[Dixonary] Rnd 2334: CURMUR Defs up

[John Barrs]

Here are 23 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom
by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
definition that was submitted by a dictionary

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
this one), before the deadline..(assuming I can calculate better than last
time)

11:00 pm on Thursday, 06 Sep 2012 in the UK
8:30 am on 7 Sep in parts of Oz
6:00 pm on 7 Sep East Coast USA
3:00 pm on 7 Sep West Coast USA

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
vote.

JohnnyB


1. a coarse grass in Western North America falsely believed to be a mild
poison for years, due to the sharpness of its blades, and the mouth
bleeding that sometimes resulted when livestock consumed it

2. the simultaneous movement of one eye upwards and the other downwards,
classified as left or right according to which eye moves upward

3. a tool, consisting of a handle with a bent, iron rod, used for
finishing the mortar surface between layers of bricks

4. traditional Mongolian hat for men having an upturned brim on all four
sides and a brocaded, pointed top

5. the powdered rhizome of the turmeric plant [Curcuma domestica] , used
as a condiment and a yellow dye

6. any of several vegetables of the umbelliferae family which includes
carrots, parsnips and celeriac

7. unit of weight equivalent to approximately 700g/1.5 lb., used in Turkey
during the Ottoman period

8. a metal tool used by potters in shaping intricate decorative detail on
vases, etc. _see figure._

9. a male singer whose performance of song lyrics is especially expressive

10. the chief police officer of a large city. [East Indies]

11. a kind of carpet from the Cappadocia region of Turkey

12. a mathematical technique for smoothing a jagged curve

13. [derog] a group of worhtless people; trash; riffraff

14. a sea bird of the Indian Ocean and Australia

15. To make a low murmuring or purring sound

16. sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling

17. Ulster Scots. drunk [OIr coirm ale]

18. a small member of the rodent family

19. an earthen wall retaining a moat

20. reincarnation as a lower form

21. [obs] an ill-tempered child

22. a bad investment

23. [Welsh] slag

[Hugo Kornelis]

Hi Johnny,

Uninfluenced by any other vote (as there are none yet), I will pick #2
(because there SHOULD be a word for that, even if it's not curmur) and
#5 (because I believe it).

> 2. the simultaneous movement of one eye upwards and the other
> downwards, classified as left or right according to which eye moves upward

> 5. the powdered rhizome of the turmeric plant [Curcuma domestica] ,
> used as a condiment and a yellow dye

Cheers,
Hugo

[Judy Madnick]

3 and 8, please.

Sent from my iPod

>

[Efrem Mallach]

I'm confused about the times. Thursday the 6th at 11 pm in the UK is 6 pm on the same day in the eastern U.S., not the 7th.

Which is it? Do I have another 34 hours, or another 58?

Efrem

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On Sep 5, 2012, at 6:22 AM, John Barrs wrote:

> Here are 23 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..(assuming I can calculate better than last time)
>
> 11:00 pm on Thursday, 06 Sep 2012 in the UK
> 8:30 am on 7 Sep in parts of Oz
> 6:00 pm on 7 Sep East Coast USA
> 3:00 pm on 7 Sep West Coast USA
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
>
> 1. a coarse grass in Western North America falsely believed to be a mild poison for years, due to the sharpness of its blades, and the mouth bleeding that sometimes resulted when livestock consumed it
>
> 2. the simultaneous movement of one eye upwards and the other downwards, classified as left or right according to which eye moves upward
>
> 3. a tool, consisting of a handle with a bent, iron rod, used for finishing the mortar surface between layers of bricks
>
> 4. traditional Mongolian hat for men having an upturned brim on all four sides and a brocaded, pointed top
>
> 5. the powdered rhizome of the turmeric plant [Curcuma domestica] , used as a condiment and a yellow dye
>
> 6. any of several vegetables of the umbelliferae family which includes carrots, parsnips and celeriac
>
> 7. unit of weight equivalent to approximately 700g/1.5 lb., used in Turkey during the Ottoman period
>
> 8. a metal tool used by potters in shaping intricate decorative detail on vases, etc. _see figure._
>
> 9. a male singer whose performance of song lyrics is especially expressive
>
> 10. the chief police officer of a large city. [East Indies]
>
> 11. a kind of carpet from the Cappadocia region of Turkey
>
> 12. a mathematical technique for smoothing a jagged curve
>
> 13. [derog] a group of worhtless people; trash; riffraff
>
> 14. a sea bird of the Indian Ocean and Australia
>
> 15. To make a low murmuring or purring sound
>
> 16. sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling
>
> 17. Ulster Scots. drunk [OIr coirm ale]
>
> 18. a small member of the rodent family
>
> 19. an earthen wall retaining a moat
>
> 20. reincarnation as a lower form
>
> 21. [obs] an ill-tempered child
>
> 22. a bad investment
>
> 23. [Welsh] slag
>
>
>

