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Contents
- 1 An Unpleasant Discovery
- 2 More of Gately's Past
- 2.1 Page 916
- 2.2 Page 917
- 2.3 Page 918
- 2.4 Page 919
- 2.5 Page 920
- 2.6 Page 921
- 2.7 Endnote 373
- 2.8 Page 921 (cont.)
- 2.9 Page 922
- 2.10 Page 923
- 2.11 Page 924
- 2.12 Page 925
- 2.13 Page 926
- 2.14 Page 927
- 2.15 Page 928
- 2.16 Page 929
- 2.17 Page 930
- 2.18 Page 931
- 2.19 Endnote 376
- 2.20 Page 931 (cont'd)
- 2.21 Page 932
- 2.22 Page 933
- 2.23 Page 934
- 3 While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...
An Unpleasant Discovery
Page 916
Entrepôt
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from
frustum
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (Random House Unabridged Dictionary).
More of Gately's Past
Page 916
proclavity
Gately means "proclivity"
Page 917
fuchsia
hot pink
boot-knife
defined here
highatus
i.e., hiatus
Page 918
VO
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for Seagram's Very Own family blend; for cognac, the same abbreviation is for Very Old, denoting a minimum aging time of at least four years (see more on cognac labels
32 mb²
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or 1 gigabyte
pinwheel-eyed
Gately is thinking of the spiraling eyes often seen in hypnotized or narcotized cartoon characters, a convention much like that of indicating a dead cartoon character with small crosses in the place of the eyes.
Page 919
LISLE
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.
EMBRASURE
an opening in a thick wall for a window
lissome
agile; nimble
Page 920
CIRCUMAMBIENT
surrounding; encompassing
head
toilet; bathroom
Pressburger
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that Pressburg was called a Pressburger.
Page 921
Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-Sterno
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet
16 mm. siphuncular
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"
4 ml.
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.
Endnote 373
viscid
sticky; adhesive
inspissated
thickened by evaporation to become more dense
Page 921 (cont.)
scratch golfer
one with a handicap of zero
edema
swelling due to excess fluid
discreditated
Presumably he means "discredited."
Morbid Trauma Quarterly
not a real publication
hemoptysis
coughing up blood
pertussive
accompanied by coughing
Page 922
30 kg
about 66.14 lbs
bupkis
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing" (spelled "bupkus" on page 878)
embrasure
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier
woodie
erection
myopic
near-sighted
Turner
probably a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter
innerdicted
i.e., interdicted
Page 923
post-mortem
Latin: after death
stucco
Read about it here.
Page 924
Night-Errand
i.e., knight-errant
papoose
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to that explained here.
Page 925
W. T. Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.
dipsoid
alcoholic
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.
cherry
a term for a virgin
simper
to smile self-consciously
highball
a family of mixed drinks
Page 926
Carry Nation
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.
exoskeletally
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton
Zegna
a clothing company founded by Ermenegildo Zegna
MILKEN
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.
Beamer
a BMW
almometer
i.e., Alma Mater
Page 927
septuagenarian
in ones seventies
tiger's eyes
a type of gemstone
doublets
tight-fitting jackets
Plasma spheres
another name for a plasma lamp
howitzer
a short type of cannon
Green-Cardless
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien
moll
the girlfriend of a criminal
bagmen
people who collect payments in organized crime
wpm
words per minute
shillelagh
an Irish hand weapon
Old Sod
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants
Page 928
Bulldog
mascot of Yale University
Post-Coital Vestibulitis
Not a real disorder
vertiginous
As in related to vertigo, the sensation of imbalance or dizziness
proprioception
the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body. (Wikipedia)
VLR
visitor's locker room
pyrotechnic
like fireworks
Bruins
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"
Page 929
wrench in the ointment
a mixup of "monkey wrench in the works" and "fly in the ointment," both meaning ruining someone's original plans
Phalanx
a close-knit group of people
filigreed
finely and elaborately ornamented work, usually made out of wire
N.O.W.
National Organization of Women
power forward
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net
ursine
pertaining to bears
ersatz
an inferior substitute
assassination
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.
Page 930
obsequity
excessive compliance
Gaelic
i.e., the Irish language
C-notes
hundred dollar bills
375 sky-blue grams
about 13.23 ounces
Page 931
Endnote 376
$660.00/g
about $18,000 an ounce
Page 931 (cont'd)
adulterant
an impurity
fillip
to smack one's finger against by pressing the finger against the thumb and releasing
gigantism
excessive growth
smack
slang term for heroin
Page 932
beeline
a direct route traveled quickly
craven
cowardly
gloaming
dusk
Page 933
entr'actes
the periods between dramatic performances
"The wraith is back...except now with him is another, younger, way more physically fit wraith in kind of faggy biking shorts and U.S. tank top who's leaning way over Gately's railing and... fucking licking Gately's forehead with a rough little tongue..."
It's Lyle. However, Lyle, being alive and well, must be able to achieve status as a wraith via meditation (this adds significance to the "Lyle Meditates" section on pg. 700).
Page 934
"...digging some dead guy's head up..."
See Hamlet, Act V, Scene i.
See also pg. 17, Hal: "I think of John N.R. Wayne...standing watch in a mask as Donald Gately and I dig up my father's head."
"...asks if they knew him..."
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (Hamlet).
While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...
Page 934
"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."
It's Steeply.