AtDDtA1: "Ground-Leave"

[Dave Monroe]

   "That evening Chick and Darby, as the port section of the crew, had
watch-duty, while Miles and Lindsay were to be allowed 'ground-leave'
in Chicago.  Each in his own way excited at the prospect of attending
the Exposition, the two lads shifted rapidly into dress uniform ..."
(AtD, Pt. I, Ch. 2, p. 15 f.) ...


"ground-leave"

Main Entry: shore leave
Function: noun
: a leave of absence to go on shore granted to a sailor or naval officer

http://m-w.com/dictionary/shore%20leave


"the forty-four buttons of his dickey ..." (?!)

Main Entry: dick·ey
Variant(s): or dicky  also dick·ie /'di-kE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural dickeys or dick·ies
Etymology: Dicky, nickname for Richard
1 : any of various articles of clothing: as a : a man's separate or
detachable shirtfront b : a small fabric insert worn to fill in the
neckline ...

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

"... one for each State of the Union"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:US_states_by_date_of_statehood.gif

44  Wyoming, Thursday, July 10, 1890
45  Utah, Saturday, January 4, 1896

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_statehood


Macassar oil

Macassar oil is a compounded oil used primarily by men in Victorian
and Edwardian times as a hair dressing.

Macassar oil is basically coconut oil or palm oil to which has been
added the very fragrant "ylang-ylang" oil (obtained by processing the
flowers of the Ylang-ylang tree, aka Cananga odorata) as well as some
other fragrant oils....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makassar_oil


"The Windy City"

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0701&msg=114254


"Randolph emerged from his tent in mufti ..."

Main Entry: muf·ti
Pronunciation: 'm&f-tE
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from mufti
: ordinary dress as distinguished from that denoting an occupation or
station <a priest in mufti>; especially : civilian clothes when worn
by a person in the armed forces

Main Entry: spruce
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): spruc·er; spruc·est
Etymology: perhaps from obsolete English Spruce leather leather
imported from Prussia
: neat or smart in appearance : TRIM

Main Entry: as·cot
Pronunciation: 'as-k&t, -"kät
Function: noun
Etymology: Ascot Heath, racetrack near Ascot, England
: a broad neck scarf that is looped under the chin

Main Entry: fe·do·ra
Pronunciation: fi-'dor-&
Function: noun
Etymology: Fédora (1882), drama by V. Sardou
: a low soft felt hat with the crown creased lengthwise

http://m-w.com/dictionary/


"a tastefully checked Kentucky hemp suit"

http://www.kentuckyhemp.com/library/news/farmers.html

http://www.courttv.com/archive/legaldocs/business/hemp.html