cutty
Scottish short pipe
Cutty is a Scottish and dialectal word meaning short or stumpy.
A cutty stool was a low stool of repentance in Scottish churches where sinners sat for public rebuke.
A cutty sark is a short chemise or shift—immortalized as the name of the famous clipper ship and the whisky brand.
The word survives mainly in these fixed expressions.
Loose sleeveless undergarment
- shiftMovement or work period
- nightgownSleeping garment, usually loose
- undergarmentClothing worn beneath others
- linenFlax-derived textile
Tiny magical creature
- witchPractitioner of dark arts
- hagFrightening elderly witch
- lassYouthful female
- wenchArchaic term for girl
maiden · Scottish · folklore · supernatural · mischievous · enchantress · temptress
Thorny shrub or bush
- meerschaumSoft white clay mineral
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
stem · shank · bit · mouthpiece · puffing · aromatic · burley · Virginia
Remorseful rejection of past wrongs
- kirkScottish word for church
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
Scottish · Calvinist · congregation · punishment · sin · public · church · sermon
chemise
Loose sleeveless undergarment
- shiftMovement or work period
- nightgownSleeping garment, usually loose
- undergarmentClothing worn beneath others
linen · Burns · witch · clipper · ship · whisky · nightshirt
sprite
Tiny magical creature
wench · maiden · Scottish · folklore · supernatural · mischievous · enchantress · temptress
briar
Thorny shrub or bush
- meerschaumSoft white clay mineral
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
chamber · stem · shank · bit · mouthpiece · puffing · aromatic · burley · Virginia · bowl
repentance
Remorseful rejection of past wrongs
- kirkScottish word for church
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
confession · Scottish · Calvinist · congregation · punishment · sin · public · church · sermon · admonishment
brief
Short in duration
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words
- curtailedCut short prematurely
stubby · cropped · bobbed · docked · snub · clipped · shortened · trimmed · shorn