[Dixonary] ELCHI definitions - vote now

[Jim Hart]

My extended deadline didn’t bring any more players so this round
offers a compact list of 15 definitions, but every one of them is a
gem. Your task is to choose the two most appealing or plausible.
Remember – no peeking.

Voting deadline is Thursday at 3pm for east-coast Americans, 8pm in
the UK, and earlier or later for everyone else.


1 fretful. [_It._]
2 an ambassador [Turk.]
3 aromatic seed pods used to flavour pilau rice [Kerala]
4 a unit of weight equal to 28 pounds.
5 a brown-sugar sweetmeat containing raisins, almonds, and dried
apricots
6 a fine but very hardy grass. Best known for use in Chia Pets.
7 Galium aparine, an annual having the stem beset with curved
prickles; North America and Europe and Asia. Also _Goosegrass_.
8 a sheer, crisp cotton fabric, embellished with woven, flocked, or
embroidered dots.
9 a fixed-term marriage contract according to the Usuli Shia
schools of Sharia; also called _nikáhu l-mut`ah_ (Ar: ‎ marriage for
pleasure)
10 (now also _nelchi_) an almond or almond-shaped device used by
caravans to prevent camel breeding. (pre-Arabic)
11 the lees of tea, esp. when used in fortune telling.
12 scraper used by early hominids.
13 a soft plastic that contains no pthylates.
14 a sea urchin of South East Asia.
15 a Chinese herb used in Szechuan-style cooking

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 5 and 10.

Guerri

[Judy Madnick]

As usual, no clue. I'll give my points to:

<< 14 a sea urchin of South East Asia.
<< 15 a Chinese herb used in Szechuan-style cooking

Judy Madnick

[Tim B]

5 and 14, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[JohnnyB]

What a set?

Rewards for #9 and #10 please (how big is this 'device' in #10? The mind boggles - and can one be sure that the 'device' isn't really used in the #9 situation)

JohnnyB

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> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:27 PM
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> Subject: [Dixonary] ELCHI definitions - vote now
>
>
> My extended deadline didn’t bring any more players so this
> round offers a compact list of 15 definitions, but every one
> of them is a gem. Your task is to choose the two most
> appealing or plausible.
> Remember – no peeking.
>
> Voting deadline is Thursday at 3pm for east-coast Americans,
> 8pm in the UK, and earlier or later for everyone else.
>
>
> 1 fretful. [_It._]
> 2 an ambassador [Turk.]
> 3 aromatic seed pods used to flavour pilau rice [Kerala]
> 4 a unit of weight equal to 28 pounds.
> 5 a brown-sugar sweetmeat containing raisins, almonds, and dried
> apricots
> 6 a fine but very hardy grass. Best known for use in Chia Pets.
> 7 Galium aparine, an annual having the stem beset with curved
> prickles; North America and Europe and Asia. Also _Goosegrass_.
> 8 a sheer, crisp cotton fabric, embellished with woven, flocked, or
> embroidered dots.
> 9 a fixed-term marriage contract according to the Usuli Shia
> schools of Sharia; also called _nikáhu l-mut`ah_ (Ar: ‎ marriage for
> pleasure)
> 10 (now also _nelchi_) an almond or almond-shaped device used by
> caravans to prevent camel breeding. (pre-Arabic)
> 11 the lees of tea, esp. when used in fortune telling.
> 12 scraper used by early hominids.
> 13 a soft plastic that contains no pthylates.
> 14 a sea urchin of South East Asia.
> 15 a Chinese herb used in Szechuan-style cooking
>
>
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[Chuck]

Jim -

A very tidy list. How about -

3 aromatic seed pods used to flavour pilau rice [Kerala]

and

14 a sea urchin of South East Asia.

It must be close to lunchtime.

Thanks,

Chuck

[Dodi Schultz]

Jim, you apparently did the defs list--unlike your earlier messages--with a
wordprocessor. Such characters as apostrophes, as well as whatever the
oddities are in def #9, came through as weirdnesses, turning the whole
thing into a binary attachment. (Same for anyone who quoted back the entire
list along with a vote.) Yes, I got it eventually; just meant an extra trip
to the mailbox.

Anyway: Clueless, I'll try #10 and #14.

--Dodi

[France International]

I'll try 2 and 7.

