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Glossary
Anatolia the great plains area of Turkey.
the attack The setting of this story is northern Italy during World War I; an Italian town has been attacked by an Austrian military offensive.
bal musette a public dance hall.
ballet skirts During the time that Hemingway wrote the story, Greek troops in the mountains wore uniforms exactly like Hemingway describes.
beggar the word Hemingway originally used was "bugger," a derogatory British term for someone or something disagreeable; however, the term is also synonymous with a sodomite, which was distasteful to Hemingway's editor — thus his substitution of "beggar." Remember that this story was originally published in 1936; today, in the United States, we casually use the term "bastard" with the same non-literal frequency.
big birds here, vultures, carrion eaters attracted to Harry's rotting flesh.
big log booms a chain of floating logs making a barrier to enclose other free-floating logs.
a black band the black cloth band that the major wears around the upper part of his arm of his uniform, signifying that he is in mourning.
Black's a home remedy medical book.
bodegas cafes serving alcoholic beverages.
boric boric acid, a mild disinfectant.
Bosphorus the strait that separates Asia from Europe, made famous by Romantic poets who would try to swim across.
boucherie chevaline a horse butcher; in many parts of Europe, horse meat is eaten quite commonly.
concierge the manager of an apartment house in Europe.
condensed milk canned milk.
Constantine officers At the time, these royal officers bore the name of the king of Greece, King Constantine.
Constantinople the former name for what is now Istanbul.
convex having a surface that bulges outward.
cord wood a pile of logs that will be used for burning in a fireplace.
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