Paul Keating
August 6th, 2012, 11:24 AM
The word *requietory* was clearly a poor choice.
OED Online offered me the word when I clicked the *Lost for words* link. It
looked unobvious to me, but most players homed in on an origin in Latin *
requiescere* ‘sleep, rest, lie buried’, or its etymon *quies, *in
preclassical Latin ‘quiet’.
This led to a slew of similar definitions, some of which I felt I had no
choice but to combine. I combine defs reluctantly; and I can’t recall being
faced with so many hard choices in a single round. All my own fault,
naturally, for choosing an obvious word. If you'd like to know why I
decided against combining a particular pair of similar definitions, just
email me.
The OED <http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/163252?p=emailA4CgRVZfhW4.o&d=163252>cites only one known occurrence in English, and from a book I believe no
player, not even Johnny, is likely to have read. But he DQd anyway.
The winner is Chris Carson, whose definition "of little or no importance"
received 4 votes, plus 2 points for guessing the correct def.
Dave Cunningham takes coveted second place with 5 points. And there were
two players in runner-up position with 4 points: Judy Madnick and Daniel
Widdis.
The true definition was 1: "a sepulcher" (OED 3ed, March 2010; online
version June 2012), which three players guessed, and Dodi Schultz submitted
a synonymous def ("a tomb") that I had no option but to combine.
1. a sepulcher
Votes from: Carson, Mason and Widdis
Real definition from OED 3ed, March 2010; online version June 2012
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 3.
2. a room used for storage of human remains during the
winter when interment is difficult
Votes from: Abell, Hale, Madnick, Shefler and Widdis
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 5.
3. a homily given at a funeral
No votes
Submitted by: Bourne.
4. of, or resembling, a Roman Catholic service for the
souls of the dead
Vote from: Cunningham
Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 1.
5. the hand-signs to be used in the refectory to ask for
salt, water, etc. when the rule of silence is to be
observed (see _Rule of Benedict_ and _Trappist_)
Votes from: Lodge, Mallach and Shefler
Submitted by: Barrs (DQ), who scores natural 3.
6. an inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory
or commendation of the one buried there; an epitaph
Votes from: Hart and Morgan
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.
7. a sound-proofed chamber in a monastery set aside for
those serving a penance of silence
No votes
Submitted by: Stevens.
8. _Arch._ a secluded, often secret room
Vote from: Cunningham
Submitted by: Bensburg, who scores natural 1.
9. a cell or chamber in a monastery reserved for solitary
prayer and reflection
Vote from: Crom
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 1.
10. a room or space set aside for meditation or reflection
Votes from: Morgan and Schultz
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 2.
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 2.
11. a room for sleeping
Vote from: Schultz
Submitted by: Hale, who scores natural 1.
12. a place of lamentation
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Hart, who scores natural 1.
13. a place to keep necessities
No votes
Submitted by: Savage.
14. the reception room of an English lady of rank; hence, a
reunion of notabilities at the house of such a lady
Votes from: Lodge and Madnick
Submitted by: Morgan, who scores natural 2.
15. compensatory; healing; an act of atonement
Vote from: Crom
Submitted by: Dixon, who scores natural 1.
16. a soothing or calming medicine
Votes from: Bourne and Mason
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 2.
17. a machine for forming or spinning threads
Votes from: Abell, Bensburg, Bourne and Weltz
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 4.
18. a passage in a musical composition in which the
instrument in question remains at rest
Votes from: Carson, Hale and Mallach
Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 3.
19. of little or no importance
Votes from: Bensburg, Hart, Stevens and Weltz
Submitted by: Carson, who scores 4 + 2, total 6.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Carson 19 *1* & 18 4 2 6
Cunningham 2 4 & 8 5 5
Madnick 17 2 & 14 4 4
Widdis 6 *1* & 2 2 2 4
Schultz 1 10 & 11 3 3
Barrs 5 DQ 3 3
Weltz 18 17 & 19 3 3
Morgan 14 6 & 10 2 2
Shefler 10 2 & 5 2 2
Abell 16 2 & 17 2 2
Emery 10 N/V 2 2
Mason *1* & 16 0 2 2
Lodge 9 5 & 14 1 1
Hart 12 6 & 19 1 1
Dixon 15 N/V 1 1
Hale 11 2 & 18 1 1
Mallach 4 5 & 18 1 1
Bensburg 8 17 & 19 1 1
Stevens 7 12 & 19 0 0
Crom 9 & 15 0 0
Bourne 3 16 & 17 0 0
Savage 13 N/V 0 0
OED Online offered me the word when I clicked the *Lost for words* link. It
looked unobvious to me, but most players homed in on an origin in Latin *
requiescere* ‘sleep, rest, lie buried’, or its etymon *quies, *in
preclassical Latin ‘quiet’.
