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Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There

Lewis Carroll


  portmanteau – a new word, formed by joining two other words and combining their meaning: e.g. ‘smog’ is a blend of ‘smoke’ and ‘fog’

  proboscis – a long, flexible tubular snout or mouthpart of an animal, such as an elephant’s trunk

  sal-volatile – smelling salts used to revive a person who is feeling faint

  teetotum – a spinning-top toy