Tony Abell
June 19th, 2008, 10:43 PM
My apologies for not posting a progress report. Time did not permit.
Find below 16 definitions of rokelay, one of which comes from a dictionary.
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1. Any of several medieval verse and song forms, especially one in which each
stanza has two rhymes, the end rhyme recurring as the first rhyme of the
following stanza.
2. A Polish dance similar to the mazurka, but more lively.
3. Prickly.
4. Fine stitches raised from the surface of the design in the embroidery of
needlepoint lace.
5. A short cloak. [Scot.]
6. A shallow dish or receptacle for calling cards in 19th C.(fr. Sp. rocole;
mainly S.W. U.S. and Mexico).
7. A small rock [NF _roquelet_].
8. A leaf-salad plant of the lettuce family [eruca sativa].
9. A song sung by a troubadour in the Middle Ages, a setting to music of
recent news.
10. Makeshift.
11. Enormous pudding out of which acrobats leap.
12. An herb once used to flavor gin.
13. A madrigal for two voices.
14. In chess, an old word for castling [F _roquelet_ fm _roque_ rook].
15. A technique used in painting, similar to impasto, but using a special
knife.
16. A pastry having a thin, flaky, glazed crust and filled with a light,
usually fruit-flavored cream.
Find below 16 definitions of rokelay, one of which comes from a dictionary.
Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline below.
You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you
are disqualified (see the rules in the file area of Coryphaeus Yahoogroups or the
sticky messages at tapcis.com in The Parlor). The voting deadline shall be:
Saturday, 12:00pm EDT 21-Jun-2008
Saturday, 09:00am PDT 21-Jun-2008
Saturday, 05:00pm BST 21-Jun-2008
Sunday, 02:00am AEST 22-Jun-2008
Saturday 2008-06-21 1600Z
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1. Any of several medieval verse and song forms, especially one in which each
stanza has two rhymes, the end rhyme recurring as the first rhyme of the
following stanza.
2. A Polish dance similar to the mazurka, but more lively.
3. Prickly.
4. Fine stitches raised from the surface of the design in the embroidery of
needlepoint lace.
5. A short cloak. [Scot.]
6. A shallow dish or receptacle for calling cards in 19th C.(fr. Sp. rocole;
mainly S.W. U.S. and Mexico).
7. A small rock [NF _roquelet_].
8. A leaf-salad plant of the lettuce family [eruca sativa].
9. A song sung by a troubadour in the Middle Ages, a setting to music of
recent news.
10. Makeshift.
11. Enormous pudding out of which acrobats leap.
12. An herb once used to flavor gin.
13. A madrigal for two voices.
14. In chess, an old word for castling [F _roquelet_ fm _roque_ rook].
15. A technique used in painting, similar to impasto, but using a special
knife.
16. A pastry having a thin, flaky, glazed crust and filled with a light,
usually fruit-flavored cream.