mean, cheap

very low status

very cheap

spend on something more than it is worth, too high a cost or wage for such a minor job

a commonplace existence

nod rather than talk

said when the cost of renovation or repair, etc. is more than the original price

so that, in order that

(Women) women apply lampblack's mark on children's foreheads to get rid of the effects of evil eyes

greedily committing the greatest crime, to tax an illegal act for a small profit

black mark etc. which should be applied to protect from evil eye

a purse of guineas or gold coins

mean, cheap

stigma, the blot of infamy

trap, false hope