Woman Warrior Word Definitions

These are some words definitions from Woman Warrior which you many not know.

commune (p.50):A relatively small, often rural community whose members share common interests, work, and income and often own property collectively. A relatively small, often rural community whose members share common interests, work, and income and often own property collectively.

Three-legged toad: A symbol of good wealth and fortune

Javanese (27): of or pertaining to the island of Java, its people, or their language (Java is an island off the coast of Indonesia).

quarry (26): an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.

goodly: of good or substantial size, amount, etc.

palanquin: (formerly in India and other Eastern countries) a passenger conveyance, usually for one person, consisting of a covered or boxlike litter carried by means of poles resting on the shoulders of several men.

idiom (53):A speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as in keep tabs on.

fontanel (40): one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.

palpable (41) 1. readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident
2. capable of being touched or felt; tangible.

collared (44): To seize or detain. (slang)

deigned (48)
To think it appropriate to one's dignity; condescend