[Steve Graham]

5 and 11 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



5. the powdered rhizome of the turmeric plant [Curcuma domestica] , used as
a condiment and a yellow dye

11. a kind of carpet from the Cappadocia region of Turkey

[EnDash@aol.com]

I'll guess at numbers 8 and 11.




8. a metal tool used by potters in shaping intricate decorative detail on
vases, etc. _see figure._

11. a kind of carpet from the Cappadocia region of Turkey




-- Dick Weltz

[John Barrs]

Efrem

I am obviously chronically chronologically challenged --

it will be taken from my tttiming 11 pm BST on Thursday 6th so
**apparently** (that is in New York eyes but in reality exactly the same
time) 5 hours earlier for East Coast USA

JohnnyB


On 5 September 2012 12:47, Efrem Mallach <emallach (AT) umassd (DOT) edu> wrote:

> I'm confused about the times. Thursday the 6th at 11 pm in the UK is 6 pm
> on the same day in the eastern U.S., not the 7th.
>
> Which is it? Do I have another 34 hours, or another 58?
>
> Efrem
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> On Sep 5, 2012, at 6:22 AM, John Barrs wrote:
>
> > Here are 23 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and
> wisdom by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is
> the definition that was submitted by a dictionary
> >
> > Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply
> to this one), before the deadline..(assuming I can calculate better than
> last time)
> >
> > 11:00 pm on Thursday, 06 Sep 2012 in the UK
> > 8:30 am on 7 Sep in parts of Oz
> > 6:00 pm on 7 Sep East Coast USA
> > 3:00 pm on 7 Sep West Coast USA
> >
> > New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
> >
> > JohnnyB
> >
> >
> > 1. a coarse grass in Western North America falsely believed to be a mild
> poison for years, due to the sharpness of its blades, and the mouth
> bleeding that sometimes resulted when livestock consumed it
> >
> > 2. the simultaneous movement of one eye upwards and the other
> downwards, classified as left or right according to which eye moves upward
> >
> > 3. a tool, consisting of a handle with a bent, iron rod, used for
> finishing the mortar surface between layers of bricks
> >
> > 4. traditional Mongolian hat for men having an upturned brim on all
> four sides and a brocaded, pointed top
> >
> > 5. the powdered rhizome of the turmeric plant [Curcuma domestica] ,
> used as a condiment and a yellow dye
> >
> > 6. any of several vegetables of the umbelliferae family which includes
> carrots, parsnips and celeriac
> >
> > 7. unit of weight equivalent to approximately 700g/1.5 lb., used in
> Turkey during the Ottoman period
> >
> > 8. a metal tool used by potters in shaping intricate decorative detail
> on vases, etc. _see figure._
> >
> > 9. a male singer whose performance of song lyrics is especially
> expressive
> >
> > 10. the chief police officer of a large city. [East Indies]
> >
> > 11. a kind of carpet from the Cappadocia region of Turkey
> >
> > 12. a mathematical technique for smoothing a jagged curve
> >
> > 13. [derog] a group of worhtless people; trash; riffraff
> >
> > 14. a sea bird of the Indian Ocean and Australia
> >
> > 15. To make a low murmuring or purring sound
> >
> > 16. sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling
> >
> > 17. Ulster Scots. drunk [OIr coirm ale]
> >
> > 18. a small member of the rodent family
> >
> > 19. an earthen wall retaining a moat
> >
> > 20. reincarnation as a lower form
> >
> > 21. [obs] an ill-tempered child
> >
> > 22. a bad investment
> >
> > 23. [Welsh] slag
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 1 and 23.

