Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Lisolia

n.
the satisfaction of things worn down by time—broken-in baseball mitts, the shiny snout of a lucky bronze pig, or footprints ground deep into floorboards by generations of kneeling monks.

Italian liso, worn down, threadbare + oliato, oiled. Pronounced “lih-soh-lee-uh.”

Nementia

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Kenaway

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Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

The Giltwrights

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Mithenness

a person standing on the side of a road

Nullness

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