Idiomatic Sources/Military Terms and Arts Flashcards
1
Q
harbor
A
shelter for the army
2
Q
harbinger
A
forerunner, officer who goes ahead of an army to arrange lodging
3
Q
harry
A
raid and rob, overrun with an army
4
Q
salary
A
money for the purchase of salt
5
Q
interval
A
wall
6
Q
subsidy
A
reserve troops
7
Q
trophy
A
monument consisting of armor from defeated enemy
8
Q
pioneer
A
foot soldier, one who goes in advance and blazes the trail
9
Q
squire
A
a young man who attended a kinght and carried his shield
10
Q
free-lance
A
mercenary soldier whose weapon and services were free to be sold to the highest bidder
11
Q
boulevard
A
the fortification surrounding a city
12
Q
slogan
A
distinctive battle cry
13
Q
pagan (non-Christian)
A
peasant, civilian, non-Christians
14
Q
miniature
A
a type of red pigment, small
15
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rubric
A
ruber, “red”
