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Tim B
October 20th, 2017, 03:24 PM
Here is a varied collection of imaginative definitions of CURCULIO, one of which, amazingly, does
come from a dictionary. Please vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this
one), before the deadline, which is slightly longer than I would have aimed for due to the times of
church services on Sunday. It is 12 noon on Sunday 22nd BST (1100 UTC). After my previous disaster I
won't even attempt to convert that!

New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this round. Don't look in a
dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, can be seen at www.dixonary.net.

1: a confused heap.

2: a small tile used in a mosaic.

3: a traffic circle or roundabout.

4: an object that serves no purpose.

5: a large, ornate ceiling medallion of Italian origin.

6: ornamental pressed tin sheets for ceilings and walls.

7: ornate or intricate, esp. extravagantly or excessively so.

8: any of various weevils; especially :one that injures fruit.

9: a curry paste made from curcumin (turmeric) saffron and coconut milk.

10: a type of crook inserted into a valveless horn to change the relative pitch.

11: spa water, said to have healing properties which relieve common skin and respiratory ailments.

12: an antiarrhythmic medication used to treat and prevent a number of types of irregular heartbeats.

13: (Gun.) a diagram showing the distribution of the pellets of a shotgun on a vertical target
perpendicular to the plane of fire.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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Tim Lodge
October 20th, 2017, 03:37 PM
I'll try on useless thing and one useful one, 4 and 10 please.

4: an object that serves no purpose.

10: a type of crook inserted into a valveless horn to change the relative
pitch.

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Judy Madnick
October 20th, 2017, 03:58 PM
I'll go with the ceilings:

5: a large, ornate ceiling medallion of Italian origin.

6: ornamental pressed tin sheets for ceilings and walls.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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—Keith Hale—
October 20th, 2017, 04:37 PM
I'm intrigued by 9 & 10.
-Keith-

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Ryan McGill
October 20th, 2017, 07:09 PM
I'm feeling 2 & 10.


2: a small tile used in a mosaic.
> 10: a type of crook inserted into a valveless horn to change the relative
> pitch.
>
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Daniel Widdis
October 20th, 2017, 09:26 PM
It’s clearly 4. Or 6.



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nancygoat
October 20th, 2017, 10:56 PM
I'll take 1 and 2. I did read them all.

Nancy

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Shani Naylor
October 21st, 2017, 12:26 AM
6 & 7 for me.

On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 9:24 AM, Tim B <dixonary (AT) siam (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> Here is a varied collection of imaginative definitions of CURCULIO, one of
> which, amazingly, does come from a dictionary. Please vote for TWO
> definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before the
> deadline, which is slightly longer than I would have aimed for due to the
> times of church services on Sunday. It is 12 noon on Sunday 22nd BST (1100
> UTC). After my previous disaster I won't even attempt to convert that!
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this round.
> Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, can be seen at
> www.dixonary.net.
>
> 1: a confused heap.
>
> 2: a small tile used in a mosaic.
>
> 3: a traffic circle or roundabout.
>
> 4: an object that serves no purpose.
>
> 5: a large, ornate ceiling medallion of Italian origin.
>
> 6: ornamental pressed tin sheets for ceilings and walls.
>
> 7: ornate or intricate, esp. extravagantly or excessively so.
>
> 8: any of various weevils; especially :one that injures fruit.
>
> 9: a curry paste made from curcumin (turmeric) saffron and coconut milk.
>
> 10: a type of crook inserted into a valveless horn to change the relative
> pitch.
>
> 11: spa water, said to have healing properties which relieve common skin
> and respiratory ailments.
>
> 12: an antiarrhythmic medication used to treat and prevent a number of
> types of irregular heartbeats.
>
> 13: (Gun.) a diagram showing the distribution of the pellets of a shotgun
> on a vertical target perpendicular to the plane of fire.
>
> Best wishes,
> Tim Bourne.
>
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Johnb - co.uk
October 21st, 2017, 02:59 AM
interesting set -- I'll take the small tile and the evil weevil = #2 and
#8 please

*JohnnyB*
On 20/10/2017 21:24, Tim B wrote:
> Here is a varied collection of imaginative definitions of CURCULIO



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Efrem G Mallach
October 21st, 2017, 05:43 AM
I narrowed it down to three. In choosing to cast a "nickel and dime" vote for 5 and 10, I probably eliminated the wrong one.

Efrem

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> On Oct 20, 2017, at 4:24 PM, Tim B <dixonary (AT) siam (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>
> Here is a varied collection of imaginative definitions of CURCULIO, one of which, amazingly, does come from a dictionary. Please vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline, which is slightly longer than I would have aimed for due to the times of church services on Sunday. It is 12 noon on Sunday 22nd BST (1100 UTC). After my previous disaster I won't even attempt to convert that!
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, can be seen at www.dixonary.net.
>
>
>
> 5: a large, ornate ceiling medallion of Italian origin.
>
>
> 10: a type of crook inserted into a valveless horn to change the relative pitch.

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Guerri Stevens
October 21st, 2017, 09:10 AM
I vote for 7 and 10.

Guerri
On 10/20/2017 4:24 PM, Tim B wrote:
>
> 7: ornate or intricate, esp. extravagantly or excessively so.
>
> 10: a type of crook inserted into a valveless horn to change the
> relative pitch.

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France International/Mike Shefler
October 21st, 2017, 10:17 AM
I'll go for the ornateÂ* and 7.


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France International/Mike Shefler
October 21st, 2017, 10:31 AM
That's 5 and 7.


On 10/21/2017 11:17 AM, France International/Mike Shefler wrote:
> I'll go for the ornateÂ* and 7.
>
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Tony Abell
October 21st, 2017, 12:00 PM
Sounds like 5 or possibly 8 to me:

> 5: a large, ornate ceiling medallion of Italian origin.

> 8: any of various weevils; especially :one that injures fruit.


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