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Page 3

Remington-hung
Hal is referring to the fact that the office he's in is decorated with art by Frederic Remington (1861-1909), an American painter who work can be seen online here.

half-Windsors
A type of knot used to tie a necktie

Harold Incandenza
Hal's full first name is given for the first time.

Enfield
A fictional town just west of Boston, which exists where parts of the real town of Brighton and the Boston neighborhood of Allston exist in reality. There used to be a real Enfield in western Massachusetts but it was disincorporated in 1938.