something many people believe that is false

a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination

a predisposition to like something

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

have a fancy or particular liking or desire for

not plain; decorative or ornamented

a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party

goods that are chiefly ornamental

someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)

a woman's lover

put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks

having no commitments or responsibilities; carefree

decorative needlework