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Tim Lodge
May 2nd, 2011, 03:53 PM
Here are 17 imaginative defs of MARCIATON, plus the one from my
dictionary. Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in
reply to this one), before the deadline:

08:00 UTC on Wednesday 4th May
09:00 BST
10:00 CET
4:00 AM EDT
1:00 AM PDT
19:00 Melbourne time


New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are
at http://tinyurl.com/dixonary-rules

-- Tim L


*** MARCIATON ***

1: monotonous.

2: in the style of a march (mus.).

3: a short literary essay or sketch.

4: the alpine anemone, Pulsatilla alpina

5: a bribe to avert invasion by nomadic tribes.

6: a gray rabbit of Portugal and southern Spain.

7: a successor in a family business, esp. when not the heir.

8: a*document outlining*the duties of an office or position.

9: a kind of ointment, used esp. to treat pain in the joints.

10: field fortification with two parapets meeting at an angle.

11: a subatomic particle characterized by an intrinsic angular
momentum.

12: _humorous_ the act of grading examinations, a grade on an
examination.

13: an arrangement or close fitting together of minute parts or
distinct colours.

14: an heraldic device resembling a baton with plumes at one end and a
spike at the other.

15: a figure formed by 12 skydivers and named for the woman who
organized the first group of divers to successfully form it.

16: the preparation of civilian groups for the hardships and
sacrifices of war. Also: the use of females to work in war
production.

17: a rotating percussion instrument consisting of tubular steel
columns of varying length and thickness that the performer can strike
with various mallets.

18: a follower of Marcion [Marcion of Sinope created a second century
heresy that the God of the Old Testament was not the same God as in
the New Testament; see Marcionism]

Judy Madnick
May 2nd, 2011, 04:07 PM
Wish I could vote for three. <G>

I guess I'll go with these:

<< 13: an arrangement or close fitting together of minute parts or
<< distinct colours.

<< 17: a rotating percussion instrument consisting of tubular steel
<< columns of varying length and thickness that the performer
<< can strike
<< with various mallets.

Judy Madnick

Tim B
May 2nd, 2011, 04:11 PM
10 and 14, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

Dodi Schultz
May 2nd, 2011, 04:40 PM
Drat! I was so fixated on finding the right replacement doohickey for
the kitchen sink this afternoon that I totally forgot to send in a def!

My guesses: #14 because it sounds right, and #15 because it's so sweet.

> 14: an heraldic device resembling a baton with plumes at one end and a
> spike at the other.
>
> 15: a figure formed by 12 skydivers and named for the woman who
> organized the first group of divers to successfully form it.
>

—Dodi

—Keith Hale—
May 2nd, 2011, 04:48 PM
8 & 15 for me, please.

—Keith—

France International
May 2nd, 2011, 05:17 PM
I'll vote for 7 and 16.

Matthew
May 2nd, 2011, 06:38 PM
My votes go to:

8: a*document outlining*the duties of an office or position.

and

13: an arrangement or close fitting together of minute parts or
distinct colours.

--Matthew Grieco

Daniel Widdis
May 2nd, 2011, 06:42 PM
Five and dime, please. (5 & 10)

--
Dan

Steve Graham
May 2nd, 2011, 07:40 PM
Oh well, 4 and 10 please

4: the alpine anemone, Pulsatilla alpina

10: field fortification with two parapets meeting at an angle.

Millie Morgan
May 2nd, 2011, 08:31 PM
No idea ... maybe 3 and 8 ... thanks Tim

3: a short literary essay or sketch.
8: a document outlining the duties of an office or position.

Best wishes
Millie

Tim Lodge
May 3rd, 2011, 04:07 AM
Dave Cunningham voted by email:

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Cunningham
Sent: 03 May 2011 00:16
To: Tim Lodge
Subject: Re: Round 2202 MARCIATON Defs - Vote Now

3 and 14 are the least reasonable I fear.

Dave

John Barrs
May 3rd, 2011, 04:12 AM
Tim

I'll go for #9 and #14 please

JohnnyB


> 9: a kind of ointment, used esp. to treat pain in the joints.
>
>
> 14: an heraldic device resembling a baton with plumes at one end and a
> spike at the other.
>
>

Guerri Stevens
May 3rd, 2011, 05:12 AM
I vote for 9 and 16.

Guerri

Tim Lodge wrote:
>
> 9: a kind of ointment, used esp. to treat pain in the joints.
>
> 16: the preparation of civilian groups for the hardships and
> sacrifices of war. Also: the use of females to work in war
> production.

