[Dixonary] Vote for GALAGE - Round 2282

[Matthew]

Here they are, 16 definitions in all.

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this
one), before the deadline:

Friday, February 17th at 6:00 PM Eastern Time.

New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
round. Don't look in a dictionary.


1: a painting technique involving spraying paint with the stiff
bristles of a small brush, as a toothbrush

2: sturdy; of proper construction

3: the space left in a container after the contents have settled
during shipment

4: _obs._ jaundice

5: the narrow end of a buttonhole

6: serious stuctural damage; wreckage

7: a hollow or false display designed to impress

8: a holiday sweet cake made with nuts and honey

9: banter; flippancy; idle chatter

10: a wooden shoe

11: a sheer fabric woven of silk or cotton and wool

12: the waste water extracted from a coarse mineral ore by passing the
ore over a dewatering screen

13: [Fr.] a restraint used when transporting prisoners

14: finery, extravagant attire. [O.Fr. galer "rejoice, make merry"]

15: a tapered blast-pipe nozzle invented by the famous French steam
engineer André Chapelon, which he later developed into the Kylchap
blast-pipe system, building on the work of the Finnish engineer
Kyösti Kylälä

16: a toll or duty paid for weighing wool; also, the act of weighing
wool. [Obs.]


--Matthew Grieco

[Bill Bensburg]

Hi, Matt!

I'll go with 13 and the unlikely 15.

Thanks!

Bill

[—Keith Hale—]

For me, if it please you, 15 & 7 - in that order!

On 16 Feb 2012 16:42, "Matthew" <mvgrieco (AT) cs (DOT) com> wrote:

Here they are, 16 definitions in all.

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this
one), before the deadline:

Friday, February 17th at 6:00 PM Eastern Time.

New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
round. Don't look in a dictionary.


1: a painting technique involving spraying paint with the stiff
bristles of a small brush, as a toothbrush

2: sturdy; of proper construction

3: the space left in a container after the contents have settled
during shipment

4: _obs._ jaundice

5: the narrow end of a buttonhole

6: serious stuctural damage; wreckage

7: a hollow or false display designed to impress

8: a holiday sweet cake made with nuts and honey

9: banter; flippancy; idle chatter

10: a wooden shoe

11: a sheer fabric woven of silk or cotton and wool

12: the waste water extracted from a coarse mineral ore by passing the
ore over a dewatering screen

13: [Fr.] a restraint used when transporting prisoners

14: finery, extravagant attire. [O.Fr. galer "rejoice, make merry"]

15: a tapered blast-pipe nozzle invented by the famous French steam
engineer André Chapelon, which he later developed into the Kylchap
blast-pipe system, building on the work of the Finnish engineer
Kyösti Kylälä

16: a toll or duty paid for weighing wool; also, the act of weighing
wool. [Obs.]


--Matthew Grieco

[Judy Madnick]

Too many good ones. I'll go with these:

<< 12: the waste water extracted from a coarse mineral ore by
<< passing the
<< ore over a dewatering screen

<< 16: a toll or duty paid for weighing wool; also, the act of
<< weighing
<< wool. [Obs.]

Judy Madnick

[Daniel Widdis]

Both 2 and 5 should have words for them.

--
Dan

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 10 and 16.

Guerri

Matthew wrote:
>
> 10: a wooden shoe
>
> 16: a toll or duty paid for weighing wool; also, the act of weighing
> wool. [Obs.]

[scott crom]

I'll have 7 and 9, please.

Scott

[Tim Lodge]

I'll try:

> *4: _obs._ jaundice
>
> 16: a toll or duty paid for weighing wool; also, the act of weighing
> wool. [Obs.]

Wrong again, I'm sure.

-- Tim L

[Chris Carson]

Hmmmm ....

3 and 16 seem sufficiently obscure.

