[Dixonary] Round 2031 GNAMMA defs up - now vote

[Millie Morgan]

Here are 19 wonderful and diverse definitions for GNAMMA., only one of which came from a dictionary.

Please send your votes for two of them, by public reply to this message, before the deadline:



10:00pm Wed. 19/8 Melb.

5:00am Wed. 19/8 PDT

8:00am Wed. 19/8 EDT

12 noon Wed. 19/8 UTC

1:00pm Wed. 19/8 BST





1: One who sells fruit, vegetables, fish, or other goods from a cart, barrow, or stand in the streets



2: A theme, argument, or subject indicated in a title



3: a natural rock hole formed by weathering (commonly in granite) in which rainwater collects



4: _Phonetics_ a softened nasal consonant



5: a round flat loaf made without yeast



6: attractive, stylish



7: One who credulously accepts all he hears or reads; a dupe



8: large bottle for holding equivalent of 6 ordinary wine bottles



9: a collection of gnomic sayings usually found preserved on biblion rather than scrolls [Gr. _gnwme_ = maxim, opinion]



10: an edible paste made from tubers in southern India



11: a Persian military unit consisting of archers mounted in chariots flanked by spearmen



12: formerly, after a mathematical proof, etc: a statement of a related conjecture or unsolved problem; as opposed to lemma, subsidiary result



13: the pygmy boar of eastern Africa



14: a highly spiced version of cornmeal pudding (polenta) common to Southern Italy and Sicily



15: An ancient Egyptian protractor consisting of a loop of rope having twelve evenly spaced knots and used for laying down right angles



16: [Maced.] a row of trees



17: a smooth oval or spherical game piece, often a pea, bean or stone



18: one who bears a taper during a religious procession



19: A primitive form of astrolabe (_q.v._) used by early Greek mariners who ventured out of the Mediterranean into the Atlantic Ocean.

[Tim B]

4 and 11, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[JohnnyB]

Millie

#3 and #17 please

JohnnyB


>
> 3: a natural rock hole formed by weathering (commonly in
> granite) in which rainwater collects
>

>
>
> 17: a smooth oval or spherical game piece, often a pea, bean or stone
>
>

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 7 and 12.

Guerri

Millie Morgan wrote:
>
> 7: One who credulously accepts all he hears or reads; a dupe
>
> 12: formerly, after a mathematical proof, etc: a statement of a
> related conjecture or unsolved problem; as opposed to lemma,
> subsidiary result

[collect]

12 and 17 for no reasons at all.


Dave

On Aug 18, 2:01*am, "Millie Morgan" <milliemmor... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 19 wonderful and *diverse definitions for GNAMMA., only one of which came from a dictionary.
>
> Please send your votes for two of them, by public reply to this message, before the deadline:
>
> 10:00pm *Wed. 19/8 *Melb.
>
> 5:00am * *Wed. 19/8 *PDT
>
> 8:00am * *Wed. 19/8 *EDT
>
> 12 noon * Wed. 19/8 *UTC
>
> 1:00pm * *Wed. 19/8 *BST
>
> *1: One who sells fruit, vegetables, fish, or other goods from a cart, barrow, or stand in the streets
>
> *2: A theme, argument, or subject indicated in a title
>
> *3: a natural rock hole formed by weathering (commonly in granite) in which rainwater collects
>
> *4: _Phonetics_ a softened nasal consonant
>
> *5: a round flat loaf made without yeast
>
> *6: attractive, stylish
>
> *7: One who credulously accepts all he hears or reads; a dupe
>
> *8: large bottle for holding equivalent of 6 ordinary wine bottles
>
> *9: a collection of gnomic sayings usually found preserved on biblion rather than scrolls [Gr. _gnwme_ = maxim, opinion]
>
> 10: an edible paste made from tubers in southern India
>
> 11: a Persian military unit consisting of archers mounted in chariots flanked by spearmen
>
> 12: formerly, after a mathematical proof, etc: a statement of a related conjecture or unsolved problem; as opposed to lemma, subsidiary result
>
> 13: the pygmy boar of eastern Africa
>
> 14: a highly spiced version of cornmeal pudding (polenta) common to Southern Italy and Sicily
>
> 15: An ancient Egyptian protractor consisting of a loop of rope having twelve evenly spaced knots and used for laying down right angles
>
> 16: [Maced.] * a row of trees
>
> 17: a smooth oval or spherical game piece, often a pea, bean or stone
>
> 18: one who bears a taper during a religious procession
>
> 19: A primitive form of astrolabe (_q.v._) used by early Greek mariners who ventured out of the Mediterranean into the Atlantic Ocean.

[Tim Lodge]

Millie

For a change, I'm prepared to believe quite a few of these defs. I'll
go for the two surveying and navigation defs:

15 and 19 please.

