Crispin+Chapter+8


 * alb- a white vestment worn in Some Christian Churches
 * My mother once wore a alb once in our Church.


 * tonsured- a part of a monk’s or priest’s head left bare on top by shaving off the hair
 * I would never ever want to have a tonsured hair.


 * sanctuary- a place of refuge or safety
 * A sanctuary is a best place for you to be safe.


 * tallow- hard fatty substance made from rendered animal fat.
 * A candle is made of tallow.


 * genuflect- to lower one’s body briefly by bending one knee to the ground (as a sign of respect)
 * A couple of hundred years ago, people genuflected if a king or a queen pasted by.


 * distraught- deeply upset and agitated
 * I was distraught when my dog died.


 * sullen- bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy
 * I am not a sullen person at all.


 * scrutinize- examine or inspect closely and thoroughly
 * My science teacher scrutinized my homework carefully.


 * siege- a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building
 * A town was siege by a military base.