Meaning of gallnut | Babel Free
Equivalents
Examples
“There was the smell⟳ of evening in the air, the smell⟳ of the fields in the country where they digged up turnips to peel them and eat⟳ them when they went out for a walk⟳ to Major Barton's, the smell⟳ there was in the little wood beyond the pavilion where the gallnuts were.”
“[Y]our hands are always covered with gallnut [translating galla], vitriol, and alum, just like⟳ the varnish on a Moor.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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