veal)
Camphor 66
Capon 14, 17, 21, 33, 34, 54
   Broth (stock) 17, 34, 54
   Dark meat 17, 34
   Fat 21, 64, 69
   Fatted 21, 64
   Liver 17, 64
Cardamom (spice) 74
Carp (fish) 35, 45, 81
Cassia (spice) 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39, 47, 48, 61, 69, 72, 84
   Bud 72, 84
   Flower 16, 27, 28, 48, 53, 68, 69, 72
   Powder 25, 36
Caudle (dish) 33, 84
Chard (vegetable) 45, 82
Charpie (dish) 20, 72
Cheese 18, 23, 29, 31, 36, 45 (see also Harvest cheese)
Cheesecloth 15, 18, 27, 28, 29, 31, 34, 47, 53, 54, 55, 60, 62, 64, 68, 69, 72, 86

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Chestnut 18, 20
Chevron (part of subtlety) 65, 72
Chick 21
Chicken 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 27, 33, 55, 57, 58, 61
   Broth (stock) 15, 25
   Cock or old hen 57
   Gizzard 25
   Liver 16, 18, 25, 55, 56, 69
   Water (stock) 33
   Young female or male 21, 87, 88
Chowder (dish) 29, 35, 84
Chub (fish) 7, 84
Cinnamon (spice) 53, 54, 55, 61, 67, 68, 69, 72, 74, 80, 84, 85
Cloves (spice) 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 60, 67, 69, 79, 80
   Whole 55, 59, 60
Coals 16, 23, 59, 60, 62
   Live 51
Cock 57
Cod (fresh or salted) (fish) 40, 41
Codling (fish) 40, 90
Comfit (sugared spice) 71
Conger (fish) 39
Cooking procedures
   Bake in a pie (en croute?) 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 44, 56, 58, 76
   Bake in the oven 35, 39, 42
   Bard 23, 24, 27, 71, 82 (see also Button, Lard)
   Baste 20, 22, 82
   Boil 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 67, 68, 69
   Boil (between two plates) 23
   Boil (in a sealed pot) 33
   Boil (inside out) 36
   Brown (in fat, lard, oil or butter) 15, 16, 17, 18, 34, 42, 45, 58
   Brown (on spit or grill) 17, 20, 30, 53, 55, 69
   Button 23, 59, 72 (see also Bard, Lard)
   Deep fry 60
   Fry 15, 16, 17, 20, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 39, 41, 42, 43, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 67
   Fry lightly 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 30, 93
   Glaze 23, 26, 27, 57, 58, 63, 64
   Grill 4
   Inflate (bird skin) 26, 27, 57, 63, 64
   Lard 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 75 (see also Bard, Button)
   Parboil 14, 20, 21, 22

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Cooking procedures, continued
   Poach 30, 31
   Refresh (briefly, in hot or boiling water) 20, 22, 23, 26, 61, 92
   Roast (inside out) 36
   Roast (on spit or grill) 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 63, 64
   Scald 20, 26, 28, 29, 30, 36, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 56, 57, 62, 63
   Simmer 26
   Smoke 35, 40
   Stuff 20, 26, 57, 62, 63
   Thread in (of egg) 15, 17, 20, 25, 31, 33, 59, 87
Cormorant (bird) 24
Costmary (herb) 14, 72, 85
Cotton 66
Cow's milk 15, 25, 26, 31, 48, 59, 60, 67
Crabapple 80
Crackling (pork fat) 22, 72, 92
Crane (bird) 24, 53
Crayfish 37, 53, 54
   Foot and tail 28, 53
   Freshwater 37
   Saltwater (lobster) 42
Cream 56
Cretone (dish) 72
Crisp (deep-fried batter) 73, 85
   Large 60
   Small 60
Cullis (dish) 85
Cumin (spice) 15, 29, 34, 47
Cumin dish 84
Currant (small dried grape) 57, 58, 62, 63
   Red, black or white (berry) 74
Cuttlefish 42

