[Dixonary] Round 2767 - MOTTE Defs Up

[Tony Abell]

Find below 12 definitions of motte, one of which comes from a dictionary. The
remainder come from the fertile imaginations of the players.

Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline.
You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you
are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting deadline
shall be:

Thursday, 11:00pm EST 22-Dec-2016
Thursday, 08:00pm PST 22-Dec-2016
Friday, 04:00am GMT 23-Dec-2016
Friday, 05:00am CET 23-Dec-2016
Friday, 03:00pm AEDT 23-Dec-2016
Friday 2016-12-23 0400Z


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1. The film that is found on either side of ice on polluted water.

2. A type of champagne made from raspberries, popular in Hungary and Bulgaria.

3. [chiefly southwest] A grove or clump of trees; especially: a shrubby copse
in open prairie country.

4. Management of Technology and Technical Expertise

5. An official of the Norman court in England, 1066-c. 1300 A.D.

6. An embankment surrounding a castle or other fortification.

7. Slang term for will-o'-the wisp, used mainly in the southeastern U.S.

8. A speck, a tiny particle.

9. a temporary clay wall built around a work site, such as a borehole, to
prevent any run-off from polluting watercourses.

10. A short sleeveless bodice.

11. An opening or cleft.

12. (Obs.) The amount of land able to be ploughed by one man in one day.


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[—Keith Hale—]

I'll try 3 & 12, please.
-Keith-

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 10 and 11.


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[Tim B]

3 and 9, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[Tim Lodge]

I'll try 8 and 10, please.

8. A speck, a tiny particle.

10. A short sleeveless bodice.

-- Tim L

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[nancyshepherdson]

I think I'll have 3 and 12 also,

Nancy


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[Shani Naylor]

10 & 11 for me.

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 2 and 9.

Guerri

On 12/21/2016 8:39 AM, Tony Abell wrote:
>
> 2. A type of champagne made from raspberries, popular in Hungary and Bulgaria.
>
>
> 9. a temporary clay wall built around a work site, such as a borehole, to
> prevent any run-off from polluting watercourses.
>

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[Dave Cunningham]

9 and 10 today.

Dave


On Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 8:39:50 AM UTC-5, Tony Abell wrote:

>
> Find below 12 definitions of motte, one of which comes from a dictionary.
> The
> remainder come from the fertile imaginations of the players.
>
> Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the
> deadline.
> You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote
> if you
> are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting
> deadline
> shall be:
>
> Thursday, 11:00pm EST 22-Dec-2016
> Thursday, 08:00pm PST 22-Dec-2016
> Friday, 04:00am GMT 23-Dec-2016
> Friday, 05:00am CET 23-Dec-2016
> Friday, 03:00pm AEDT 23-Dec-2016
> Friday 2016-12-23 0400Z
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 1. The film that is found on either side of ice on polluted water.
>
> 2. A type of champagne made from raspberries, popular in Hungary and
> Bulgaria.
>
> 3. [chiefly southwest] A grove or clump of trees; especially: a shrubby
> copse
> in open prairie country.
>
> 4. Management of Technology and Technical Expertise
>
> 5. An official of the Norman court in England, 1066-c. 1300 A.D.
>
> 6. An embankment surrounding a castle or other fortification.
>
> 7. Slang term for will-o'-the wisp, used mainly in the southeastern U.S.
>
> 8. A speck, a tiny particle.
>
> 9. a temporary clay wall built around a work site, such as a borehole,
> to
> prevent any run-off from polluting watercourses.
>
> 10. A short sleeveless bodice.
>
> 11. An opening or cleft.
>
> 12. (Obs.) The amount of land able to be ploughed by one man in one day.
>
>
>

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[Efrem Mallach]

It is 9:06 in my time zone as I write this. So, 9 and 6 (or 6 and 9 if one prefers the traditional order).

Efrem

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> On Dec 21, 2016, at 8:39 AM, Tony Abell <hello (AT) isanybodyhome (DOT) com> wrote:
>
>
> Find below 12 definitions of motte, one of which comes from a dictionary. The
> remainder come from the fertile imaginations of the players.
>
> Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline.
> You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you
> are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting deadline
> shall be:
>
> Thursday, 11:00pm EST 22-Dec-2016
> Thursday, 08:00pm PST 22-Dec-2016
> Friday, 04:00am GMT 23-Dec-2016
> Friday, 05:00am CET 23-Dec-2016
> Friday, 03:00pm AEDT 23-Dec-2016
> Friday 2016-12-23 0400Z
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> 6. An embankment surrounding a castle or other fortification.
>
>
> 9. a temporary clay wall built around a work site, such as a borehole, to
> prevent any run-off from polluting watercourses.

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