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phaeton
"A type of light four-wheeled open carriage, usually drawn by a pair of horses, and having one or two seats facing forward" (OED).
Image of a light phaeton (Two Nerdy History Girls).
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gig
"A light two-wheeled one-horse carriage" (OED).
Image of a Standhope-style gig (Wikipedia).
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fish
“A small flat piece of bone or ivory used instead of money or for keeping account in games of chance; sometimes made in the form of a fish” (OED).
Fish made from ivory (Austenonly.com):
Other shapes, made of mother-of-pearl (Austenonly.com):
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screen
"Used to shield people from the heat of a fireplace….Also used to keep sparks off the floor" (Pool, What Jane Austen Ate…, 308).
Picture of a fire screen from 1788 (Victoria and Albert Museum).
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entailed
“To settle (land, an estate, etc.) on a number of persons in succession, so that it cannot be bequeathed at pleasure by any one possessor” (OED).
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cassino
Also spelled casino; "a card game for two to four people" (Pool, What Jane Austen Ate…, 281).
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quadrille
"A card game played by four people with forty cards that was the fashionable predecessor of whist" (Pool, What Jane Austen Ate…, 360).
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out
From “to come out”—when a young woman formally enters adult society, usually at 17 or 18, and is eligible for marriage (Pool, What Jane Austen Ate…, 288).
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connexions
Also spelled "connections." "Relationship by family ties, as marriage or distant consanguinity" (OED).
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articles of plate
"Gold or silver vessels and utensils" (OED).
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