Across
- 3. a severe abscess or multiple boil in the skin, typically infected with staphylococcus bacteria
- 6. blood, black bile, yellow bile and phlegm
- 8. Not religious, worked with pharmacist to make money from the poor.
- 10. Christ-like preacher, holy man respected by Chaucer
- 14. an utter coward
- 15. Ugly, stole wheat from customers, mouth like a furnace, a red headed brute
- 16. Had five husbands and many more partners in her youth. She’s a gold digger.
- 17. a cord, length of webbing, or strap that may serve various functions
- 18. incongruously varied in appearance or character
- 20. Had been in many battles, a true example of chivalry
- 21. Holy and graceful, but “counterfeit,’ the head of her order, has two well fed dogs.
- 24. Shows fake relics, long yellow hair, “I trow he were a gelding or a mare.”
- 25. a short dagger of a kind formerly carried by Scottish Highlanders
Down
- 1. Good navigator, could not ride a horse well, from the port at Dartmouth
- 2. Partnered with the Pardoner, overlooked sins for bribes, children feared him
- 4. thick, durable twilled cloth with a short nap, usually dyed in dark colors
- 5. deliberate and unprovoked
- 7. a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law
- 9. one tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the Church and the clergy
- 10. a docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women
- 11. not openly acknowledged or explained
- 12. a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and impenitent person passes after death
- 13. confession, especially to a priest
- 19. Forked beard, good negotiator, appeared rich but was in debt
- 22. Son of the knight, dances, rides, and likes to spend his time with girls
- 23. a belt for a sword or other piece of equipment, worn over one shoulder and reaching down to the opposite hip