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EnDash@aol.com
October 16th, 2008, 01:05 PM
We have a bumper crop of definitions for this round: one real, and 20 fake;
and they range across quite
a spectrum of subject matter.

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one),
before the deadline, which is
10:00 AM EDT, Saturday, October 18. Good luck with your choices.

New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this round.

-- Dick Weltz

=============================================

1: [Fr. Can] the shore of a lake; particularly Lake Superior

2: a fortification that has two projecting faces and two parallel flanks

3: a net or mesh foundation for lace

4: a ditch or moat surrounding a property

5: a greenway between the castle wall and the moat

6: a kind of soft hat worn in the Middle Ages

7: a round for four unaccompanied voices

8: [Pottery] a container for water made at table (late 17th century)

9: [Fr.] a golf links water hazard

10: a portable writing desk, usu. with an adjustable top, popular in 18th
cent.

11: the peasant cuisine of southern France

12: horny termination of a bird's nostril

13: a detailed memorandum, especially one that lists documents or accounts

14: a hand-woven wool carpet with a flamboyant geometric design

15: a narrow-gauge, sans serif typeface first used in 1893 to advertise the
Chicago World's Fair; also
called Border Modern

16: a raised garden

17: a candidate for public office who refuses to take a stand on a divisive
issue

18: a slipper

19: a climate control device, designed specifically for wine cellars

20: a decorative silk ribbon, as on a woman's hat

21: a boogie-woogie backbeat used in early rock-and roll music
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Bill Hirst
October 16th, 2008, 01:16 PM
It couldn't possibly be 18 or 20.

-Bill

Hugo Kornelis
October 16th, 2008, 02:30 PM
Hi Dick,

Well, it's obvious - it has to be either

> 2: a fortification that has two projecting faces and two parallel flanks

or

> 7: a round for four unaccompanied voices


(Though I must admit that 12 looks tempting...)


Best, Hugo

Tim Lodge
October 16th, 2008, 03:48 PM
Dick

The long and the short of it:

15 and 18 please.

-- Tim L

France International
October 16th, 2008, 04:01 PM
8 and 16 for me this time.

Judy Madnick
October 16th, 2008, 04:03 PM
I'll go with the moat "stuff":

<< 4: a ditch or moat surrounding a property
<<
<< 5: a greenway between the castle wall and the moat

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Dave Cunningham
October 16th, 2008, 04:50 PM
3 is unlikely, and 7 is impossible.

Dave



On Oct 16, 2:05*pm, EnD... (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:
> We have a bumper crop of definitions for this round: one real, and 20 fake; *
> and they range across quite
> a spectrum of subject matter.
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one), *
> before the deadline, which is
> 10:00 AM EDT, Saturday, October 18. *Good luck with your *choices.
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this *round.
>
> -- Dick Weltz
>
> =============================================
>
> *1: [Fr. Can] the shore of a lake; particularly Lake Superior
>
> *2: a fortification that has two projecting faces and two parallel *flanks
>
> *3: a net or mesh foundation for lace
>
> *4: a ditch or moat surrounding a property
>
> *5: a greenway between the castle wall and the moat
>
> *6: a kind of soft hat worn in the Middle Ages
>
> *7: a round for four unaccompanied voices
>
> *8: [Pottery] a container for water made at table (late 17th *century)
>
> *9: [Fr.] a golf links water hazard
>
> 10: a portable writing desk, usu. with an adjustable top, popular in 18th *
> cent.
>
> 11: the peasant cuisine of southern France
>
> 12: horny termination of a bird's nostril
>
> 13: a detailed memorandum, especially one that lists documents or *accounts
>
> 14: a hand-woven wool carpet with a flamboyant geometric design
>
> 15: a narrow-gauge, sans serif typeface first used in 1893 to advertise the *
> Chicago World's Fair; also
> * * *called Border Modern
>
> 16: a raised garden
>
> 17: a candidate for public office who refuses to take a stand on a divisive *
> issue
>
> 18: a slipper
>
> 19: a climate control device, designed specifically for wine cellars
>
> 20: a decorative silk ribbon, as on a woman's hat
>
> 21: a boogie-woogie backbeat used in early rock-and roll *music
> **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. *
> Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out
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Dodi Schultz
October 16th, 2008, 05:24 PM
They all seem both pleasant and possible.

I'll try #15 and #16.

Guerri Stevens
October 16th, 2008, 06:37 PM
I vote for 5 and 18.

Guerri

Daniel B. Widdis
October 16th, 2008, 10:15 PM
A nice selection. Many seem plausible. Many don't. I'll pick one from each
category.

I'd like to know the real word for 5 if it's not bordereau. And I don't
believe for a minute the real def includes 'boogie-woogie' but 21's author
deserves a shimmy.

--
Dan Widdis

Nancy Shepherdson
October 16th, 2008, 10:58 PM
I really did read them all, but I like 2 and 3 best of this odd group.

Nancy

Tim B
October 17th, 2008, 04:30 AM
2 and 5, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

Russ Heimerson
October 17th, 2008, 08:13 PM
I'll toss my votes at #5 and #16, please.

Russ

Chuck
October 17th, 2008, 08:35 PM
Dick -

A nice crop, I'll attempt a harvest with -

10: a portable writing desk, usu. with an adjustable top, popular in
18th cent.

and

15: a narrow-gauge, sans serif typeface first used in 1893 to advertise
the Chicago World's Fair; also called Border Modern

Thanks,

Chuck

Tony Abell
October 17th, 2008, 11:51 PM
I'll go for 5 and 18 this time.

> 5: a greenway between the castle wall and the moat

> 18: a slipper

Toni Savage
October 18th, 2008, 04:08 AM
Wow! Great timing for me... went under the knife shortly after submitting a def, now out and home and can vote before the deadline (minus one tit, but otherwise, OK!)

I'll go for 1 (how obvious can you get?) and 3 (just kinda unusual)

-- Toni Savage


--- On Thu, 10/16/08, EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com <EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote:

> From: EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com <EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com>
> Subject: [Dixonary] Round 1945 -- BORDEREAU -- Defs Up
> To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 2:05 PM
> We have a bumper crop of definitions for this round: one
> real, and 20 fake;
> and they range across quite
> a spectrum of subject matter.
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in
> reply to this one),
> before the deadline, which is
> 10:00 AM EDT, Saturday, October 18. Good luck with your
> choices.
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a
> definition this round.
>
> -- Dick Weltz
>
> =============================================
>
> 1: [Fr. Can] the shore of a lake; particularly Lake
> Superior
>
> 3: a net or mesh foundation for lace
>

Jim Hart
October 18th, 2008, 06:55 AM
Hoping I'm not too late I'll take the blackbird option 4 and 20

Jim