null, zero, nothing (now archaic); sometimes written as "aught"
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A ragamuffin, or street urchin. One wearing ragged clothes.
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An fancily dressed gentleman, also called "dandy"
Zorro's disguise as a fop was brilliant.
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excessively decorated with glitter and shiny objects
The news channel broadcast from a very glitzy set, using flashy graphics.
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A persistent, iritating critic.
A gadfly journalist always tries to expose and provoke reform.
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doily, especially as used to prevent men's brilliantine (macassar) from staining upholstered furniture
There were crocheted antimacassars on the headrests of the train seats
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peers, friends or neighbors, even family, often used with kin
He was no kith nor kin to me.
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