Dab (fish) 44, 61
Dace (fish) 7, 94
Dariole (pie crust) 56, 85
Date 62
Deer, red or roe 14, 56
   Hunting season 56, 84

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Denier (coin or weight) 49, 50, 73, 85
Dessert 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64
Dew water (dish) 33, 73, 86
Digne raisin (dried grape) 62, 73
Dodine (gravy) 73
Dogfish 39
   Small 41, 83
Donkey, striped (subtlety) 66 (see Zebra)
Down 65
Dragon (subtlety) 65, 66
Drippings 20 (see Hare, Lamprey, Pork)
Dumpling 77 (see Quenelle)
Dung 15, 87

Ear (pastry) 62, 73, 90
Eel (fish) 28, 29, 30, 36, 39, 56, 78
   Broth (stock) 29
   Small kind 36, 91
Egg 20, 26, 30, 31, 57, 60, 63, 73
   Batter (for glazing) 57, 63
   Broth (stock) 30, 31
   Hard Cooked 27
   Omelet 63
   Poached 30, 31
   White of 50, 51, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63
   Yolk of 15, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 27, 31, 33, 56, 58, 59, 60, 63, 64, 67
Ewer 62

Fat 50 (see Capon, Crackling, Drippings, Lard, Mallard, Pigeon, Pork)
Fatted 88
Fatty broth (stock) 48
Faulx grenon (dish) 25, 73, 87
Fig 25, 62
Fish 27, 28, 32, 54
   Broth (stock) 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 39
   Freshwater 7, 35, 36, 37
   Jelly 27
   Saltwater 8, 9, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 69
   Slimy 27, 78, 89
Fish day 53, 59, 61, 74
Flan (dish) 45, 56
Flat cake (pastry) 25

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Flounder (fish) 43, 87
Flour 29, 31, 32, 39, 41, 42, 43
   Fine 60, 63
   Wheat 49
Freshwater fish 7, 35, 36, 37
Fritter (dish) 61
Frumenty (dish) 25, 59, 62
Fry (fish) 41, 87
Fusty (of wine) 50, 74

Galantine (jelly) 28, 35, 74
Galingale (spice) 17, 27, 48, 68, 69, 74
Gannet (bird) 67
Garfish 40
Garlic (herb) 13, 20, 21, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 67, 68
Georgie (dish) 16, 74, 87
Giblets 25, 74, 86
Gilded dishes 57, 58
Ginger (spice) 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39, 47, 48, 50, 53, 54, 55, 61, 64, 67, 68, 69, 73, 74, 80
   (see also Mecca ginger)
Gizzard (see Chicken, Goose)
Gold leaf 57, 58, 62
Goose 21, 23, 74
   Small foot, liver and gizzard 25
   Stock 21
Gooseberry 18, 48, 56, 74, 80
   Bush 48
Gosling 21
Grains of paradise (spice) 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 67, 68, 69, 74, 78
Grampus (small whale) 40, 74, 88
Grape 68, 69 (see also Verjuice grape)
Grape dish 18, 92
Gravel (kidney or bladder stone) 45
Gravy 73, 88
Green onion 78
Green wheat 48
Greens (leafy vegetable) 4, 26, 27, 47, 91
   Watercress 45
   Chard 45
Grey gurnard (fish) 39, 74, 88
Grey mullet (fish) 40, 74, 90
Gritty ash (ash of grape pips) 50

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Gruel (dish) 33
Gudgeon (fish) 37, 87

