maiden night:
the first time a virginal woman has sex with her husband; term often used for betting purposes by men who want to break an engagement
mariners:
sailors
matchit:
a disposable, one-use lighter
mate:
friend
mech:
a mechanic; anything mechanical
mechworks:
mechanical rooms
mercantile:
a shop selling some variety of merchandise
Middleway:
industrial Torian city located on the Great Lakes; also called Middy
mixpot:
mixing bowl
mole:
city underground worker
nappy:
diaper, women’s panties
navyman:
a current or former member of H.M.’s naval forces
necktwister:
assassin
negli:
negligee
netherside:
the spirit world, invisible to ordinary mortals; the source of magic power
new industry:
the beginning of the industrial age in Toriana
New Parliament:
governing body of Torian officials who petition the Crown and enforce the Queen’s legislation; the Torian version of Congress
nightstone:
a semiprecious mineral used to contain the spirits of long-dead mages and Aramanthan wizards
Nihon:
Japan, Japanese
nits:
head lice
nobber:
private security guard hired by Hill residents to patrol their streets and keep out any undesirables
Norders:
people from the North of England
nozzer:
nose; a face mask used with a portable oxygen tank
nudie:
a flesh-colored garment worn to give the illusion of nudity under a semitransparent gown or overgarment
Occupancy, the:
a period of thirty years after the Rebellion failed during which Toriana was occupied by English troops and governed by martial law
on the stroll:
working on the streets (said of prostitutes)
pain powder:
a mild opiate or analgesic
partymage:
a magic practitioner who uses his power to entertain
pasturelands:
farm lands
penders:
suspenders
physick:
doctor
piesafe:
kitchen cabinet where food is stored
piper:
plumber
pong:
stink
portents:
predictions or signs of future events
portints:
portraits made from ambrotype photographs that are hand-painted to colorize
posh, posher:
wealthy aristocrat
poxbox:
diseased prostitute
prayerhouse:
the Fleers’ religious gathering places
privy:
restroom
prodder:
iron fireplace poker
prommy:
the promenade in the city’s central park used by horseback riders and carris
pyre:
crematorium
queensland, the:
England
:
the Crown’s official newspaper
questioning:
police interrogation at New Scotland Yard
rasher:
strip of bacon
