a kind of silk cloth

thick, strong (sheet or layer)

thick, coarse, strong (cloth)

thickness, denseness

a kind of pigeon

unlawful manners

book's preface

decaying, towards decline

be suppressed, be pressed into obedience, yield, be quelled

rule, exercise authority over

to inspire with awe, to awe

the almighty, one of the epitaphs of God

having two (opposite) sides equal

(say something) timorously, in a low voice, in a subdued tone