what did you look up?

[Firehorse66]

basque...a bodice

mettle...quality of character

blag...to rob with violence

forint...a monetary until of Hungary

cogent...convincing

pieta...a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of Christ

[Firehorse66]

jarvey...the driver of a carriage for hire

jakes...an outhouse

pelmet...a decorative cornice

hame...part of a horse collar

paschal...a candle used in certain religious ceremonies

hake...a marine fish

seraglio...a harem

[Babe_Ruth]

faience- (noun) glazed ceramic.

I think it's usually used to describe ceramic, used for decorative purposes in ancient Egypt. I came across 'faience', describing a hedgehog figurine, dated almost 4000 yrs old.

[Firehorse66]

vicomte...a French nobleman

mendacious...given to deception or falsehood: untruthful

sobriquet...nickname