[Dixonary] ASHLAR definitions

[Dave Cunningham]

Here are sixteen definitions of ASHLAR to peruse - of which kindly vote for
two unless you now the word. Before 10 a.m. on Thursday as I play bridge
soon after <g> For ACBL types, I am the guy who has more gold points
than black ones.

1. slaked lime
2. hewn or squared stone
3. A loosely woven silk with a crisp finish.
4. A fungus that grows on Indian banyan trees
5. a commune established by a fraternal organization
6. small vessel for measuring or serving medicine
7. an altar assistant in the Russian Orthodox rites
8. of or resembling the hollow of the hand, cupped; lying as if in a cup
9. Holder for inks and paints used in preparing mediaeval illuminated
manuscripts.
10. (Obs) alternative common name for Fraxinus excelsior, the European Ash
11. a temporary shelter or bivouac constructed from tree branches and
loose vegetation such as bracken.
12. a North American stick insect, or "walking stick"; usually tan or
light brown, rarely light green
13. a fast-growing hybrid hardwood plantation tree, supposedly combining
superior characteristics of ash and poplar
14. [Phys.] a device for measuring the radioactive decay rate of a sample
of an element, using tuned laser impulses
15. a five-stringed instrument once prominent in Indian classical music
but now little heard, having been largely supplanted by the many-stringed
sitar.
16. A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc., in
which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair.


Major thunderstorm here now -- so all errors are the fault of the dealer,
and do not infer anything from any def appearing "odd." Some of this is
done with UPS ower.

Dave



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[Judy Madnick]

9 and 15, please.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY, but currently visiting friends in Jacksonville, FL
On Apr 29, 2014 8:14 PM, "Dave Cunningham" <cunn5393 (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote:

> Here are sixteen definitions of ASHLAR to peruse - of which kindly vote
> for two unless you now the word. Before 10 a.m. on Thursday as I play
> bridge soon after <g> For ACBL types, I am the guy who has more gold
> points than black ones.
>
> 1. slaked lime
> 2. hewn or squared stone
> 3. A loosely woven silk with a crisp finish.
> 4. A fungus that grows on Indian banyan trees
> 5. a commune established by a fraternal organization
> 6. small vessel for measuring or serving medicine
> 7. an altar assistant in the Russian Orthodox rites
> 8. of or resembling the hollow of the hand, cupped; lying as if in a cup
> 9. Holder for inks and paints used in preparing mediaeval illuminated
> manuscripts.
> 10. (Obs) alternative common name for Fraxinus excelsior, the European
> Ash
> 11. a temporary shelter or bivouac constructed from tree branches and
> loose vegetation such as bracken.
> 12. a North American stick insect, or "walking stick"; usually tan or
> light brown, rarely light green
> 13. a fast-growing hybrid hardwood plantation tree, supposedly combining
> superior characteristics of ash and poplar
> 14. [Phys.] a device for measuring the radioactive decay rate of a sample
> of an element, using tuned laser impulses
> 15. a five-stringed instrument once prominent in Indian classical music
> but now little heard, having been largely supplanted by the many-stringed
> sitar.
> 16. A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc., in
> which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair.
>
>
> Major thunderstorm here now -- so all errors are the fault of the dealer,
> and do not infer anything from any def appearing "odd." Some of this is
> done with UPS ower.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 9 and 11.

Guerri

On 4/29/2014 8:14 PM, Dave Cunningham wrote:
>
> 9. Holder for inks and paints used in preparing mediaeval
> illuminated manuscripts.
> 11. a temporary shelter or bivouac constructed from tree branches and
> loose vegetation such as bracken.

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[Tim B]

5 and 11, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[Jim Hart]

1 and 13 please

Jim


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[—Keith Hale—]

1 & 8 seem voteworthy.
Cheers
-Keith-

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[Efrem Mallach]

I'll try minerals: 1 and 2.

Efrem

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On Apr 29, 2014, at 8:14 PM, Dave Cunningham <cunn5393 (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote:

> Here are sixteen definitions of ASHLAR to peruse - of which kindly vote for two unless you now the word. Before 10 a.m. on Thursday as I play bridge soon after <g> For ACBL types, I am the guy who has more gold points than black ones.
>
> 1. slaked lime
> 2. hewn or squared stone

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[EnDash via Dixonary]

Numbers 2 and 13 are my guesses.

-- Dick Weltz


2. hewn or squared stone



13. a fast-growing hybrid hardwood plantation tree, supposedly combining
superior characteristics of ash and poplar



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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 5 and 12.

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[Daniel Widdis]

I would hope 9 has a name, and I love the un-numbered "many-stringed"
instrument in 15.

On 4/29/14, 5:14 PM, Dave Cunningham wrote:
> 9. Holder for inks and paints used in preparing mediaeval
> illuminated manuscripts.
> 15. a five-stringed instrument once prominent in Indian classical
> music but now little heard, having been largely supplanted by the
> many-stringed sitar.
>

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[Tony Abell]

I'll take the minerals, 1 and 2:

> 1. slaked lime
> 2. hewn or squared stone

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[Dodi Schultz]

I never heard of a film called "Ashlar", so I'll try

> 2. hewn or squared stone
and
> 11. a temporary shelter or bivouac constructed from tree branches and
> loose vegetation such as bracken.

--Dodi



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[Millie Morgan]

My votes go to 1 and 6

>1. slaked lime
>6. small vessel for measuring or serving medicine


Thanks Dave.
Millie

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