Christmas Vocabulary

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  1. 3. one of a pair of tight-fitting, thin, cloth covers for the feet and legs worn esp. by women
  2. 8. a ring made of flowers and leaves or evergreens (= plants that are green all year)
  3. 9. an object that is decorative rather than useful
  4. 11. a tropical plant with groups of bright red leaves that look like flowers
  5. 12. a rectangular piece of stiff paper, folded in half, with a picture on the front and often a message printed inside, sent on a special occasion
  6. 13. a type of cake, usually very dark brown and soft, that contains ginger
  7. 14. a ball-shaped Christmas decoration for hanging on a tree
  8. 15. a toy or decoration made from glass or plastic containing a clear liquid and a substance that looks like snow, which falls on a model of a scene inside when the object is shaken
  9. 17. a small evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with shiny, sharp leaves and small, round, red fruit. Holly is often used as a Christmas decoration in Europe and North America
  10. 18. an imaginary being, often like a small person with pointed ears, in popular stories
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  1. 1. long pieces of thin, shiny material used as decoration, especially at Christmas:
  2. 2. a piece of flavoured hard candy shaped like a cane (= a walking stick)
  3. 3. a type of sledge pulled by animals, especially horses or dogs
  4. 4. a member of a group of people who go from house to house singing carols at Christmas
  5. 5. a type of deer with large horns that lives in the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and North America
  6. 6. paper or plastic that covers or protects something
  7. 7. a stick-shaped piece of wax with a wick (= piece of string) in the middle of it that produces light as it slowly burns
  8. 10. an evergreen plant (= one that never loses its leaves) that grows on trees, with small, white fruits and pale yellow flowers. It is often used as a Christmas decoration, and it is traditional to kiss someone under it
  9. 12. a hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside
  10. 16. a hollow metal object shaped like a cup that makes a ringing sound when hit by something hard, especially a clapper