[Dixonary] Round 2578 MYANCE Defs - Vote now!

[Tim Lodge]

Here we have 18 defs of the word MYANCE, only one of which came from my
dictionary. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this
message before the deadline of:

10:00 UTC on Wednesday 28th January in my time zone, which is:
11:00 CET
5:00 AM EST
2:00 AM PST
21:00 AEST in Melbourne
23:00 NZDT in New Zealand

New Players are welcome - just don't look up the word before you vote.

-- Tim L

*** MYANCE ***

1. mating plumage.

2. strength; stamina.

3. a Burmese temple chant.

4. extreme shortsightedness.

5. lack of clarity; vagueness.

6. _obs. poet._ closeness.

7. [Mil] codeword for a WWI minefield.

8. pedantic or hair-splitting conscience.

9. 1. the act of mediation; 2. an intermediary.

10. measure of contraction as a material desiccates.

11. simultaneous sunshine and rain; an occurrence of this.

12. a four wheel closed carriage with seats for four passengers.

13. the personal odor used by dogs such as bloodhounds when
following a scent.

14. the giving of a favor by a lady to a knight or champion at a
tourney; a favor so given.

15. the property of a sound, esp. a natural sound such as a
birdcall, that makes it pleasing to the human ear.

16. a condition in which the neck muscles are locked so that the
neck is twisted and the head inclines to one side.

17. 1. means, resources; agency, intercession, influence exerted
on behalf of another. 2. information, news; grounds for believing
something.

18. an old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of
variously estimated values. The silver myance was equal to about one
shilling of former English money.

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 8 and 16.

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[Tim B]

4 and 12, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[—Keith Hale—]

14 & 17 for me, please!

-Keith-

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[Judy Madnick]

4. extreme shortsightedness.
5. lack of clarity; vagueness.
Judy Madnick, who is very happy *not* to be home in Albany, NY!

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[nancyshepherdson]

12 and 16 sound good to me.

Nancy

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[Steve Graham]

14 and 18 please



Steve Graham

14. the giving of a favor by a lady to a knight or champion at a tourney; a favor so given.

18. an old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated values. The silver myance was equal to about one shilling of former English money.

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 10 and 14.

Guerri
On 1/26/2015 2:24 PM, Tim Lodge wrote:
> 10. measure of contraction as a material desiccates.
>
> 14. the giving of a favor by a lady to a knight or champion at a
> tourney; a favor so given.
>
>

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[endash@verizon.net]

I'll go for numbers 10 and 16.  -- Dick Weltz




 



 





On 01/26/15, Tim Lodge<5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:

 





Here we have 18 defs of the word MYANCE, only one of which came from my dictionary.  Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message before the deadline of:

      10:00 UTC on Wednesday 28th January in my time zone, which is:
      11:00 CET
       5:00 AM EST
       2:00 AM PST
      21:00 AEST in Melbourne
      23:00 NZDT in New Zealand

New Players are welcome - just don't look up the word before you vote.

--  Tim L

 *** MYANCE ***



 1.            matingplumage.



 2.           strength; stamina.



 3.           a Burmese temple chant.



 4.           extreme shortsightedness.



 5.           lack of clarity; vagueness.



 6.           _obs. poet._    closeness.



 7.           [Mil] codeword for a WWI minefield.



 8.           pedantic or hair-splitting conscience.



 9.           1. the act of mediation; 2. anintermediary.



10.          measure ofcontraction as a material desiccates.



11.          simultaneoussunshine and rain; an occurrence of this.



12.          a fourwheel closed carriage with seats for four passengers.



13.          thepersonal odor used by dogs such as bloodhounds when following a scent.



14.          the givingof a favor by a lady to a knight or champion at a tourney; a favor so given.



15.          theproperty of a sound, esp. a natural sound such as a birdcall, that makes itpleasing to the human ear.



16.          acondition in which the neck muscles are locked so that the neck is twisted andthe head inclines to one side.



17.          1.means, resources; agency, intercession, influence exerted on behalf ofanother.   2. information, news; groundsfor believing something.



18.          an oldAnglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated values.The silver myance was equal to about one shilling of former English money.








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[JohnB]

#14 and #17 please
*JohnnyB*
On 26/01/2015 19:24, Tim Lodge wrote:
> Here we have 18 defs of the word MYANCE, only one of which came from
> my dictionary. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to
> this message before the deadline of:
>
> 10:00 UTC on Wednesday 28th January in my time zone, which is:
> 11:00 CET
> 5:00 AM EST
> 2:00 AM PST
> 21:00 AEST in Melbourne
> 23:00 NZDT in New Zealand
>
> New Players are welcome - just don't look up the word before you vote.
>
> -- Tim L
>
> *** MYANCE ***
>
> 1. mating plumage.
>
> 2. strength; stamina.
>
> 3. a Burmese temple chant.
>
> 4. extreme shortsightedness.
>
> 5. lack of clarity; vagueness.
>
> 6. _obs. poet._ closeness.
>
> 7. [Mil] codeword for a WWI minefield.
>
> 8. pedantic or hair-splitting conscience.
>
> 9. 1. the act of mediation; 2. an intermediary.
>
> 10. measure of contraction as a material desiccates.
>
> 11. simultaneous sunshine and rain; an occurrence of this.
>
> 12. a four wheel closed carriage with seats for four passengers.
>
> 13. the personal odor used by dogs such as bloodhounds when following
> a scent.
>
> 14. the giving of a favor by a lady to a knight or champion at a
> tourney; a favor so given.
>
> 15. the property of a sound, esp. a natural sound such as a birdcall,
> that makes it pleasing to the human ear.
>
> 16. a condition in which the neck muscles are locked so that the neck
> is twisted and the head inclines to one side.
>
> 17. 1. means, resources; agency, intercession, influence exerted on
> behalf of another.2. information, news; grounds for believing something.
>
> 18. an old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously
> estimated values. The silver myance was equal to about one shilling of
> former English money.
>
>
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[Efrem Mallach]

2 and 14, please.

