In the Dictionary
"Ditch... used for military defense often with the excavated dirt thrown up in front"
Trench
High quality porcelain originally made in Asia
China
Lewis Carroll mirrored the success of his "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" with this 1872 sequel
Through the Looking Glass
A business, or people who come over to visit
Company
ORD or SFO
Airport
"Dense", or "exceeding 90 degrees but being less than 180 degrees"
obtuse
"Hanging" piece from a ballot that caused trouble in the 2000 presidential election
Chad
"Agnes Grey" is a novel by this lesser-known sister
Anne Bronte
Time & width are examples of these measurements
Dimensions
The coccyx, colloquially
Tailbone
"To douse with a liquor (such as brandy, rum or cognac) and ignite"
flambé
A Tar Heel in college, he led Chicago to 6 NBA titles
(Michael) Jordan
He wrote a critique of prison life, "The Ballad of Reading Gaol", after spending time in the prison; it was his last published work
Oscar Wilde
Title partner of "Pomp" in a walking song at graduation
Circumstance
A woodchuck is one of these giant squirrels, also a compound word
Groundhog
This -ism is a "relapse into criminal behavior"
recidivism
A former British coin equal to 1 pound + 1 shilling
a guinea
The title gem in this Wilkie Collins novel was originally stolen from an Indian shrine
The Moonstone
This is happening when prices are high but the value of cash is lessened
Inflation
It gets its name because it's said to combine the flavors of cinnamon, clove & nutmeg
allspice
"Of or relating to a church parish... provincial"
parochial
This fine flexible leather made from tanned goatskin is often used for book covers
Morocco
From Greek for "a general view", it's a brief summary of a book in a few paragraphs
synopsis
She used me as her mere this, a synonym for toy
plaything