Dave Cunningham
February 16th, 2006, 07:03 AM
A lot of cloth defs -- and three of you figured out the real one :(
1. A water-course or mill race [Fr.] [Shepherdson] 6 8 (Schultz) 1
2. A low hedge used for borders. [Savage] 3 11 nil
3. An assembly of celebrants. [Scott] NV (Savage) 1
4. An inferior grade of black tea. [Muths] 8 *17 (Crom) 2+1 = 3
5. A ewe that gives birth to a stillborn lamb [Heimerson] NV nil
6. Wool of the undercoat of a musk-ox. [Madnick] 8 *17 (Shepherdson) 2 + 1 = 3
7. A heavy shoe carved from wood, similar to the Dutch wooden shoe. [Stevens] 15 19 nil
8. Lace trimming around the edge of a garment, e.g. sleeves or hem. [Bourne] 9 *17 (Madnick) (Kornelis) (Muths) (Shepherdson) 2 + 4 = 6 <<<<
9. A fabric made of silk and wool, or cotton and rayon, used esp. for coats. [Lodge] 18 19 (Bourne) 1
10. To reduce a sentence or fine at appeal without overturning a conviction. [Abell] 13 18 (Hirst) 1
11. 1. The arcane and esoteric language used by river and canal boatmen across Europe. 2. from. 1; to swear like a bargee [Barrs] DQ (Savage) (Allen) 2
12. [Fr.] The mooring place for a river barge [Allen] 11 16 nil
13. A gate on the spillway of a dam to regulate the flow of water. [Shefler] 14 18 (Abell) (Crom) 2
14. A young herring other than a sprat that is processed as a sardine in Norway. [Widdis] 19 20 (Shefler) 1
15. A hook-and-loop arrangement used for a clasp on armor and clothing. [Kornelis] 8 18 (Stevens) 1
16. The amount a bar owner allows for spillage and the occasional free drink. [Crom] 4 13 (Allen) 1
17. A sheer fabric woven of silk or cotton and wool, used for women's apparel [AHD] (Madnick) (Bourne) (Muths) D3
18. _Ballet_ A pas de deux performed in an interval of total silence. [Schultz] 1 20 (Kornelis) (Lodge) (Hirst) (Shefler) (Abell) 5
19. _hist._ The right of a woman without brothers to succeed to her father's title and lands in her own right [NF] [Keating] NV (Lodge) (Widdis) (Stevens) 3
20. A source of revenue, such as land, given by a sovereign for the maintenance of a member of the ruling family. [Carson] NV (Schultz) (Widdis) 2
Hirst 10 18 nil
Making Tim Bourne the next dealer -- and Dodi the real winner!
Dave DQ, DF
1. A water-course or mill race [Fr.] [Shepherdson] 6 8 (Schultz) 1
2. A low hedge used for borders. [Savage] 3 11 nil
3. An assembly of celebrants. [Scott] NV (Savage) 1
4. An inferior grade of black tea. [Muths] 8 *17 (Crom) 2+1 = 3
5. A ewe that gives birth to a stillborn lamb [Heimerson] NV nil
6. Wool of the undercoat of a musk-ox. [Madnick] 8 *17 (Shepherdson) 2 + 1 = 3
7. A heavy shoe carved from wood, similar to the Dutch wooden shoe. [Stevens] 15 19 nil
8. Lace trimming around the edge of a garment, e.g. sleeves or hem. [Bourne] 9 *17 (Madnick) (Kornelis) (Muths) (Shepherdson) 2 + 4 = 6 <<<<
9. A fabric made of silk and wool, or cotton and rayon, used esp. for coats. [Lodge] 18 19 (Bourne) 1
10. To reduce a sentence or fine at appeal without overturning a conviction. [Abell] 13 18 (Hirst) 1
11. 1. The arcane and esoteric language used by river and canal boatmen across Europe. 2. from. 1; to swear like a bargee [Barrs] DQ (Savage) (Allen) 2
12. [Fr.] The mooring place for a river barge [Allen] 11 16 nil
13. A gate on the spillway of a dam to regulate the flow of water. [Shefler] 14 18 (Abell) (Crom) 2
14. A young herring other than a sprat that is processed as a sardine in Norway. [Widdis] 19 20 (Shefler) 1
15. A hook-and-loop arrangement used for a clasp on armor and clothing. [Kornelis] 8 18 (Stevens) 1
16. The amount a bar owner allows for spillage and the occasional free drink. [Crom] 4 13 (Allen) 1
17. A sheer fabric woven of silk or cotton and wool, used for women's apparel [AHD] (Madnick) (Bourne) (Muths) D3
18. _Ballet_ A pas de deux performed in an interval of total silence. [Schultz] 1 20 (Kornelis) (Lodge) (Hirst) (Shefler) (Abell) 5
19. _hist._ The right of a woman without brothers to succeed to her father's title and lands in her own right [NF] [Keating] NV (Lodge) (Widdis) (Stevens) 3
20. A source of revenue, such as land, given by a sovereign for the maintenance of a member of the ruling family. [Carson] NV (Schultz) (Widdis) 2
Hirst 10 18 nil
Making Tim Bourne the next dealer -- and Dodi the real winner!
Dave DQ, DF