Chris


Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 16, 2012, at 5:42 PM, Matthew <mvgrieco (AT) cs (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here they are, 16 definitions in all.
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this
> one), before the deadline:
>
> Friday, February 17th at 6:00 PM Eastern Time.
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
> round. Don't look in a dictionary.
>
>
> 1: a painting technique involving spraying paint with the stiff
> bristles of a small brush, as a toothbrush
>
> 2: sturdy; of proper construction
>
> 3: the space left in a container after the contents have settled
> during shipment
>
> 4: _obs._ jaundice
>
> 5: the narrow end of a buttonhole
>
> 6: serious stuctural damage; wreckage
>
> 7: a hollow or false display designed to impress
>
> 8: a holiday sweet cake made with nuts and honey
>
> 9: banter; flippancy; idle chatter
>
> 10: a wooden shoe
>
> 11: a sheer fabric woven of silk or cotton and wool
>
> 12: the waste water extracted from a coarse mineral ore by passing the
> ore over a dewatering screen
>
> 13: [Fr.] a restraint used when transporting prisoners
>
> 14: finery, extravagant attire. [O.Fr. galer "rejoice, make merry"]
>
> 15: a tapered blast-pipe nozzle invented by the famous French steam
> engineer André Chapelon, which he later developed into the Kylchap
> blast-pipe system, building on the work of the Finnish engineer
> Kyösti Kylälä
>
> 16: a toll or duty paid for weighing wool; also, the act of weighing
> wool. [Obs.]
>
>
> --Matthew Grieco
>

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 9 and 16.

[Tim B]

1 and 7, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Dodi Schultz]

At total random,

> 4: _obs._ jaundice

and

> 16: a toll or duty paid for weighing wool; also, the act of weighing
> wool. [Obs.]

—Dodi

[Tony Abell]

I'll guess 10 and 16:

> 10: a wooden shoe

> 16: a toll or duty paid for weighing wool; also, the act of weighing
> wool. [Obs.]

[Dave Cunningham]

1 and 13

Dave


On Feb 16, 5:42*pm, Matthew <mvgri... (AT) cs (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here they are, 16 definitions in all.
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this
> one), before the deadline:
>
> Friday, February 17th at 6:00 PM Eastern Time.
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
> round. Don't look in a dictionary.
>
> *1: a painting technique involving spraying paint with the stiff
> bristles of a small brush, as a toothbrush
>
> *2: sturdy; of proper construction
>
> *3: the space left in a container after the contents have settled
> during *shipment
>
> *4: _obs._ jaundice
>
> *5: the narrow end of a buttonhole
>
> *6: serious stuctural damage; wreckage
>
> *7: a hollow or false display designed to impress
>
> *8: a holiday sweet cake made with nuts and honey
>
> *9: banter; flippancy; idle chatter
>
> 10: a wooden shoe
>
> 11: a sheer fabric woven of silk or cotton and wool
>
> 12: the waste water extracted from a coarse mineral ore by passing the
> ore over a dewatering screen
>
> 13: [Fr.] a restraint used when transporting prisoners
>
> 14: finery, extravagant attire. [O.Fr. galer "rejoice, make merry"]
>
> 15: a tapered blast-pipe nozzle invented by the famous French steam
> engineer André *Chapelon, which he later developed into the Kylchap
> blast-pipe system, building on the work of the Finnish engineer
> Kyösti Kylälä
>
> 16: a toll or duty paid for weighing wool; also, the act of weighing
> wool. [Obs.]
>
> --Matthew Grieco
>
>

[Millie Morgan]

I'll vote for 4 and 14 thanks Matthew

4: _obs._ jaundice
14: finery, extravagant attire. [O.Fr. galer "rejoice, make merry"]


Best wishes,
Millie

[Steve Graham]

6 and 12 please

Steve Graham

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too
dark to read. Groucho Marx

> *6: serious stuctural damage; wreckage
>
> 12: the waste water extracted from a coarse mineral ore by passing the
> ore over a dewatering screen
>

[Stephen Dixon]

Seven and eight!

#7 - false display

#8 - holiday sweetcake

All the defs were great on this one. Nice work, folks! Kudos to the one who
made up the def that was chock-full of French and Finnish engineers.

steved