[Toni Savage]

1 is interesting, but 10 is way interesting!

-- Toni Savage


--- On Wed, 2/25/09, Jim Hart <jfshart (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

>
>
> 1* * fretful. [_It._]
> 10* * (now also _nelchi_)* an almond or
> almond-shaped device used by
> caravans to prevent camel breeding.* (pre-Arabic)

[EnDash@aol.com]

Numbers 5 and 14 for me please.

-- Dick Weltz





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[Nancy Shepherdson]

I'll take 7 and 9.

Nancy

[Tim Lodge]

Jim

8 and 11 please.

-- Tim L

[Jim Hart]

It's those dreaded high-ascii characters again. They appear OK on the
Dixonary website (at least on my computer) but may do strange and
unpredictable things to email.

Is this a problem for other players? Should we have a plain-ascii no-
accent policy? What do other dealers do? I'm open to suggestions.

Jim

On Feb 26, 2:46*am, Dodi Schultz <SCHU... (AT) compuserve (DOT) com> wrote:
> Jim, you apparently did the defs list--unlike your earlier messages--with a
> wordprocessor. Such characters as apostrophes, as well as whatever the
> oddities are in def #9, came through as weirdnesses, turning the whole
> thing into a binary attachment. (Same for anyone who quoted back the entire
> list along with a vote.) Yes, I got it eventually; just meant an extra trip
> to the mailbox.
>
> Anyway: Clueless, I'll try #10 and #14.
>
> --Dodi

[Dodi Schultz]

Don't do anything special just for me, Jim--you or anyone else; I CAN go
get these nonstandard messages. I was just curious as to how they happen
(which is extremely rare). DID you import your posting from original
composition with a wordprocessor?

--Dodi

[Dave Cunningham]

2 and 8 seem sorta related maybe ...

Dave

On Feb 25, 8:27Â*am, Jim Hart <jfsh... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> My extended deadline didn’t bring any more players so this round
> offers a compact Â*list of 15 definitions, but every one of them is a
> gem. Your task is to choose the two most appealing or plausible.
> Remember – no peeking.
>
> Voting deadline is Thursday at 3pm Â*for east-coast Americans, Â*8pm in
> the UK, and earlier or later for everyone else.
>
> 1 Â* Â*fretful. [_It._]
> 2 Â* Â*an ambassador [Turk.]
> 3 Â* Â*aromatic seed pods used to flavour pilau rice [Kerala]
> 4 Â* Â*a unit of weight equal to 28 pounds.
> 5 Â* Â*a brown-sugar sweetmeat containing raisins, almonds, and dried
> apricots
> 6 Â* Â*a fine but very hardy grass. Â*Best known for use in Chia Pets.
> 7 Â* Â*Galium aparine, an annual having the stem beset with curved
> prickles; North America and Europe and Asia. Â*Also _Goosegrass_.
> 8 Â* Â*a sheer, crisp cotton fabric, embellished with woven, flocked, or
> embroidered dots.
> 9 Â* Â*a fixed-term marriage contract according to the Usuli Shia
> schools of Sharia; also called _nikáhu l-mut`ah_ (Ar: ‎ marriage for
> pleasure)
> 10 Â* Â*(now also _nelchi_) Â*an almond or almond-shaped device used by
> caravans to prevent camel breeding. Â*(pre-Arabic)
> 11 Â* Â*the lees of tea, esp. when used in fortune telling.
> 12 Â* Â*scraper used by early hominids.
> 13 Â* Â*a soft plastic that contains no pthylates.
> 14 Â* Â*a sea urchin of South East Asia.
> 15 Â* Â*a Chinese herb used in Szechuan-style cooking

[Tony Abell]

I'll throw my votes at 7 and 8.

> 7 Galium aparine, an annual having the stem beset with curved
> prickles; North America and Europe and Asia. Also _Goosegrass_.
> 8 a sheer, crisp cotton fabric, embellished with woven, flocked, or
> embroidered dots.

[Russ Heimerson]

I'll go for #2 and #14, please.

Russ

[Guerri Stevens]

I like plain ASCII, but having said that, I had no problem with your
message and rarely have trouble with messages from others.

-- Guerri

Jim Hart wrote:
> ...
> Is this a problem for other players? Should we have a plain-ascii no-
> accent policy? What do other dealers do? I'm open to suggestions.