Efrem

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On Jan 26, 2015, at 2:24 PM, Tim Lodge <5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here we have 18 defs of the word MYANCE, only one of which came from my dictionary. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message before the deadline of:
>
> 10:00 UTC on Wednesday 28th January in my time zone, which is:
> 11:00 CET
> 5:00 AM EST
> 2:00 AM PST
> 21:00 AEST in Melbourne
> 23:00 NZDT in New Zealand
>
> New Players are welcome - just don't look up the word before you vote.
>
> -- Tim L
>
> *** MYANCE ***
>
> 2. strength; stamina.
> 14. the giving of a favor by a lady to a knight or champion at a tourney; a favor so given.
>

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[Dave Cunningham]

5 and 18 -- I think my drought is setting a record.

Dave


On Monday, January 26, 2015 at 2:24:45 PM UTC-5, Tim Lodge wrote:

> Here we have 18 defs of the word MYANCE, only one of which came from my
> dictionary. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this
> message before the deadline of:
>
> 10:00 UTC on Wednesday 28th January in my time zone, which is:
> 11:00 CET
> 5:00 AM EST
> 2:00 AM PST
> 21:00 AEST in Melbourne
> 23:00 NZDT in New Zealand
>
> New Players are welcome - just don't look up the word before you vote.
>
> -- Tim L
>
> *** MYANCE ***
>
> 1. mating plumage.
>
> 2. strength; stamina.
>
> 3. a Burmese temple chant.
>
> 4. extreme shortsightedness.
>
> 5. lack of clarity; vagueness.
>
> 6. _obs. poet._ closeness.
>
> 7. [Mil] codeword for a WWI minefield.
>
> 8. pedantic or hair-splitting conscience.
>
> 9. 1. the act of mediation; 2. an intermediary.
>
> 10. measure of contraction as a material desiccates.
>
> 11. simultaneous sunshine and rain; an occurrence of this.
>
> 12. a four wheel closed carriage with seats for four passengers.
>
> 13. the personal odor used by dogs such as bloodhounds when
> following a scent.
>
> 14. the giving of a favor by a lady to a knight or champion at a
> tourney; a favor so given.
>
> 15. the property of a sound, esp. a natural sound such as a
> birdcall, that makes it pleasing to the human ear.
>
> 16. a condition in which the neck muscles are locked so that the
> neck is twisted and the head inclines to one side.
>
> 17. 1. means, resources; agency, intercession, influence exerted
> on behalf of another. 2. information, news; grounds for believing
> something.
>
> 18. an old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of
> variously estimated values. The silver myance was equal to about one
> shilling of former English money.
> ...

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[Paul Keating]

What an unconvincing bunch! I don't believe a single one. So I'll go with vox pop, 14 and 16, though it seems to me that pop's had one over the eight.


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[Daniel Widdis]

13 and 15 since I'm always a little off vox pop.

On 1/26/15 11:24 AM, Tim Lodge wrote:

13. the personal odor used by dogs such as bloodhounds when following a
scent.

15. the property of a sound, esp. a natural sound such as a birdcall,
that makes it pleasing to the human ear.



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[Dodi Schultz]

My wild guesses:

10. measure of contraction as a material desiccates.

and

17. 1. means, resources; agency, intercession, influence exerted on behalf
of another.2. information, news; grounds for believing something.

—Dodi

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[Tony Abell]

I'll go for the multiply defined ones, 9 and 17:

> 9. 1. the act of mediation; 2. an intermediary.

> 17. 1. means, resources; agency, intercession, influence exerted
> on behalf of another. 2. information, news; grounds for believing something.
>

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[Shani Naylor]

I'll have 15 & 17.

On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 8:24 AM, Tim Lodge <5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here we have 18 defs of the word MYANCE, only one of which came from my
> dictionary. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this
> message before the deadline of:
>
> 10:00 UTC on Wednesday 28th January in my time zone, which is:
> 11:00 CET
> 5:00 AM EST
> 2:00 AM PST
> 21:00 AEST in Melbourne
> 23:00 NZDT in New Zealand
>
> New Players are welcome - just don't look up the word before you vote.
>
> -- Tim L
>
> *** MYANCE ***
>
> 1. mating plumage.
>
> 2. strength; stamina.
>
> 3. a Burmese temple chant.
>
> 4. extreme shortsightedness.
>
> 5. lack of clarity; vagueness.
>
> 6. _obs. poet._ closeness.
>
> 7. [Mil] codeword for a WWI minefield.
>
> 8. pedantic or hair-splitting conscience.
>
> 9. 1. the act of mediation; 2. an intermediary.
>
> 10. measure of contraction as a material desiccates.
>
> 11. simultaneous sunshine and rain; an occurrence of this.
>
> 12. a four wheel closed carriage with seats for four passengers.
>
> 13. the personal odor used by dogs such as bloodhounds when
> following a scent.
>
> 14. the giving of a favor by a lady to a knight or champion at a
> tourney; a favor so given.
>
> 15. the property of a sound, esp. a natural sound such as a
> birdcall, that makes it pleasing to the human ear.
>
> 16. a condition in which the neck muscles are locked so that the
> neck is twisted and the head inclines to one side.
>
> 17. 1. means, resources; agency, intercession, influence exerted
> on behalf of another. 2. information, news; grounds for believing
> something.
>
> 18. an old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of
> variously estimated values. The silver myance was equal to about one
> shilling of former English money.
>
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