best, finest

sort, choose, pick, select

to cause to sift

act of picking or selecting, sorting

chintz, drop (of a liquid)

wages for odd days or for a break in work

select, choose, sort out

taunting, reproaching, reviling, reproof, satirize

cut or clip off, trim

taunt

to sprinkle, to splash, bespatter, to deceive, trick, to encourage, incite, stimulate

to cut down, trim, lay off, retrench

stains

stains

solace, patience

to sprinkle, scatter

sifted, selected, cut

cutting down, trimming, retrenchment

to cut, clip, pare, crop, lop, prune, trim, dress

cuttings, scrapings