Toque: alternatives and connections

a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge

An epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of Aldus Manitius, and his family, of Venice,…

A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.

A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.

A follower of Robert Brown, of England, in the 16th century, who taught that every church is complete and independent in itself when o…

The theological tenets or doctrines of John Calvin (a French theologian and reformer of the 16th century) and his followers, or of the…

A small singing bird of the Finch family (Serinus Canarius), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th cent…

The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with broad bows, high, narrow poop, four masts, and lateen sails. Columbus commande…

A small closet or inclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study. The word was used as late as the 16th centu…

the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)

A part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century.

a flower or small arrangement of flowers worn by a person as a personal ornament. Typically worn by women on special occasions (as, at…

Long-toed boots or shoes formerly worn in many parts of Europe; -- so called from Cracow, in Poland, where they were first worn in the…

A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles.

A shortened form of Accademia della Crusca, an academy in Florence, Italy, founded in the 16th century, especially for conserving the…

A soldier of light cavalry of the 16th century, who carried a demilance.

the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst…

the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst…