Paul Keating
July 27th, 2005, 01:08 AM
The winner of round 1630 is Dave Cunningham, whose definition "naked,
especially in athletic events" was a runaway winner 9 votes, and Dave
also got 2 points for guessing the correct def.
There were 2 players in coveted second place with 5 points each: Dodi
Schultz and Toni Savage.
The true definition (12) was a conflation of Chambers 9 and OED 2. The
fret definition came from Chambers and the percolator from the OED,
apparently copied from Webster 1864 and marked ?US.
The OED said "Greek fret" and insisted the word was capitalized.
Neither was borne out by the citations, so I decided to keep the
Chambers def. I couldn't check the Webster reference: it's not in
Webster 1828 or Webster 1913 (W1), so I kept the 2nd signification as
the OED had it.
1. the letter Y [Fr.]
Votes from: Schultz, Stevens
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 2.
2. a straight nose [French slang]
Votes from: Scott, Carson, Abell
Submitted by: Savage, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
3. naked, especially in athletic events
Votes from: Schultz, Kornelis, Heimerson, shepherdson, Bourne,
Carson, Crom, Shefler, Abell
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores 9 + 2, total 11.
4. a staircase newel post decorated with acanthus leaves
Vote from: Mayer
Submitted by: Hirst, who scores natural 1.
5. sauteed in olive oil that has been flavored with garlic and
shallots
Votes from: Goran, Savage, Bourne
Submitted by: Scott, who scores natural 3.
6. a thin line or band, especially one of several that are parallel
or close together
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Goran, who scores natural 1.
7. _Fr._ Domenikos Theotokopolous, Greek-born Spanish painter of
religious works, also known as El Greco
No votes
Submitted by: Crom.
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
No votes
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
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
Votes from: Stevens, Shefler
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 2.
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
No votes
Submitted by: Mayer.
11. an ancient narrow, oval urn or vase, made of clay, glazed and
decorated, sometimes with two handles
Votes from: Goran, Mayer, Madnick
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 3.
12. 1. _Archit._ a fret pattern. 2. a kind of coffee-strainer or
percolator.
Votes from: Savage, Widdis, shepherdson, Cunningham
Real definition from Chambers 9; OED2
13. _Obs._ a small shallow dish for calling cards
Vote from: Madnick
Submitted by: shepherdson, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
14. _Fine arts_ erotic in theme or style
Votes from: Kornelis, Scott, Lodge, Hirst, Cunningham
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 5.
15. irregular in shape
Vote from: Hirst
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.
16. obscure
Votes from: Heimerson, Lodge, Crom
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 3.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Cunningham 3 12 & 14 9 2 11
Schultz 14 1 & 3 5 0 5
Savage 2 5 & 12 3 2 5
Bourne 16 3 & 5 3 0 3
Scott 5 2 & 14 3 0 3
Stevens 11 1 & 9 3 0 3
shepherdson 13 3 & 12 1 2 3
Abell 9 2 & 3 2 0 2
Shefler 1 3 & 9 2 0 2
Widdis 8 6 & 12 2 2
Carson 15 2 & 3 1 0 1
Goran 6 5 & 11 1 0 1
Hirst 4 14 & 15 1 0 1
Crom 7 3 & 16 0 0
Heimerson 3 & 16 0 0
Kornelis 3 & 14 0 0
Lodge 14 & 16 0 0
Madnick 11 & 13 0 0
Mayer 10 4 & 11 0 0
I chose this word knowing full well that nearly every player would
look at it and say 'That is the French word for Greek'. I did this
because in round 974, Toni Savage played _tedesco_. I looked at that
and said 'That is the WGmc word for German borrowed into Italian or
Spanish'. A significant minority of players at the time reckoned that
knowing that was tantamount to "knowing the word" and so I should have
DQd. This was an opportunity to demonstrate the contrary.
especially in athletic events" was a runaway winner 9 votes, and Dave
also got 2 points for guessing the correct def.
There were 2 players in coveted second place with 5 points each: Dodi
Schultz and Toni Savage.
The true definition (12) was a conflation of Chambers 9 and OED 2. The
fret definition came from Chambers and the percolator from the OED,
apparently copied from Webster 1864 and marked ?US.
The OED said "Greek fret" and insisted the word was capitalized.
Neither was borne out by the citations, so I decided to keep the
Chambers def. I couldn't check the Webster reference: it's not in
Webster 1828 or Webster 1913 (W1), so I kept the 2nd signification as
the OED had it.
1. the letter Y [Fr.]
Votes from: Schultz, Stevens
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 2.
2. a straight nose [French slang]
Votes from: Scott, Carson, Abell
Submitted by: Savage, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
3. naked, especially in athletic events
Votes from: Schultz, Kornelis, Heimerson, shepherdson, Bourne,
Carson, Crom, Shefler, Abell
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores 9 + 2, total 11.
4. a staircase newel post decorated with acanthus leaves
Vote from: Mayer
Submitted by: Hirst, who scores natural 1.
5. sauteed in olive oil that has been flavored with garlic and
shallots
Votes from: Goran, Savage, Bourne
Submitted by: Scott, who scores natural 3.
6. a thin line or band, especially one of several that are parallel
or close together
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Goran, who scores natural 1.
7. _Fr._ Domenikos Theotokopolous, Greek-born Spanish painter of
religious works, also known as El Greco
No votes
Submitted by: Crom.
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
No votes
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
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
Votes from: Stevens, Shefler
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 2.
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
No votes
Submitted by: Mayer.
11. an ancient narrow, oval urn or vase, made of clay, glazed and
decorated, sometimes with two handles
Votes from: Goran, Mayer, Madnick
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 3.
12. 1. _Archit._ a fret pattern. 2. a kind of coffee-strainer or
percolator.
Votes from: Savage, Widdis, shepherdson, Cunningham
Real definition from Chambers 9; OED2
13. _Obs._ a small shallow dish for calling cards
Vote from: Madnick
Submitted by: shepherdson, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
14. _Fine arts_ erotic in theme or style
Votes from: Kornelis, Scott, Lodge, Hirst, Cunningham
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 5.
15. irregular in shape
Vote from: Hirst
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.
16. obscure
Votes from: Heimerson, Lodge, Crom
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 3.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Cunningham 3 12 & 14 9 2 11
Schultz 14 1 & 3 5 0 5
Savage 2 5 & 12 3 2 5
Bourne 16 3 & 5 3 0 3
Scott 5 2 & 14 3 0 3
Stevens 11 1 & 9 3 0 3
shepherdson 13 3 & 12 1 2 3
Abell 9 2 & 3 2 0 2
Shefler 1 3 & 9 2 0 2
Widdis 8 6 & 12 2 2
Carson 15 2 & 3 1 0 1
Goran 6 5 & 11 1 0 1
Hirst 4 14 & 15 1 0 1
Crom 7 3 & 16 0 0
Heimerson 3 & 16 0 0
Kornelis 3 & 14 0 0
Lodge 14 & 16 0 0
Madnick 11 & 13 0 0
Mayer 10 4 & 11 0 0
I chose this word knowing full well that nearly every player would
look at it and say 'That is the French word for Greek'. I did this
because in round 974, Toni Savage played _tedesco_. I looked at that
and said 'That is the WGmc word for German borrowed into Italian or
Spanish'. A significant minority of players at the time reckoned that
knowing that was tantamount to "knowing the word" and so I should have
DQd. This was an opportunity to demonstrate the contrary.