Hugo Kornelis
March 18th, 2006, 04:25 PM
Hi all,
There are a total of 17 definitions for MINIVER. Please vote for two, by
public reply to this message, before the deadline, which is
11:00 CET on maandag 20 maart 2006,
10:00 UTC ,
5:00 EST , or
2:00 PST .
All times are expressed in ISO ("military") style so hours less than 12
mean AM.
1. A ruff of feathers used primarily as a mating display.
2. An eel in its transparent, postlarval stage. Also called _glass
eel_.
3. A small tropical fish, green with yellow spots.
4. A large coat with a hood.
5. A young, newly hatched, or unfledged pigeon.
6. To put off a decision in the hope that it will become unnecessary.
7. A type of paving stone.
8. A small domed gazebo often decorated with pillars; a folly.
9. A fur esteemed in the Middle Ages as a part of costume. It is
uncertain whether it was the fur of one animal only or of different
animals.
10. [Brit.] A small smoked eel.
11. A small but highly accurate mortar launcher developed by Charles
Miniver in World War I.
12. The smallest measure of the area of a pelt.
13. A worrywart or fussbudget.
14. One overly concerned with unimportant details; a fussbudget.
15. A costly squirrel-fur, alternately blue and gray, worn in the
Middle Ages by girls of marriageable age; also _fig._ [Fr fm OHG
_minne_ love + _ver_ fur -- more at _vair_]
16. Small one-horse carriage.
17. The ermine trimmings of regal robes [OF: meni=minute + ver =
speckled fur]
Best, Hugo
There are a total of 17 definitions for MINIVER. Please vote for two, by
public reply to this message, before the deadline, which is
11:00 CET on maandag 20 maart 2006,
10:00 UTC ,
5:00 EST , or
2:00 PST .
All times are expressed in ISO ("military") style so hours less than 12
mean AM.
1. A ruff of feathers used primarily as a mating display.
2. An eel in its transparent, postlarval stage. Also called _glass
eel_.
3. A small tropical fish, green with yellow spots.
4. A large coat with a hood.
5. A young, newly hatched, or unfledged pigeon.
6. To put off a decision in the hope that it will become unnecessary.
7. A type of paving stone.
8. A small domed gazebo often decorated with pillars; a folly.
9. A fur esteemed in the Middle Ages as a part of costume. It is
uncertain whether it was the fur of one animal only or of different
animals.
10. [Brit.] A small smoked eel.
11. A small but highly accurate mortar launcher developed by Charles
Miniver in World War I.
12. The smallest measure of the area of a pelt.
13. A worrywart or fussbudget.
14. One overly concerned with unimportant details; a fussbudget.
15. A costly squirrel-fur, alternately blue and gray, worn in the
Middle Ages by girls of marriageable age; also _fig._ [Fr fm OHG
_minne_ love + _ver_ fur -- more at _vair_]
16. Small one-horse carriage.
17. The ermine trimmings of regal robes [OF: meni=minute + ver =
speckled fur]
Best, Hugo