Nancy Shepherdson
February 19th, 2010, 05:08 PM
Sorry for the slight delay in posting...I was on the road. Here are
17 creative definitions for your voting pleasure. Please vote for 2
by 11 p.m. Central Time on Saturday Feb. 20, about 30 hours from now.
I may be a little late posting the results, too. I am supposed to
help out at a Casino Night for a local charity for disabled women.
1. A tax, especially the salt tax imposed in France before 1790.
2. Having rounded corners.
3. Small ring-shaped pasta.
4. A storm.
5. A short march played on the arrival of a visiting dignitary.
6. A bulge or ridge at the base of a stamen.
7. A sausage common in Calabria.
8. (Law) an oral statement; word of mouth (now only in the phrase “by
procelle”)
9. Trade mark of a brand of synthetic wool, used as insulation in
outer
clothing.
10. A slat or other aerodynamic surface at the leading edge of a wing
to
increase lift at low airspeed.
11. The threadlike tube that grows from a pollen grain to the ovule,
enabling
fertilization of a flowering plant
12. A lightweight fabric resembling velure.
13. A nose cone.
14. [Ital.] A kind of relish made of tomatoes and peppers.
15. An orchestral music notation indicating a gradual decrease in
volume.
16. Space between bed and wall.
17. A small, bony protrusion distorting soft tissue.
Have fun!
Nancy
17 creative definitions for your voting pleasure. Please vote for 2
by 11 p.m. Central Time on Saturday Feb. 20, about 30 hours from now.
I may be a little late posting the results, too. I am supposed to
help out at a Casino Night for a local charity for disabled women.
1. A tax, especially the salt tax imposed in France before 1790.
2. Having rounded corners.
3. Small ring-shaped pasta.
4. A storm.
5. A short march played on the arrival of a visiting dignitary.
6. A bulge or ridge at the base of a stamen.
7. A sausage common in Calabria.
8. (Law) an oral statement; word of mouth (now only in the phrase “by
procelle”)
9. Trade mark of a brand of synthetic wool, used as insulation in
outer
clothing.
10. A slat or other aerodynamic surface at the leading edge of a wing
to
increase lift at low airspeed.
11. The threadlike tube that grows from a pollen grain to the ovule,
enabling
fertilization of a flowering plant
12. A lightweight fabric resembling velure.
13. A nose cone.
14. [Ital.] A kind of relish made of tomatoes and peppers.
15. An orchestral music notation indicating a gradual decrease in
volume.
16. Space between bed and wall.
17. A small, bony protrusion distorting soft tissue.
Have fun!
Nancy