Haddock (fish) 40, 81
Hake (fish) 41, 79
Hare 17, 19, 22
   Dripping 22
Haricot (dish) 74, 88
Hartwort (herb) 71
Harvest cheese 20, 22, 26, 43, 60, 62, 63, 74, 87
Hedgehog (subtlety) 62
Helmeted cock (subtlety) 57
Hemp 65
Herb 14, 48, 66
   Bennet 71
   Frankincense 71
   Mastic 75
Heron (bird) 24
Herring (fish) 47
Hippocras (spiced wine) 53, 55, 68, 69, 74
Hogshead (barrel) 49, 50, 51, 75
Honey 49
Horse (subtlety) 65
Hot water pastry 25, 62, 75, 86
Hotchpotch (dish) 18, 88
Houdons (dish) 17, 75
Hyssop (herb) 14

Intestine 76, 84

Jelly 27, 28, 78
John Dory (fish) 44, 86
Journeyman 63
Juniper berry 50, 51, 82

Kid 20

Laces (dish) 54
Lamb 20
Lamprey (fish) 28, 35, 36, 37, 78
   Blood 28
   Broth (stock) 28

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Lamprey, continued
   Dripping 28
   River 37, 93
   Small 37, 89
Lance 57
Lapis lazuli (semiprecious stone) 71
Lard 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 34, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 67, 92
Lardon 59
Lark (bird) 22, 53, 81
Lavender (see Spike lavender)
Lead 65
Leather 65
Leaven 13
   Pastry 50
Leek (vegetable) 4, 45
Lemon juice 80
Lent 45, 74
Lenten slice (dish) 62
Lettuce (pastry) 62, 75, 88
Linen 65
Lion (subtlety) 66
Liquid 48
Litmus (dye) 79
Liver 75 (see Beef, Capon, Chicken, Goose, Pork, Ray)
Livre (coin) 73
Loach (fish) 28, 29, 32, 36, 53, 54
Lobster (saltwater crayfish) 42
Long pepper (spice) 15, 17, 27, 28, 30, 39, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 69, 75, 78
Lores (herb?) 48, 89
Lorey pastry 62, 75
Lovage (see Bastard lovage)

Mace (spice) 14, 27, 28, 80
Mackerel (fresh or salted) (fish) 40
Mallard, River (bird) 24
   Fat 24
Mangonel (subtlety) 63, 75
Marrow 61
Mash (dish) 33, 34, 35, 85
Mastic thyme (herb) 47, 48, 75, 89
Meat [unspecified] 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 61, 62
   Broth (stock) 18, 45
   Jelly 27

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Meat day 26, 45, 57, 59, 61, 76, 88
Mecca ginger 53, 54, 55, 68, 76, 90
Menjoire (dish) 53, 76
Mesentery 20, 63, 76, 87, 92
Milk (see Almond milk, Cow's milk)
Millet 25
Minnow (fish) 37, 89
Mint (herb) 42
Minute spice 78 (see Small spice)
Motte (subtlety) 63, 76
Mud (sauce) 28, 83
Mulberry (tree) 69, 87
   Leaf 51
Mullet (see Grey mullet, Red mullet)
Mussel (shellfish) 42
Must (unfermented grape juice) 47, 49, 76
Mustard (spice) 67
   Seed 69
Mutton 4, 13, 14, 20, 26, 58, 76
   Fresh or salted 13
   Haunch 63
   Mesentery 63
   Rennet stomach 62
   Shoulder 63

Nutmeg (spice) 17, 28, 48, 68, 69, 74, 80

Offal 76
Oil 29, 30, 31, 36, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45
Olive (dish) 81
Onion 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 29, 30, 31, 37, 42, 48, 55, 67
   (see also Green onion, Leek, Scallion, Shallot)
Orchil lichen (dye) 79
Ounce (weight) 76
Oyster (shellfish) 30, 42
   Water (stock) 30

Paper 57, 66
Paprika (spice) 74
Parchment 65
Paris measure 49
Parma tart (dish) 58, 76