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 3 and 12.

Guerri

John Barrs wrote:
>
> 3. a tool, consisting of a handle with a bent, iron rod, used for
> finishing the mortar surface between layers of bricks
>
> 12. a mathematical technique for smoothing a jagged curve

[Efrem Mallach]

I'll take 4 and 11, please.

Efrem

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On Sep 5, 2012, at 6:22 AM, John Barrs wrote:

> Here are 23 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..(assuming I can calculate better than last time)
>
> 11:00 pm on Thursday, 06 Sep 2012 in the UK
> 8:30 am on 7 Sep in parts of Oz
> 6:00 pm on 7 Sep East Coast USA
> 3:00 pm on 7 Sep West Coast USA
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
>
> 4. traditional Mongolian hat for men having an upturned brim on all four sides and a brocaded, pointed top
>
> 11. a kind of carpet from the Cappadocia region of Turkey

[—Keith Hale—]

13 & 23, please sir!

("_see figure._" is dead clever - even if it is the dictionary def!)

> 13. [derog] a group of worhtless people; trash; riffraff
> 23. [Welsh] slag

[Jim Hart]

5 and 16 for me I suppose

Jim

[scott crom]

I'll have 5 and 21, please.

Scott

[Daniel Widdis]

I'll tool around with 3 and 8, despite the latter's lack of an accompanying
figure.


3. a tool, consisting of a handle with a bent, iron rod, used for finishing
the mortar surface between layers of bricks

8. a metal tool used by potters in shaping intricate decorative detail on
vases, etc. _see figure._

[thejazzmonger]

Give me:

#8 - potter's tool (I like the _see figure_)

#11 - Cappadocia carpet

--
steve "thejazzmonger" dixon

[Matthew]

My votes go to:

> 22. a bad investment

and

> 23. [Welsh] * slag

--Matthew Grieco

[Dave Cunningham]

5 and 8 (mainly for the bold "see figure" bit)

Dave


On Wednesday, September 5, 2012 6:22:03 AM UTC-4, JohnnyB wrote:

> Here are 23 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom
> by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
> definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..(assuming I can calculate better than last
> time)
>
> 11:00 pm on Thursday, 06 Sep 2012 in the UK
> 8:30 am on 7 Sep in parts of Oz
> 6:00 pm on 7 Sep East Coast USA
> 3:00 pm on 7 Sep West Coast USA
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
>
> 1. a coarse grass in Western North America falsely believed to be a mild
> poison for years, due to the sharpness of its blades, and the mouth
> bleeding that sometimes resulted when livestock consumed it
>
> 2. the simultaneous movement of one eye upwards and the other downwards,
> classified as left or right according to which eye moves upward
>
> 3. a tool, consisting of a handle with a bent, iron rod, used for
> finishing the mortar surface between layers of bricks
>
> 4. traditional Mongolian hat for men having an upturned brim on all four
> sides and a brocaded, pointed top
>
> 5. the powdered rhizome of the turmeric plant [Curcuma domestica] , used
> as a condiment and a yellow dye
>
> 6. any of several vegetables of the umbelliferae family which includes
> carrots, parsnips and celeriac
>
> 7. unit of weight equivalent to approximately 700g/1.5 lb., used in
> Turkey during the Ottoman period
>
> 8. a metal tool used by potters in shaping intricate decorative detail on
> vases, etc. _see figure._
>
> 9. a male singer whose performance of song lyrics is especially expressive
>
> 10. the chief police officer of a large city. [East Indies]
>
> 11. a kind of carpet from the Cappadocia region of Turkey
>
> 12. a mathematical technique for smoothing a jagged curve
>
> 13. [derog] a group of worhtless people; trash; riffraff
>
> 14. a sea bird of the Indian Ocean and Australia
>
> 15. To make a low murmuring or purring sound
>
> 16. sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling
>
> 17. Ulster Scots. drunk [OIr coirm ale]
>
> 18. a small member of the rodent family
>
> 19. an earthen wall retaining a moat
>
> 20. reincarnation as a lower form
>
> 21. [obs] an ill-tempered child
>
> 22. a bad investment
>
> 23. [Welsh] slag
>
>
>
>

