[Dixonary] Round 2067: CONSTULT [Definitions]

[Paul Keating]

We have a bumper Christmas crop of 20 definitions, all but one of
which our inventive players have concocted for your edification and
entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.

Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values)
of "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible,
politically correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as
chosen by a random number
generator). You can do this whether or not you have not submitted a
definition, and whether or not you have played before. You're not
allowed to vote if you know the right answer.

Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on
Boxing Day, 26 December 2009 at

12:30 PST
13:30 MST
14:30 CST
15:30 EST
20:30 GMT/UTC
and 21:30 CET for me.

And a Merry Christmas (etc) to all.

1. [obs] deep reverence

2. _Obs._ to render unconscious

3. to conspire to divert attention

4. to apply a thin coating of liquid

5. a heavy silk fabric with a corded effect

6. a central pillar supporting the apex of a roof

7. to render so dense or detailed as to induce boredom

8. the imbrogled confusion of a crowd [Lat con + _stultus_
confused]

9. a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough
to be used in canals

10. a plaintiff's declaration of cessation of a lawsuit,
usually after some concession on the part of the
defendant.

11. to play the fool together [f. L. _con-_ together +
_stult-us_ foolish, fool.]

12. Legal term meaning to render someone insane through
malicious acts

13. _Br. sl._ joint abasement, usually by a government
committee

14. a constant at the highest end of the value range

15. a mediator in intellectual property disputes

16. one who has achieved enlightenment

17. [Rus.] a minor party functionary

18. to insure against loss of use

19. to talk profusely or idly

20. to become rancid

[Tim B]

There are several I like here, but I think I'll go for 7 and 8.

Happy Christmas everybody! And yes, in parts of England we have a white
Christmas, though most of the snow fell several days ago and it is
slowly clearing.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Tim Lodge]

For no good reason:

4 and 14 please.

Happy Christmas to one and all!

-- Tim

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 8 and 18.

Merry Christmas to all! We still have a bit of snow on the ground in my
area of South Carolina, but it is raining now, which will probably wipe
it out.

Guerri

Paul Keating wrote:
>
> 8. the imbrogled confusion of a crowd [Lat con + _stultus_
> confused]
>
> 18. to insure against loss of use

[Dave Cunningham]

3 and 11 as being sorta the same.


Dave

On Dec 25, 3:32*am, Paul Keating <keat... (AT) acm (DOT) org> wrote:
> We have a bumper Christmas crop of 20 definitions, all but one of
> which our inventive players have concocted for your edification and
> entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.
>
> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values)
> of "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible,
> politically correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as
> chosen by a random number
> generator). You can do this whether or not you have not submitted a
> definition, and whether or not you have played before. You're not
> allowed to vote if you know the right answer.
>
> Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on
> Boxing Day, 26 December 2009 at
>
> * * 12:30 PST
> * * 13:30 MST
> * * 14:30 CST
> * * 15:30 EST
> * * 20:30 GMT/UTC
> and 21:30 CET for me.
>
> And a Merry Christmas (etc) to all.
>
> *1. [obs] deep reverence
>
> *2. _Obs._ to render unconscious
>
> *3. to conspire to divert attention
>
> *4. to apply a thin coating of liquid
>
> *5. a heavy silk fabric with a corded effect
>
> *6. a central pillar supporting the apex of a roof
>
> *7. to render so dense or detailed as to induce boredom
>
> *8. the imbrogled confusion of a crowd [Lat con + _stultus_
> * * confused]
>
> *9. a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough
> * * to be used in canals
>
> 10. a plaintiff's declaration of cessation of a lawsuit,
> * * usually after some concession on the part of the
> * * defendant.
>
> 11. to play the fool together [f. L. _con-_ together +
> * * _stult-us_ foolish, fool.]
>
> 12. Legal term meaning to render someone insane through
> * * malicious acts
>
> 13. _Br. sl._ joint abasement, usually by a government
> * * committee
>
> 14. a constant at the highest end of the value range
>
> 15. a mediator in intellectual property disputes
>
> 16. one who has achieved enlightenment
>
> 17. [Rus.] a minor party functionary
>
> 18. to insure against loss of use
>
> 19. to talk profusely or idly
>
> 20. to become rancid

[Judy Madnick]

I'll vote for the two that explain the definition (so they're probably wrong!!):

<< 8. the imbrogled confusion of a crowd [Lat con + _stultus_
<< confused]

<< 11. to play the fool together [f. L. _con-_ together +
<< _stult-us_ foolish, fool.]

I hope everyone is having a meaningful, happy holiday season!

Judy Madnick

[EnDash@aol.com]

I'll guess at number 6 because it seems plausible, and number 20 because it
doesn't.

-- Dick Weltz

[JohnnyB]

Interesting set

I suppose the long and the short of it is to take #10 and #20 (:- -:)

Meanwhile wishing all our readers the very best for the season - Happy
Christmas and a prosperous New Year

JohnnyB

>
> 10. a plaintiff's declaration of cessation of a lawsuit,
> usually after some concession on the part of the
> defendant.
>
>
> 20. to become rancid
>

[Geoffrey Sanders]

I'll go with 7 and 20.

