mshefler
February 1st, 2007, 08:13 AM
Here are 19 definitions for LALLIK, one of which is real. Vote for your 2 best
guesses no later than 11 PM EST, Friday, February 2.
1. a kind of thin cotton fabric, especially with one side glazed.
2. a lightweight cotton having a plaid-like texture of many different
colors in no specific pattern.
3. a ribbed silk fabric similar to seersucker.
4. a children's chasing game, tag; the person who is "it" in this game.
5. a modern painting style, somewhat akin to paintbrush.
6. goat butter.
7. assistant to a muezzin.
8. an ornamental italic letter with elaborate, flowing flourishes and
tails.
9. a lizard of southern Africa, similar in character but larger than the
iguana.
10. a Tiffany Easter Egg which opens to reveal a small, but highly
detailed, three dimensional scene.
11. a narrow, swift, flat-bottomed boat used on the rivers of Central
Asia.
12. a comparatively wealthy Russian peasant whose class stood in the way
of collectivized agriculture in the 1920-30's.
13. [Turk.] a heavy whip, usually made of animal hide.
14. a Peruvian dessert consisting largely of yoghurt flavored with honey.
15. [obs. and derog.] any foreign language [fr. Gk 'lalein' - to talk: in
Christian literature; Matt 6:7 - foreigners go 'lalalal']
16. [Scot.] a fishing lure.
17. reinforcement to a flying buttress.
18. a small rodent of the Russian tundra.
19. elaborate glazed Italian pottery.
guesses no later than 11 PM EST, Friday, February 2.
1. a kind of thin cotton fabric, especially with one side glazed.
2. a lightweight cotton having a plaid-like texture of many different
colors in no specific pattern.
3. a ribbed silk fabric similar to seersucker.
4. a children's chasing game, tag; the person who is "it" in this game.
5. a modern painting style, somewhat akin to paintbrush.
6. goat butter.
7. assistant to a muezzin.
8. an ornamental italic letter with elaborate, flowing flourishes and
tails.
9. a lizard of southern Africa, similar in character but larger than the
iguana.
10. a Tiffany Easter Egg which opens to reveal a small, but highly
detailed, three dimensional scene.
11. a narrow, swift, flat-bottomed boat used on the rivers of Central
Asia.
12. a comparatively wealthy Russian peasant whose class stood in the way
of collectivized agriculture in the 1920-30's.
13. [Turk.] a heavy whip, usually made of animal hide.
14. a Peruvian dessert consisting largely of yoghurt flavored with honey.
15. [obs. and derog.] any foreign language [fr. Gk 'lalein' - to talk: in
Christian literature; Matt 6:7 - foreigners go 'lalalal']
16. [Scot.] a fishing lure.
17. reinforcement to a flying buttress.
18. a small rodent of the Russian tundra.
19. elaborate glazed Italian pottery.