[Dixonary] Round 2030: effate - Definition List

[Christopher Carson]

Thanks to a burst of activity, there are a total of 18 definitions for
EFFATE from seventeen clever players and one dusty dictionary. Please vote
for your two favorites, by public reply to this message, before deadline,
which is 1:00 PM EDT on Sunday, August 16, 2009, or 10:00 AM
PDT .

1. Any unidentifiable residue or waste from an industrial
process.

2. Being moistened to a point where no additional liquid
can be absorbed.

3. Caused by the Fates; predestined.

4. A forcemeat, generally of duck or goose, used in small
pastry tarts served with spirits at winter holiday
gatherings. [Eastern U.S., late 19th cent.]

5. Having small spines.

6. [Ital.] The liquid refuse of cheesemaking: whey.

7. [Mus. obs.] To gradually decrease in intensity, volume,
or duration.

8. (Said of certain plants and animals, especially
insects) Having a fringe.

9. Ornamented in a vulgar, showy fashion.

10. Pathologically fearful of strangers.

11. The residue left after vacuum distillation in the crude
oil refinement process.

12. Residue of metal cladding.

13. A saying, dictum, maxim.

14. Sentenced; condemned to death [L. effatus ppl. of
effari < ex- + fari 'speak', 'pronounce'].

15. To attempt to diminish something by faint praise.

16. To eliminate from consideration.

17. To fill up the cheeks with breath prior to exhaling
explosively.

18. To pour out; to tell freely.

[Dodi Schultz]

Interesting array--seven adjectives, six nouns, five verbs. I think
I'll vote for a couple of the verbs, which nicely pair the notions of
deflation and inflation: #7 and #17.

--Dodi

[Daniel B. Widdis]

It's either 1 or 6, or one of the others.

Dan

[Tim B]

1 and 2, please (though I did read them all!).

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[JohnnyB]

#8 and #11 please

JohnnyB

>
> 8. (Said of certain plants and animals, especially
> insects) Having a fringe.

>
> 11. The residue left after vacuum distillation in the crude
> oil refinement process.
>

[Millie Morgan]

#13. A saying, dictum, maxim.
#16. To eliminate from consideration.

Now to press "Send" quickly, before I think about it any more, and change my
mind AGAIN.

Millie

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 5 and 12.

Guerri

Christopher Carson wrote:
>
> 5. Having small spines.
>
> 12. Residue of metal cladding.

[collect]

13 and 14 today.

Dave

On Aug 14, 9:23*pm, "Christopher Carson" <clcar... (AT) live (DOT) com> wrote:
> Thanks to a burst of activity, there are a total of 18 definitions for
> EFFATE from seventeen clever players and one dusty dictionary. Please vote
> for your two favorites, by public reply to this message, before deadline,
> which is 1:00 PM EDT on Sunday, August 16, 2009, or 10:00 AM
> PDT .
>
> *1. Any unidentifiable residue or waste from an industrial
> * * process.
>
> *2. Being moistened to a point where no additional liquid
> * * can be absorbed.
>
> *3. Caused by the Fates; predestined.
>
> *4. A forcemeat, generally of duck or goose, used in small
> * * pastry tarts served with spirits at winter holiday
> * * gatherings. [Eastern U.S., late 19th cent.]
>
> *5. Having small spines.
>
> *6. [Ital.] The liquid refuse of cheesemaking: whey.
>
> *7. [Mus. obs.] To gradually decrease in intensity, volume,
> * * or duration.
>
> *8. (Said of certain plants and animals, especially
> * * insects) Having a fringe.
>
> *9. Ornamented in a vulgar, showy fashion.
>
> 10. Pathologically fearful of strangers.
>
> 11. The residue left after vacuum distillation in the crude
> * * oil refinement process.
>
> 12. Residue of metal cladding.
>
> 13. A saying, dictum, maxim.
>
> 14. Sentenced; condemned to death [L. effatus ppl. of
> * * effari < ex- + fari 'speak', 'pronounce'].
>
> 15. To attempt to diminish something by faint praise.
>
> 16. To eliminate from consideration.
>
> 17. To fill up the cheeks with breath prior to exhaling
> * * explosively.
>
> 18. To pour out; to tell freely.

[Judy Madnick]

Tough one...too many "residues," and if this *is* a residue, I'm sure to choose the wrong ones. <sigh>

I'll go for these:

<< 1. Any unidentifiable residue or waste from an industrial
<< process.

<< 11. The residue left after vacuum distillation in the crude
<< oil refinement process.

Judy Madnick

[EnDash@aol.com]

I'll take a stab at numbers 1 and 4.

-- Dick Weltz

[France International]

1 and 11 for me.

[Chuck]

Christopher -

Interesting selection. I'll go for -

7. [Mus. obs.] To gradually decrease in intensity, volume, or duration.

and

9. Ornamented in a vulgar, showy fashion.


Thanks,

Chuck

[Tim Lodge]

Well, I read to the end, but I'm still not convinced any of them is
true!

17 and 18 please.

-- Tim L

[Tony Abell]

I'll take 15 and 16 just because I like them, not because either is likely to be
the real one.

> 15. To attempt to diminish something by faint praise.

> 16. To eliminate from consideration.

[Nancy Shepherdson]

I'll take 5 and 11 this time.

Nancy

[Toni Savage]

11 and 12 please
-- Toni Savage


--- On Fri, 8/14/09, Christopher Carson <clcarson (AT) live (DOT) com> wrote:

> From: Christopher Carson <clcarson (AT) live (DOT) com>
> Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2030: effate - Definition List
> To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 9:23 PM
>
> Thanks to a burst of activity, there are a total of 18
> definitions for EFFATE from seventeen clever players and one
> dusty dictionary. Please vote
> for your two favorites, by public reply to this message,
> before deadline, which is 1:00 PM EDT on Sunday, August 16,
> 2009, or 10:00 AM
> PDT .
>
> 1. Any unidentifiable residue or waste from an industrial
> ***process.
>
> 2. Being moistened to a point where no additional liquid
> ***can be absorbed.
>
> 3. Caused by the Fates; predestined.
>
> 4. A forcemeat, generally of duck or goose, used in small
> ***pastry tarts served with spirits at
> winter holiday
> ***gatherings. [Eastern U.S., late 19th
> cent.]
>
> 5. Having small spines.
>
> 6. [Ital.] The liquid refuse of cheesemaking: whey.
>
> 7. [Mus. obs.] To gradually decrease in intensity, volume,
> ***or duration.
>
> 8. (Said of certain plants and animals, especially
> ***insects) Having a fringe.
>
> 9. Ornamented in a vulgar, showy fashion.
>
> 10. Pathologically fearful of strangers.
>
> 11. The residue left after vacuum distillation in the
> crude
> ***oil refinement process.
>
> 12. Residue of metal cladding.
>
> 13. A saying, dictum, maxim.
>
> 14. Sentenced; condemned to death [L. effatus ppl. of
> ***effari < ex- + fari 'speak',
> 'pronounce'].
>
> 15. To attempt to diminish something by faint praise.
>
> 16. To eliminate from consideration.
>
> 17. To fill up the cheeks with breath prior to exhaling
> ***explosively.
>
> 18. To pour out; to tell freely.
>
>