Barchester Towers Word Search
A free Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope (1857) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on characters, settings, and objects from the book, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Written by Anthony Trollope · First published 1857 · Novel.
Words to find: BARCHESTER, ARCHDEACON, PROUDIE, MYLET, ARABIN, SLOPE, MANTLE, WENCH, CHURCHILL, CHAPEL, FREDERICK, JULIANA.
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Barchester Towers word list, defined
- ARCHDEACON /ˌɑːrtʃˈdiːkən/ · noun
- A senior clergyman in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and some other Christian churches who ranks below a bishop and is responsible for the administration of a diocese or a subdivision of it called an archdeaconry. Related: deacon, cleric, ecclesiastic, churchman.
- ARABIN /ˈær.ə.bɪn/ · noun
- A carbohydrate (a pentose sugar) obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of gum arabic; also known as arabinose. Related: arabinose, gum arabic, acacia gum.
- SLOPE /ˈsloʊp/ · noun, verb
- A surface that slopes or inclines; a part of a landscape that has a particular shape or direction. To cause something to move or slide down a slope. Related: inclination, leaning, pitch, tilt.
- MANTLE /ˈmæntəl/ · noun
- The outer layer of the Earth, extending from the crust to a depth of about 2,900 kilometers. A cloak or covering, especially one worn by a monarch or other high-ranking person. Related: cloak, covering, garb, vestment.
- WENCH /wɛntʃ/ · noun
- A woman, especially a young or unmarried one; a servant or attendant, especially a female one. In historical contexts, a wench can also refer to a woman who works on a ship or in a tavern. Related: maid, servant, attendant, wench.
- CHAPEL /ˈtʃæpəl/ · noun
- A chapel is a small building or room used for Christian worship, typically one that is separate from a main church or attached to a larger institution such as a school, hospital, prison, or private residence. It also denotes a place of worship belonging to a Nonconformist denomination such as Methodists or Baptists, especially in British usage. Related: church, sanctuary, shrine, oratory.
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