Scott Crom
November 5th, 2006, 07:49 PM
Here are 20 definitions of EPIMACUS, covering a wide range of
fields indeed. (I'm having fun picturing the amount of
head-scratching about to occur!)
Please cast your votes for the two you think are most likely or
most deserving by the deadline of:
0800 Tuesday morning, Eastern time, November 7 (a good day for
voting, by the way)
0500 Pacific time--other times elsewhere, which I keep
forgetting
1. A shiny line on the skin of the abdomen, breasts, thighs, or buttocks
that is often lighter than the surrounding skin and is caused by the
stretching and weakening of elastic tissues as a result of pregnancy
or obesity, for example. Popularly, stretch marks.
2. (Rhet. & Logic) A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor
premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the
conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner.
3. A disciple of Socrates and founder of the philosophical school of the
same name which advocated moderation in all things except moderation.
4. [Obs.] A unit of measurement of light intensity, equal to the amount
of light given out by a single candle. See also: lumen.
5. A body-type that is characterized by exceptional leanness [ISV _epi-_
'over' + _macus_ pa ppl of L _macere_ 'to be thin'].
6. A small fold of skin sometimes covering the inner corner of the eye,
as in many Asian peoples.
7. A congenital distension of the caecum, sometimes called the "false
appendix."
8. The outer layer of a leaf, containing the cells that breathe and
filter air.
9. Any of the narrow fissures separating adjacent convolutions of the
brain.
10. A skin condition affecting the hands and sometimes caused by an
allergy.
11. _Anat._ the muscle controlling directional motion of the eyeball.
12. A bird of paradise whose tail is the shape of a grecian spear.
13. [Med.] A superficial contusion [lit. _outer bruise_].
14. The outer layer on the denticles of a shark's skin.
15. (_Her.) An imaginary beast resembling a griffin.
16. A short outline or summary; a synopsis.
17. Most sensitive area of the omentum.
18. [Med.] The lining of the eyelid.
19. In ancient Greece, a high priest.
20. A Roman temple guard.
Enjoy!
Scott, dealer pro tem
fields indeed. (I'm having fun picturing the amount of
head-scratching about to occur!)
Please cast your votes for the two you think are most likely or
most deserving by the deadline of:
0800 Tuesday morning, Eastern time, November 7 (a good day for
voting, by the way)
0500 Pacific time--other times elsewhere, which I keep
forgetting
1. A shiny line on the skin of the abdomen, breasts, thighs, or buttocks
that is often lighter than the surrounding skin and is caused by the
stretching and weakening of elastic tissues as a result of pregnancy
or obesity, for example. Popularly, stretch marks.
2. (Rhet. & Logic) A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor
premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the
conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner.
3. A disciple of Socrates and founder of the philosophical school of the
same name which advocated moderation in all things except moderation.
4. [Obs.] A unit of measurement of light intensity, equal to the amount
of light given out by a single candle. See also: lumen.
5. A body-type that is characterized by exceptional leanness [ISV _epi-_
'over' + _macus_ pa ppl of L _macere_ 'to be thin'].
6. A small fold of skin sometimes covering the inner corner of the eye,
as in many Asian peoples.
7. A congenital distension of the caecum, sometimes called the "false
appendix."
8. The outer layer of a leaf, containing the cells that breathe and
filter air.
9. Any of the narrow fissures separating adjacent convolutions of the
brain.
10. A skin condition affecting the hands and sometimes caused by an
allergy.
11. _Anat._ the muscle controlling directional motion of the eyeball.
12. A bird of paradise whose tail is the shape of a grecian spear.
13. [Med.] A superficial contusion [lit. _outer bruise_].
14. The outer layer on the denticles of a shark's skin.
15. (_Her.) An imaginary beast resembling a griffin.
16. A short outline or summary; a synopsis.
17. Most sensitive area of the omentum.
18. [Med.] The lining of the eyelid.
19. In ancient Greece, a high priest.
20. A Roman temple guard.
Enjoy!
Scott, dealer pro tem