-- Tim L

[Judy Madnick]

Sheesh -- I had to check my sent mail to remember *my* definition, and I don't believe it any more than any of the others!!

Here are my guesses:

<< 12: formerly, after a mathematical proof, etc: a statement of a
<< related conjecture or unsolved problem; as opposed to lemma,
<< subsidiary result

(mainly because I didn't vote for the last math winner!!)

and

<< 15: An ancient Egyptian protractor consisting of a loop of rope
<< having twelve evenly spaced knots and used for laying down
<< right angles

for the same reason!

Judy

[Toni Savage]

13 and 17 are weird enough...

-- Toni Savage


--- On Tue, 8/18/09, Millie Morgan <milliemmorgan (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> From: Millie Morgan <milliemmorgan (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
> Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2031 GNAMMA defs up - now vote
> To: "Dixonary (group)" <Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
> Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 2:01 AM
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> Here
> are*19 wonderful and
> *diverse definitions for GNAMMA., only one
> of which came from a
> dictionary.
> Please send your votes for two of them, by
> public reply to this message, before the deadline:
>
> *
> 10:00pm*
> Wed.
> 19/8* Melb.
> 5:00am***
> Wed. 19/8* PDT
> 8:00am***
> Wed. 19/8* EDT
> 12 noon** Wed.
> 19/8* UTC
> 1:00pm***
> Wed. 19/8* BST
>
> *
> *
> *1: One who sells fruit,
> vegetables, fish, or other
> goods from a cart, barrow, or stand in the
> streets
> *
> *2: A theme, argument, or
> subject indicated in a
> title
> *
> *3: a natural rock hole
> formed by weathering (commonly
> in granite) in which rainwater collects
> *
> *4: _Phonetics_ a softened
> nasal consonant
> *
> *5: a round flat loaf made
> without yeast
> *
> *6: attractive,
> stylish
> *
> *7: One who credulously
> accepts all he hears or reads;
> a dupe
> *
> *8: large bottle for holding
> equivalent of 6 ordinary
> wine bottles
> *
> *9: a collection of gnomic
> sayings usually found
> preserved on biblion rather than scrolls [Gr. _gnwme_ =
> maxim,
> opinion]
> *
> 10: an edible paste made from
> tubers in southern
> India
> *
> 11: a Persian military unit
> consisting of archers mounted
> in chariots flanked by spearmen
> *
> 12: formerly, after a
> mathematical proof, etc: a statement
> of a related conjecture or unsolved problem; as opposed to
> lemma, subsidiary
> result
> *
> 13: the pygmy boar of eastern
> Africa
> *
> 14: a highly spiced version of
> cornmeal pudding (polenta)
> common to Southern Italy and Sicily
> *
> 15: An ancient Egyptian
> protractor consisting of a loop of
> rope having twelve evenly spaced knots and used for laying
> down right
> angles
> *
> 16: [Maced.]** a row of
> trees
> *
> 17: a smooth oval or spherical
> game piece, often a pea,
> bean or stone
> *
> 18: one who bears a taper during
> a religious
> procession
> *
> 19: A primitive form of astrolabe
> (_q.v._) used by early
> Greek mariners who ventured out of the Mediterranean into
> the Atlantic
> Ocean.
> *
>
>

[EnDash@aol.com]

I Will guess at 10 and 15

-- Dick Weltz



In a message dated 8/18/2009 2:01:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
milliemmorgan (AT) gmail (DOT) com writes:

Here are 19 wonderful and diverse definitions for GNAMMA., only one of
which came from a dictionary.
Please send your votes for two of them, by public reply to this message,
before the deadline:

[Dodi Schultz]

Excepting the one I submitted, every single one of these seems
possible. Congratulations to all. Votes to #2 and #17.

--Dodi

[France International]

I believe them all, so I guess I have to vote for #7. For my 2nd pick, I'll go for 16.

[Christopher Carson]

Who can resist a boring pygmy. 13 and 15 sounds very likely as well.

Chris

[Paul Keating]

17 and 3 for me. The smooth stone game piece and the smooth stone hollow.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

[Nancy Shepherdson]

I'll take 9 and 10...what a collection! (You must bring it out in us,
Millie!)

[Daniel B. Widdis]

11 and 17 please


--
Dan Widdis

[Chuck]

Millie -

From your outstanding collection I'll have a go with -

3: a natural rock hole formed by weathering (commonly in granite) in
which rainwater collects

and

15: An ancient Egyptian protractor consisting of a loop of rope having
twelve evenly spaced knots and used for laying down right angles

Thanks,

Chuck

[Russ Heimerson]

Even though I read the rest of them, I'll go for #3 and #4, please.

Russ

[Tony Abell]

Vox pop for me 3 and 17.

> 3: a natural rock hole formed by weathering (commonly in granite) in which rainwater collects


> 17: a smooth oval or spherical game piece, often a pea, bean or stone