Lewis Carroll vocabulary
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Lewis Carroll vocabulary includes the following:
The Walrus and the Carpenter
This is a famous, humorous poem by Lewis Carroll of less than a thousand words. Its vocabulary includes:
- billows - a wave or surge of water. Usage in the KJV Bible: "Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me". (Psalm 42:7)
- briny - relating to the sea or to salty water (usage: the "briny beach")
Words invented by Lewis Carroll
Words invented by Lewis Carroll include chortle, portmanteau, and jabberwocky.[1]