# Endnotes explained — The Conjure Woman

> Chapter companion for The Conjure Woman by Charles W. Chesnutt.

## What happens

This chapter contains endnotes providing brief explanations of terms used in the main text, including a description of a card used by rural Black communities as a comb and a definition of 'jewel.'

## Key lines

> A small card, resembling a currycomb in construction, and used by negroes in the rural districts instead of a comb.

A small tool, similar to a currycomb, that Black people in rural areas used as a substitute for a comb.

_Explains a specific grooming tool used by rural Black communities._

> Sweetheart.

A term of endearment for a loved one.

_Defines the colloquial use of 'jewel' as a term for a sweetheart._

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