This led to a slew of similar definitions, some of which I felt I had no
choice but to combine. I combine defs reluctantly; and I can’t recall being
faced with so many hard choices in a single round. All my own fault,
naturally, for choosing an obvious word. If you'd like to know why I
decided against combining a particular pair of similar definitions, just
email me.
The OED <http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/163252?p=emailA4CgRVZfhW4.o&d=163252>cites only one known occurrence in English, and from a book I believe no
player, not even Johnny, is likely to have read. But he DQd anyway.
The winner is Chris Carson, whose definition "of little or no importance"
received 4 votes, plus 2 points for guessing the correct def.
Dave Cunningham takes coveted second place with 5 points. And there were
two players in runner-up position with 4 points: Judy Madnick and Daniel
Widdis.
The true definition was 1: "a sepulcher" (OED 3ed, March 2010; online
version June 2012), which three players guessed, and Dodi Schultz submitted
a synonymous def ("a tomb") that I had no option but to combine.
1. a sepulcher
Votes from: Carson, Mason and Widdis
Real definition from OED 3ed, March 2010; online version June 2012
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 3.
2. a room used for storage of human remains during the
winter when interment is difficult
Votes from: Abell, Hale, Madnick, Shefler and Widdis
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 5.
3. a homily given at a funeral
No votes
Submitted by: Bourne.
4. of, or resembling, a Roman Catholic service for the
souls of the dead
Vote from: Cunningham
Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 1.
5. the hand-signs to be used in the refectory to ask for
salt, water, etc. when the rule of silence is to be
observed (see _Rule of Benedict_ and _Trappist_)
Votes from: Lodge, Mallach and Shefler
Submitted by: Barrs (DQ), who scores natural 3.
6. an inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory
or commendation of the one buried there; an epitaph
Votes from: Hart and Morgan
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.
7. a sound-proofed chamber in a monastery set aside for
those serving a penance of silence
No votes
Submitted by: Stevens.
8. _Arch._ a secluded, often secret room
Vote from: Cunningham
Submitted by: Bensburg, who scores natural 1.
9. a cell or chamber in a monastery reserved for solitary
prayer and reflection
Vote from: Crom
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 1.
10. a room or space set aside for meditation or reflection
Votes from: Morgan and Schultz
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 2.
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 2.
11. a room for sleeping
Vote from: Schultz
Submitted by: Hale, who scores natural 1.
12. a place of lamentation
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Hart, who scores natural 1.
13. a place to keep necessities
No votes
Submitted by: Savage.
14. the reception room of an English lady of rank; hence, a
reunion of notabilities at the house of such a lady
Votes from: Lodge and Madnick
Submitted by: Morgan, who scores natural 2.
15. compensatory; healing; an act of atonement
Vote from: Crom
Submitted by: Dixon, who scores natural 1.
16. a soothing or calming medicine
Votes from: Bourne and Mason
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 2.
17. a machine for forming or spinning threads
Votes from: Abell, Bensburg, Bourne and Weltz
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 4.
18. a passage in a musical composition in which the
instrument in question remains at rest
Votes from: Carson, Hale and Mallach
Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 3.
19. of little or no importance
Votes from: Bensburg, Hart, Stevens and Weltz
Submitted by: Carson, who scores 4 + 2, total 6.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Carson 19 *1* & 18 4 2 6
Cunningham 2 4 & 8 5 5
Madnick 17 2 & 14 4 4
Widdis 6 *1* & 2 2 2 4
Schultz 1 10 & 11 3 3
Barrs 5 DQ 3 3
Weltz 18 17 & 19 3 3
Morgan 14 6 & 10 2 2
Shefler 10 2 & 5 2 2
Abell 16 2 & 17 2 2
Emery 10 N/V 2 2
Mason *1* & 16 0 2 2
Lodge 9 5 & 14 1 1
Hart 12 6 & 19 1 1
Dixon 15 N/V 1 1
Hale 11 2 & 18 1 1
Mallach 4 5 & 18 1 1
Bensburg 8 17 & 19 1 1
Stevens 7 12 & 19 0 0
Crom 9 & 15 0 0
Bourne 3 16 & 17 0 0
Savage 13 N/V 0 0