[Dixonary] Round 2364 BARBITON voting time

[Millie Morgan]

Here is a challenging list of 19 BARBITON definitions, only one of which is
correct.
Please send your votes for two of them by public reply to this message
before the deadline:

9:00pm Sun 16/12 Melbourne EDT
2:00am Sun 16/12 PST
4:00am Sun 16/12 CST
5:00am Sun 16/12 EST
10:00am Sun 16/12 GMT
11:00am Sun 16/12 CET


Happy voting
Millie

------------------------------------

* BARBITON *


1: a gate-keeper

2: a tasseled shoe

3: a spar that extends the bowsprit

4: An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre

5: an area outside a castle which lies inside the moat

6: a small turret on a fortification, usually for gun emplacement

7: a type of hairnet worn over a beard to keep it tidy whilst sleeping

8: a piece of equipment used by early mountaineers; a forerunner of the
modern piton

9: [Eire] a sort of lute with strings of twisted hair, now usually
horsehair but traditionally plucked from the beards of Englishmen

10: a minor illustrative style of the Art Nouveau period in England,
characterized by delicate line and the depiction of fantastical, part-human
creatures; after Cecil Barbiton (1871-1905)

11: A bowed string instrument of the 18th century, similar to the bass viol,
but having sympathetic strings on the rear of the fingerboard

12: _obs._ a razor, especially one with serrated edges for use on beards

13: A scarf sewn onto a hat, worn by medieval women of high rank

14: small flat bastion that protects fortification when being built

15: a binding glycoprotein found on the ends of virus tail fibres

16: a turreted redoubt built of stonework

17: A ruthless or cruel commander

18: a beard trimmer of the 1900s

19: a drug addict

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I can't resists #9 even though I think it has nothing to do with beards.
I'll take #2 to go with that.

On 12/14/2012 5:41 PM, Millie Morgan wrote:
> Here is a challenging list of 19 BARBITON definitions, only one of
> which is correct.
> Please send your votes for two of them by public reply to this message
> before the deadline:
>
> 9:00pm Sun 16/12 Melbourne EDT
> 2:00am Sun 16/12 PST
> 4:00am Sun 16/12 CST
> 5:00am Sun 16/12 EST
> 10:00am Sun 16/12 GMT
> 11:00am Sun 16/12 CET
>
>
> Happy voting
> Millie
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> * BARBITON *
>
>
> 1: a gate-keeper
>
> 2: a tasseled shoe
>
> 3: a spar that extends the bowsprit
>
> 4: An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre
>
> 5: an area outside a castle which lies inside the moat
>
> 6: a small turret on a fortification, usually for gun emplacement
>
> 7: a type of hairnet worn over a beard to keep it tidy whilst sleeping
>
> 8: a piece of equipment used by early mountaineers; a forerunner of
> the modern piton
>
> 9: [Eire] a sort of lute with strings of twisted hair, now usually
> horsehair but traditionally plucked from the beards of Englishmen
>
> 10: a minor illustrative style of the Art Nouveau period in England,
> characterized by delicate line and the depiction of fantastical,
> part-human creatures; after Cecil Barbiton (1871-1905)
>
> 11: A bowed string instrument of the 18th century, similar to the bass
> viol, but having sympathetic strings on the rear of the fingerboard
>
> 12: _obs._ a razor, especially one with serrated edges for use on beards
>
> 13: A scarf sewn onto a hat, worn by medieval women of high rank
>
> 14: small flat bastion that protects fortification when being built
>
> 15: a binding glycoprotein found on the ends of virus tail fibres
>
> 16: a turreted redoubt built of stonework
>
> 17: A ruthless or cruel commander
>
> 18: a beard trimmer of the 1900s
>
> 19: a drug addict
>
>
>
> -----
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2634/5959 - Release Date: 12/14/12
>
>

[Judy Madnick]

I'm going to just get this over with:

3: a spar that extends the bowsprit

16: a turreted redoubt built of stonework

Judy Madnick

[—Keith Hale—]

beards and instruments and castle redoubts.... give me 13 and 10, please.

[Steve Graham]

By the hair of my chinny-chin chin, I'll take 9 and 12

9: [Eire] a sort of lute with strings of twisted hair, now usually
> horsehair but traditionally plucked from the beards of Englishmen
>
> 12: _obs._ a razor, especially one with serrated edges for use on beards
>
> Steve Graham

[Efrem Mallach]

After narrowing it down by eliminating beards and castles (too obvious), I'll take 2 and 11.

Efrem

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
On Dec 14, 2012, at 5:41 PM, Millie Morgan wrote:

> Here is a challenging list of 19 BARBITON definitions, only one of which is correct.
> Please send your votes for two of them by public reply to this message before the deadline:
>
> 9:00pm Sun 16/12 Melbourne EDT
> 2:00am Sun 16/12 PST
> 4:00am Sun 16/12 CST
> 5:00am Sun 16/12 EST
> 10:00am Sun 16/12 GMT
> 11:00am Sun 16/12 CET
>
>
> Happy voting
> Millie
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> * BARBITON *
>
>
> 2: a tasseled shoe
>
> 11: A bowed string instrument of the 18th century, similar to the bass viol, but having sympathetic strings on the rear of the fingerboard

[Daniel Widdis]

Musically, 9 and 11.