Chris Carson
May 3rd, 2011, 06:48 AM
Really tough choices but I'll go for 12 and 17.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On May 2, 2011, at 4:53 PM, Tim Lodge <5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here are 17 imaginative defs of MARCIATON, plus the one from my
> dictionary. Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in
> reply to this one), before the deadline:
>
> 08:00 UTC on Wednesday 4th May
> 09:00 BST
> 10:00 CET
> 4:00 AM EDT
> 1:00 AM PDT
> 19:00 Melbourne time
>
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
> round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are
> at http://tinyurl.com/dixonary-rules
>
> -- Tim L
>
>
> *** MARCIATON ***
>
> 1: monotonous.
>
> 2: in the style of a march (mus.).
>
> 3: a short literary essay or sketch.
>
> 4: the alpine anemone, Pulsatilla alpina
>
> 5: a bribe to avert invasion by nomadic tribes.
>
> 6: a gray rabbit of Portugal and southern Spain.
>
> 7: a successor in a family business, esp. when not the heir.
>
> 8: a document outlining the duties of an office or position.
>
> 9: a kind of ointment, used esp. to treat pain in the joints.
>
> 10: field fortification with two parapets meeting at an angle.
>
> 11: a subatomic particle characterized by an intrinsic angular
> momentum.
>
> 12: _humorous_ the act of grading examinations, a grade on an
> examination.
>
> 13: an arrangement or close fitting together of minute parts or
> distinct colours.
>
> 14: an heraldic device resembling a baton with plumes at one end and a
> spike at the other.
>
> 15: a figure formed by 12 skydivers and named for the woman who
> organized the first group of divers to successfully form it.
>
> 16: the preparation of civilian groups for the hardships and
> sacrifices of war. Also: the use of females to work in war
> production.
>
> 17: a rotating percussion instrument consisting of tubular steel
> columns of varying length and thickness that the performer can strike
> with various mallets.
>
> 18: a follower of Marcion [Marcion of Sinope created a second century
> heresy that the God of the Old Testament was not the same God as in
> the New Testament; see Marcionism]
>

Jim Hart
May 3rd, 2011, 07:29 AM
No idea. Oh well, 3 and 10 perhaps.

Jim

EnDash@aol.com
May 3rd, 2011, 08:37 AM
Numbers 10 and 14 are my guesses.

-- Dick Weltz



10: field fortification with two parapets meeting at an angle.


14: an heraldic device resembling a baton with plumes at one end and a
spike at the other.

Scott Crom
May 3rd, 2011, 11:17 AM
I'll have 6 and 9, please.

Scott

Toni Savage
May 3rd, 2011, 02:10 PM
1 and 16 are totally unlikely.
*-- Toni Savage



----- Original Message ----
From: Tim Lodge <5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com>
To: Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Mon, May 2, 2011 4:53:03 PM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2202 MARCIATON Defs - Vote Now

Here are 17 imaginative defs of MARCIATON, plus the one from my
dictionary.* Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in
reply to this one), before the deadline:

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 08:00 UTC on Wednesday 4th May
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 09:00 BST
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 10:00 CET
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4:00 AM EDT
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1:00 AM PDT
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 19:00 Melbourne time


New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are
at http://tinyurl.com/dixonary-rules

--* Tim L


*** MARCIATON ***

1: monotonous.

2: in the style of a march (mus.).

3: a short literary essay or sketch.

4: the alpine anemone, Pulsatilla alpina

5: a bribe to avert invasion by nomadic tribes.

6: a gray rabbit of Portugal and southern Spain.

7: a successor in a family business, esp. when not the heir.

8: a*document outlining*the duties of an office or position.

9: a kind of ointment, used esp. to treat pain in the joints.

10: field fortification with two parapets meeting at an angle.

11: a subatomic particle characterized by an intrinsic angular
momentum.

12: _humorous_* * the act of grading examinations, a grade on an
examination.

13: an arrangement or close fitting together of minute parts or
distinct colours.

14: an heraldic device resembling a baton with plumes at one end and a
spike at the other.

15: a figure formed by 12 skydivers and named for the woman who
organized the first group of divers to successfully form it.

16: the preparation of civilian groups for the hardships and
sacrifices of war.* Also: the use of females to work in war
production.

17: a rotating percussion instrument consisting of tubular steel
columns of varying length and thickness that the performer can strike
with various mallets.

18: a follower of Marcion [Marcion of Sinope created a second century
heresy that the God of the Old Testament was not the same God as in
the New Testament; see Marcionism]

Chuck
May 3rd, 2011, 09:17 PM
Tim -

Nice assortment, I'll go for -

3: a short literary essay or sketch.

and

10: field fortification with two parapets meeting at an angle.

Thanks,

Chuck