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Millie Morgan
September 26th, 2010, 02:03 AM
This was a Round of Fours ...
our winner is Chuck Emery with 4 votes for his beaten silver (plus 2 for
spotting the correct def)
Matthew Grieco is runner-up, with 4 votes for his gilded cornice;
and the correct definition (No.4) attracted 4 votes as well.

Over to you Chuck
Best wishes everyone
Millie

PS ... I'm happy to say this posting is coming to you from my desktop
computer, at home, using my repaired internet connection.

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* BALIZE*

1: a semi-sheer cotton fabric, treated to maintain a slightly wrinkled
appearance
Voted for by nobody
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 12 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

2: a carpet edging [rare]
Voted for by: Dodi Schultz
FROM Toni Savage who voted 6 and 9, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

3: To have a paralyzing or stupefying effect on
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Chris Carson who voted 8 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

4: A kind of beacon erected at sea, consisting of a pole surmounted by some
object, such as a small barrel
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Dave Cunningham, Chuck Emery, Tim Bourne
FROM OED which can't vote, and scores D4

5: an inhabitant of Belize
Voted for by nobody
FROM Johnny Barrs who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

6: To weigh down with ballast
Voted for by: Toni Savage, Mike Shefler
FROM Tony Abell who voted 8 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

7: a benevolent spell; a blessing
Voted for by: Dan Widdis
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 2 and 11, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

8: to apply hammer marks to cast silver
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Chris Carson, Tony Abell, Dan Widdis
FROM Chuck Emery who voted *4* and 12, and scores 4 + 2 = 6*

9: glow of zodiacal light seen opposite the sun
Voted for by: Toni Savage
FROM Judy Madnick who voted *4* and 12, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*

10: exotic jewelry or flamboyant gewgaws worn by men of certain Central
American hill tribes
Voted for by nobody
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 6 and 8, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

11: a cotton fabric with colored lacework surrounding a plain field
Voted for by: Dodi Schultz
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 3 and *4*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*

12: a gilded cornice
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Chuck Emery, Scott Crom, Guerri Stevens
FROM Matthew Grieco who didn't vote, and scores 4 + 0 = 4

13: To mark or memorialize with a flat engraved stone
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Tim Bourne
FROM Scott Crom who voted 12 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

14: a type of sheer linen fabric used mainly in women's dressmaking
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens
FROM Dick Weltz who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

15: a perfumed oil or ointment put on the hair, as to make it smooth and
shiny
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Tony Abell, Scott Crom
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 7 and 8, and scores 3 + 0 = 3

No def
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 3 and 13, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

No def
FROM Tim Bourne who voted *4* and 13, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*

Chuck
September 26th, 2010, 11:54 AM
Just saw the unexpected results. New word within an hour or so.
Previously used computer not running so I'll be trying out Coryphæus
4.7.4 on a Windows 7 Quad Core 64 bit machine. Should be interesting.

Back soon,

Chuck