Geoff

[Chris Carson]

1 and 18 and a Happy Holiday to all.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 25, 2009, at 3:32 AM, Paul Keating <keating (AT) acm (DOT) org> wrote:

> We have a bumper Christmas crop of 20 definitions, all but one of
> which our inventive players have concocted for your edification and
> entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.
>
> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values)
> of "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible,
> politically correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as
> chosen by a random number
> generator). You can do this whether or not you have not submitted a
> definition, and whether or not you have played before. You're not
> allowed to vote if you know the right answer.
>
> Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on
> Boxing Day, 26 December 2009 at
>
> 12:30 PST
> 13:30 MST
> 14:30 CST
> 15:30 EST
> 20:30 GMT/UTC
> and 21:30 CET for me.
>
> And a Merry Christmas (etc) to all.
>
> 1. [obs] deep reverence
>
> 2. _Obs._ to render unconscious
>
> 3. to conspire to divert attention
>
> 4. to apply a thin coating of liquid
>
> 5. a heavy silk fabric with a corded effect
>
> 6. a central pillar supporting the apex of a roof
>
> 7. to render so dense or detailed as to induce boredom
>
> 8. the imbrogled confusion of a crowd [Lat con + _stultus_
> confused]
>
> 9. a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough
> to be used in canals
>
> 10. a plaintiff's declaration of cessation of a lawsuit,
> usually after some concession on the part of the
> defendant.
>
> 11. to play the fool together [f. L. _con-_ together +
> _stult-us_ foolish, fool.]
>
> 12. Legal term meaning to render someone insane through
> malicious acts
>
> 13. _Br. sl._ joint abasement, usually by a government
> committee
>
> 14. a constant at the highest end of the value range
>
> 15. a mediator in intellectual property disputes
>
> 16. one who has achieved enlightenment
>
> 17. [Rus.] a minor party functionary
>
> 18. to insure against loss of use
>
> 19. to talk profusely or idly
>
> 20. to become rancid
>

[France International]

7 and 19 for me.

[Dodi Schultz]

Nice pattern!

> And a Merry Christmas (etc) to all.

I'll second that!

There are many appealing definitions here. Essentially at random,
I'll vote for

> 2. _Obs._ to render unconscious

and

> 19. to talk profusely or idly

--Dodi

[Daniel B. Widdis]

2 and 7, one of which I'll probably feel like after overeating today!

--
Dan

[Chuck]

Paul -

Congratulations on the great turnout. And on Christmas as well.

As for the word, it's a tough one, but I'll try -

9. a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canal

and

19. to talk profusely or idly

Thanks,

Chuck

[Nancy Shepherdson]

11 and 13. Both foolishly wrong, in the spirit of the season!

Nancy

[Jim Hart]

Back after a bit of furlough, I'll try the legal and the Russian - 10
and 17


Jim

[Millie Morgan]

My votes go to

> 16. one who has achieved enlightenment
> 17. [Rus.] a minor party functionary

Happy Christmas!
Millie

[Toni Savage]

2 and 7 are stultifying...but probly wrong.


-- Toni Savage


--- On Fri, 12/25/09, Paul Keating <keating (AT) acm (DOT) org> wrote:

> From: Paul Keating <keating (AT) acm (DOT) org>
> Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2067: CONSTULT [Definitions]
> To: "Dixonary" <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
> Date: Friday, December 25, 2009, 3:32 AM
> We have a bumper Christmas crop of 20
> definitions, all but one of
> which our inventive players have concocted for your
> edification and
> entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or
> not, real.
>
> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value
> (or values)
> of "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as
> plausible,
> politically correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible,
> long, or as
> chosen by a random number
> generator). You can do this whether or not you have not
> submitted a
> definition, and whether or not you have played before.
> You're not
> allowed to vote if you know the right answer.
>
> Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline,
> which is on
> Boxing Day, 26 December 2009 at
>
> * * 12:30 PST
> * * 13:30 MST
> * * 14:30 CST
> * * 15:30 EST
> * * 20:30 GMT/UTC
> and 21:30 CET for me.
>
> And a Merry Christmas (etc) to all.
>
> 1. [obs] deep reverence
>
> 2. _Obs._ to render unconscious
>
> 3. to conspire to divert attention
>
> 4. to apply a thin coating of liquid
>
> 5. a heavy silk fabric with a corded effect
>
> 6. a central pillar supporting the apex of a roof
>
> 7. to render so dense or detailed as to induce boredom
>
> 8. the imbrogled confusion of a crowd [Lat con +
> _stultus_
> * * confused]
>
> 9. a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough
> * * to be used in canals
>
> 10. a plaintiff's declaration of cessation of a lawsuit,
> * * usually after some concession on the part of
> the
> * * defendant.
>
> 11. to play the fool together [f. L. _con-_ together +
> * * _stult-us_ foolish, fool.]
>
> 12. Legal term meaning to render someone insane through
> * * malicious acts
>
> 13. _Br. sl._ joint abasement, usually by a government
> * * committee
>
> 14. a constant at the highest end of the value range
>
> 15. a mediator in intellectual property disputes
>
> 16. one who has achieved enlightenment
>
> 17. [Rus.] a minor party functionary
>
> 18. to insure against loss of use
>
> 19. to talk profusely or idly
>
> 20. to become rancid
>

[Scott Crom]

I'll have 3 and 7, please

Scott

[Russ Heimerson]

Randomly, #7 & #9, please.

Russ

[Tony Abell]

I'll try a couple of the legal ones, 10 and 15:

> 10. a plaintiff's declaration of cessation of a lawsuit,
> usually after some concession on the part of the
> defendant.

> 15. a mediator in intellectual property disputes