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Parsley (herb) 14, 16, 18, 21, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 35, 41, 48, 56, 59, 60, 68, 69
Parti-coloured white dish 59
Partridge (bird) 23, 53, 55
Pastry 62, 65 (see also Hot water pastry)
Paupiette (dish) 61, 76, 81
Pavise (shield) 65, 76
Pea 4, 15, 40, 45, 51 (see also Puree of peas)
Peacock (bird) 23, 24, 64
   Young 53
Pepper (spice) 4, 6, 10, 51, 67, 69
   (see also Black pepper, Long pepper, Round pepper)
Perch (fish) 32, 34, 35, 53, 61
   Broth (stock) 34
Pheasant (bird) 23, 53
Pickerel (fish) 53
Pie 58, 62, 76
   Crust 56, 85
   In a pot 9
Pig or piglet 20, 27, 57 (see also Pork)
Pigeon (bird) 22
   Fat 22
Pike (fish) 29, 35, 45, 61, 82
   Large 35, 45, 89
Pine nut paste 57, 58, 62, 63, 91
Pint (volume) 76
Pip, red wine 49
Plaice (fish) 43, 44, 61, 91
   Small 9, 84
Plover (bird) 23, 53
Pluck 20, 45, 94
Pomegranate seed (spice) 34, 53
Pork 13, 20, 26, 57, 58
   Chine 4
   Crackling 22
   Drippings 20
   Fat 14, 15, 18, 20, 22, 40, 54, 57, 63
   Fresh or salted 13
   Haunch 63
   Intestine 4, 15, 45
   Leg (salted or fresh) 4
   Liver 18
   Menue haste 16

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Pork, continued
   Offal 16
   Pluck 20, 45
   Spleen 16
Porpoise (small whale) 39
Potew (dish) 91
Pottage (dish) 77
Pound (weight) 77
Provençal 77
Pullet (young chicken) 21, 26, 33
   Broth (stock) 33
Puree of pea (stock) 19, 29, 30, 31, 40, 53, 54, 77

Quail (bird) 22
Quart (volume) 77
Quenelle (forcemeat ball) 26, 57, 63, 77, 91
Quiche (dish) 56, 84

Rabbit 17, 19, 21
   Young 21
Ragout (dish) 17, 30, 84, 88
Raisin (dried grape) 25 (see also Digne raisin)
Ray (fish) 39, 41, 43
   Liver toasts 43
Red deer 56, 77, 84
Red gurnard (fish) 39, 77, 87
Red mullet (fish) 39, 40, 43, 77, 92
Red-eye (fish) 92
Rice 26, 59
Rissole (dish) 61, 77
Roach (fish) 7, 87
Roe deer 77, 84
Ropy (of wine) 77, 83, 88
Rosy (dish) 55, 77
Round pepper (spice) 48, 77
Rudd (fish) 36, 92

Saffron (spice) 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 39, 45, 48, 49, 58, 59, 62, 69
Sage (herb) 14, 18, 21, 27, 31, 69
Saint George (subtlety) 65
Saint Marthe (subtlety) 66
Salmon (fresh or salted) (fish) 40

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Salmon trout (fish) 41, 44, 78
Salt 13, 14, 23, 26, 33, 35, 36, 39, 40, 42, 47, 48, 51, 54, 56, 59, 61, 62, 67
   Fine 20, 22, 23, 24, 28, 36
   White 61
Saltwater crayfish (lobster) 42
Saltwater fish 8, 9, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44
   Round 8, 39, 40, 41, 42
   Flat 8, 9, 43, 44
Saltwater shad (fish) 41
Sancte (fish) 9, 92
Saracen 78
Sauce (see Sauces in the Recipe Index)
Sausage 22, 63, 81
Scallion (onion) 22, 35, 40, 45, 48, 78, 84
Scallop (shellfish) 42, 88
Sea bleak (fish) 41
Sea bream (fish) 44, 78
Serpent (subtlety) 66
Setier (volume) 75
Seven-eye (fish) 93
Shad (fish) 35, 78, 81
   Freshwater 35
   Saltwater 41
Shad-like carp (fish) 81
Shallot (onion) 40, 47
Silver leaf 57, 58, 62
Slimy coating on fish 78, 89
Small spice 55, 61, 67, 78
Smelt (fish) 41
Sol (coin) 73
Sole (fish) 43, 61
Sop (dish) 21, 24, 30, 31, 78
Soringue (dish) 30, 78
Sorrel (herb) 48, 68, 80
Soup 83
Souse (sauce) 27, 78, 93
Spanish pot (dish) 62, 79, 91
Spanish wood marjoram (herb) 75