On 12/14/12 2:41 PM, Millie Morgan wrote:

>
> 9: [Eire] a sort of lute with strings of twisted hair, now usually
>horsehair but traditionally plucked from the beards of Englishmen
>
>11: A bowed string instrument of the 18th century, similar to the bass
>viol,
>but having sympathetic strings on the rear of the fingerboard

[Tim B]

16 and 19, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[John Barrs]

Where is the saponaceous tree? <gdr>

I like the idea of sympathetic strings although I can't see how they would
work on a bowed instrument and I suppose I'll avoid the castles and beards
so rank medieval women is my other choice

#11 and #13 please

JohnnyB

>
> 11: A bowed string instrument of the 18th century, similar to the bass
> viol, but having sympathetic strings on the rear of the fingerboard
>
>
>
> 13: A scarf sewn onto a hat, worn by medieval women of high rank
>
>
>

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 5 and 15.

Guerri

Millie Morgan wrote:
>
> 5: an area outside a castle which lies inside the moat
>
> 15: a binding glycoprotein found on the ends of virus tail fibres

[Tim Lodge]

One long one, one short one:

> 11: A bowed string instrument of the 18th century, similar to the bass viol,
> but having sympathetic strings on the rear of the fingerboard
>
> 17: A ruthless or cruel commander

-- Tim L

[Dave Cunningham]

9 and 11 -- and I imaging an instrument made from plucked beards would have
unsympathetic strings?

Dave

On Friday, December 14, 2012 5:41:48 PM UTC-5, Millie Morgan wrote:

> Here is a challenging list of 19 BARBITON definitions, only one of which
> is
> correct.
> Please send your votes for two of them by public reply to this message
> before the deadline:
>
> 9:00pm Sun 16/12 Melbourne EDT
> 2:00am Sun 16/12 PST
> 4:00am Sun 16/12 CST
> 5:00am Sun 16/12 EST
> 10:00am Sun 16/12 GMT
> 11:00am Sun 16/12 CET
>
>
> Happy voting
> Millie
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> * BARBITON *
>
>
> 1: a gate-keeper
>
> 2: a tasseled shoe
>
> 3: a spar that extends the bowsprit
>
> 4: An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre
>
> 5: an area outside a castle which lies inside the moat
>
> 6: a small turret on a fortification, usually for gun emplacement
>
> 7: a type of hairnet worn over a beard to keep it tidy whilst sleeping
>
> 8: a piece of equipment used by early mountaineers; a forerunner of the
> modern piton
>
> 9: [Eire] a sort of lute with strings of twisted hair, now usually
> horsehair but traditionally plucked from the beards of Englishmen
>
> 10: a minor illustrative style of the Art Nouveau period in England,
> characterized by delicate line and the depiction of fantastical,
> part-human
> creatures; after Cecil Barbiton (1871-1905)
>
> 11: A bowed string instrument of the 18th century, similar to the bass
> viol,
> but having sympathetic strings on the rear of the fingerboard
>
> 12: _obs._ a razor, especially one with serrated edges for use on beards
>
> 13: A scarf sewn onto a hat, worn by medieval women of high rank
>
> 14: small flat bastion that protects fortification when being built
>
> 15: a binding glycoprotein found on the ends of virus tail fibres
>
> 16: a turreted redoubt built of stonework
>
> 17: A ruthless or cruel commander
>
> 18: a beard trimmer of the 1900s
>
> 19: a drug addict
>
>
>

[thejazzmonger]

Feeling sartorial today:

#2 - a tasseled shoe

#13 - scarf sewn onto a hat

--
steve "thejazzmonger" dixon

[Matthew]

>
> My votes go to:
>
> 3: a spar that extends the bowsprit
>
> and
>
> 15: a binding glycoprotein found on the ends of virus tail fibres
>
> --Matthew Grieco

[Chuck]

Millie -

These seem an adequate challenge. I'll go for -

3: a spar that extends the bowsprit

and

11: A bowed string instrument of the 18th century, similar to the bass
viol, but having sympathetic strings on the rear of the fingerboard

Thanks,

Chuck

[Tony Abell]

Making a nod to the attire, I'll have 2 and 13, please:

> 2: a tasseled shoe

> 13: A scarf sewn onto a hat, worn by medieval women of high rank

[Dodi Schultz]

Well, no use sitting around waiting for some brilliant insight. Ain't
happening. I'll wildly guess at:

> 5: an area outside a castle which lies inside the moat

and

> 13: A scarf sewn onto a hat, worn by medieval women of high rank

—Dodi

[EnDash@aol.com]

I'll go for numbers 2 and 19.




2: a tasseled shoe

19: a drug addict




-- Dick Weltz

[Glen Boswell]

I'll take 4 and 14 please.