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Paul Keating
July 25th, 2005, 02:52 PM
There are a total of 16 definitions for GRECQUE. Please vote for two,
by reply to this message, before the deadline, which is on 26 July
2005, at

22:10 PDT
23:10 MDT

and on 27 July 2005 at

00:10 CDT
01:10 EDT
06:10 BST
and 07:10 CET for me.


1. the letter Y [Fr.]

2. a straight nose [French slang]

3. naked, especially in athletic events

4. a staircase newel post decorated with acanthus leaves

5. sauteed in olive oil that has been flavored with garlic and
shallots

6. a thin line or band, especially one of several that are parallel
or
close together

7. _Fr._ Domenikos Theotokopolous, Greek-born Spanish painter of
religious works, also known as El Greco

8. a snow skiing style in which the skier executes a series of short
quick parallel turns by moving the backs of the skis from side to
side at a constant speed

9. a painting technique consisting of applying layers of shellac over
the painting several times as it is being completed and providing
vivid colors and a sense of depth

10. 1. picking up the check or checque at a Greek restaurant, as in
"I'll pick up the Grecque!" 2. Greeks waiting in line

11. an ancient narrow, oval urn or vase, made of clay, glazed and
decorated, sometimes with two handles

12. 1. _Archit._ a fret pattern. 2. a kind of coffee-strainer or
percolator.

13. _Obs._ a small shallow dish for calling cards

14. _Fine arts_ erotic in theme or style

15. irregular in shape

16. obscure

Judy Madnick
July 25th, 2005, 03:14 PM
Oh, well. I guess I was a tad late with a definition (we were away till this afternoon). <sigh>

But here are my votes:

<< 11. an ancient narrow, oval urn or vase, made of clay, glazed and
decorated, sometimes with two handles

<< 13. _Obs._ a small shallow dish for calling cards

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

Daniel B. Widdis
July 25th, 2005, 03:38 PM
Six (6) and twelve (12), please.

--
Dan

Hugo Kornelis
July 25th, 2005, 03:48 PM
Hi Paul,

Drat! Missed the deadline for definitions.

Oh well - I'll still pick up 2 points, because I'll vote for

> 3. naked, especially in athletic events

and

> 14. _Fine arts_ erotic in theme or style

Best, Hugo

Guerri Stevens
July 25th, 2005, 04:07 PM
I vote for 1 and 9.

What a bunch of definitions!

Guerri

Dave Cunningham
July 25th, 2005, 04:10 PM
12 for being so downright weird, and 14 for being a tad naughty ...

Dave

Toni Savage
July 25th, 2005, 04:30 PM
Well, on the theory that it's a shortened form of "a
la Greque", it would be either 5 (food style) or 12
(Architectural style).

So I'll go for 5 and 12. (running right over the
cliff...)

--- Paul Keating <coryphaeus (AT) prodigycomputing (DOT) com>
wrote:

> There are a total of 16 definitions for GRECQUE.
> Please vote for two,
> by reply to this message, before the deadline, which
> is on 26 July
> 2005, at
>
> 22:10 PDT
> 23:10 MDT
>
> and on 27 July 2005 at
>
> 00:10 CDT
> 01:10 EDT
> 06:10 BST
> and 07:10 CET for me.
>
>
> 1. the letter Y [Fr.]
>
> 2. a straight nose [French slang]
>
> 3. naked, especially in athletic events
>
> 4. a staircase newel post decorated with acanthus
> leaves
>
> 5. sauteed in olive oil that has been flavored with
> garlic and
> shallots
>
> 6. a thin line or band, especially one of several
> that are parallel
> or
> close together
>
> 7. _Fr._ Domenikos Theotokopolous, Greek-born
> Spanish painter of
> religious works, also known as El Greco
>
> 8. a snow skiing style in which the skier executes
> a series of short
> quick parallel turns by moving the backs of the
> skis from side to
> side at a constant speed
>
> 9. a painting technique consisting of applying
> layers of shellac over
> the painting several times as it is being
> completed and providing
> vivid colors and a sense of depth
>
> 10. 1. picking up the check or checque at a Greek
> restaurant, as in
> "I'll pick up the Grecque!" 2. Greeks waiting in
> line
>
> 11. an ancient narrow, oval urn or vase, made of
> clay, glazed and
> decorated, sometimes with two handles
>
> 12. 1. _Archit._ a fret pattern. 2. a kind of
> coffee-strainer or
> percolator.
>
> 13. _Obs._ a small shallow dish for calling cards
>
> 14. _Fine arts_ erotic in theme or style
>
> 15. irregular in shape
>
> 16. obscure
>
>
>
>


-- Toni Savage

Tim Bourne
July 25th, 2005, 05:51 PM
3 and 5, please

Tim B

Wayne Scott
July 25th, 2005, 06:29 PM
2 and 14. I have no reason on earth for these choices.

Wayne

Chris Carson
July 26th, 2005, 08:24 AM
Having read them all, I'll return to 2 and 3, the naked athelete with the
straight nose.

Chris

Tony Abell
July 26th, 2005, 11:58 AM
Going straight for the nudity, please put me down for 2 and 3.

mshefler
July 26th, 2005, 01:02 PM
I'll vote for 3 because it was in my dreams last night, and 9 as my 2nd choice.

Russ Heimerson
July 26th, 2005, 06:03 PM
I obviously lost track of time and failed to submit a def, but I'll go
for # 3 and # 16, please.

Russ

chm
July 26th, 2005, 06:08 PM
I vote for #4 and #11.

Carolyn