[Millie Morgan]

11 and 15 for me
Thankyou JohnnyB

>11. a kind of carpet from the Cappadocia region of Turkey
>15. To make a low murmuring or purring sound


Best wishes,
Millie

[Dodi Schultz]

That's the most defs we've had in a while, I think!

And most seem quite possible.

I'll go with the two that seem (to me, anyway), LEAST likely:

> 10. the chief police officer of a large city. [East Indies]

and

> 16. sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling

—Dodi

[Chuck]

John -

Nice collection, all 23. I'll go with -

3. a tool, consisting of a handle with a bent, iron rod, used for
finishing the mortar surface between layers of bricks

and

8. a metal tool used by potters in shaping intricate decorative detail
on vases, etc. _see figure._

Thanks,

Chuck

[Tony Abell]

No ideas, so vox pop for me. 5 and 8, please:

> 5. the powdered rhizome of the turmeric plant [Curcuma domestica] , used
> as a condiment and a yellow dye

> 8. a metal tool used by potters in shaping intricate decorative detail on
> vases, etc. _see figure._

[Chris Carson]

I'll fall for 11 and 17.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 5, 2012, at 6:22 AM, John Barrs <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here are 23 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..(assuming I can calculate better than last time)
>
> 11:00 pm on Thursday, 06 Sep 2012 in the UK
> 8:30 am on 7 Sep in parts of Oz
> 6:00 pm on 7 Sep East Coast USA
> 3:00 pm on 7 Sep West Coast USA
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
>
> 1. a coarse grass in Western North America falsely believed to be a mild poison for years, due to the sharpness of its blades, and the mouth bleeding that sometimes resulted when livestock consumed it
>
> 2. the simultaneous movement of one eye upwards and the other downwards, classified as left or right according to which eye moves upward
>
> 3. a tool, consisting of a handle with a bent, iron rod, used for finishing the mortar surface between layers of bricks
>
> 4. traditional Mongolian hat for men having an upturned brim on all four sides and a brocaded, pointed top
>
> 5. the powdered rhizome of the turmeric plant [Curcuma domestica] , used as a condiment and a yellow dye
>
> 6. any of several vegetables of the umbelliferae family which includes carrots, parsnips and celeriac
>
> 7. unit of weight equivalent to approximately 700g/1.5 lb., used in Turkey during the Ottoman period
>
> 8. a metal tool used by potters in shaping intricate decorative detail on vases, etc. _see figure._
>
> 9. a male singer whose performance of song lyrics is especially expressive
>
> 10. the chief police officer of a large city. [East Indies]
>
> 11. a kind of carpet from the Cappadocia region of Turkey
>
> 12. a mathematical technique for smoothing a jagged curve
>
> 13. [derog] a group of worhtless people; trash; riffraff
>
> 14. a sea bird of the Indian Ocean and Australia
>
> 15. To make a low murmuring or purring sound
>
> 16. sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling
>
> 17. Ulster Scots. drunk [OIr coirm ale]
>
> 18. a small member of the rodent family
>
> 19. an earthen wall retaining a moat
>
> 20. reincarnation as a lower form
>
> 21. [obs] an ill-tempered child
>
> 22. a bad investment
>
> 23. [Welsh] slag
>
>
>