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Spice [unspecified] 20, 25, 36, 37, 39, 40, 44, 47, 48, 69 (see also Small spice)
   (for spice mixtures, see Powders in the Recipe Index)
Spike lavender (herb) 27, 48, 86
Spoon 20, 25, 57
Spoonbill (bird) 24
Starch 59
Steak (of fish) 85
Stock 21, 25, 26, 45, 86 (see 'stock', 'broth' or 'water' of Beef, Capon, Chicken, Eel, Egg, Fish, Goose, Lamprey, Meat, Oyster, Perch, Pullet, Veal, Venison)
   (see also Boiled water, Fatty broth, Puree of peas)
Stockfish (dried fish) 39, 79, 89
Stork (bird) 24, 67
Striped donkey (subtlety) 66 (see Zebra)
Stuffing 20, 57, 62, 63
Sturgeon (fish) 41
Subtlety 25, 26, 27, 28, 39, 79, 86
   Painted 65, 66
   Lighter 66
Sugar 21, 25, 29, 31, 33, 34, 45, 48, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 68, 69, 79, 80
   Lump 67
Swan (bird) 23, 24, 27, 63, 64
Swan Knight (subtlety) 65
Syrup pot 60

Taille (dish) 61, 79, 93
Tannin 51
Tart 45, 58, 60
Tartlet 63
Teal (bird) 24
Tench (fish) 36, 45
Testicle, red deer 85
Thrush (bird) 22, 89
Tin leaf (green, red or white) 57, 58, 66
Toasts (dish) 43, 93
   Golden 58
   Ray liver 43

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Tower (subtlety) 65
Trimolette (dish) 55, 79
Tripe 45
Trout (fish) 36
Tuna (fish) 9
Turbot (fish) 43, 44
Turmeric (spice) 50, 73, 84
Turnip (vegetable) 45
Turnsole (dye) 55, 59, 79
Turtledove (bird) 23

Vair (squirrel fur) 65, 79
Variety meat 76
Veal 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 45, 55, 58, 61 (see also Calf mesentery)
   Breast 55
   Broth (stock) 25
   Roll 81
   Shin 61
Venison 14, 22, 25, 39 (see also Boar, Deer)
   Stock 25
Verjuice (juice of unripe grapes) 4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 39, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 61, 64, 67, 68, 69, 80
Verjuice grape (unripe grape) 15, 18, 68, 80, 94
Vine leaf or shoot 48
Vinegar 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, 41, 42, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56, 67, 68, 69
Vinegar dish 16

Wafer (pastry) 53, 61, 88
Water (ingredient) 18, 48 (see also Boiled water, Dew water, Stock)
Watercress (leafy vegetable) 45, 85
Whale (cetacean) 8, 74
Wheat 25, 33, 50
   Flour 49
   Green 48
White dish 34, 39, 83
   Parti-coloured 59
Whiting (fish) 8

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Wild man (subtlety) 65
Wine 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 49, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 61, 68, 69
   Ash of dregs 49
   Pip 49, 50
   Red 36, 49, 53, 68
   Spiced 74
   White 33, 34, 35, 45, 48, 49, 53, 54, 68
Woad (dye) 26, 88
Wolf (subtlety) 66
Wood 65
Woodcock (bird) 23
Wool 54, 65

Zebra (subtlety) 66

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