[Dixonary] Round 2230: PRIMPRINT [Definitions]

[Paul Keating]

Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the sixteen
definitions for PRIMPRINT presented below 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 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
Sunday 14 August 2011 at
13:30 PDT
14:30 MDT
15:30 CDT
16:30 EDT
20:30 UTC
21:30 BST
22:30 CEST for me
and on Monday 15 August 2011 at
06:30 EST in Melbourne.

1. the distribution of the cosmic background radiation
that is thought to describe the nature and origin of the
universe
2. one of a family of _Phaeophyceae_ (brown and yellow
seaweeds) similar to Sea Lace or Dead Man's Rope.
3. a unique characteristic that can be used to identify an
individual
4. a first edition, esp. one in excellent condition
5. to modify a gene by chemical means
6. an expurgated version of a book
7. privet (genus _Ligustrum_)
8. inbred
9. a Moluccan coral
10. _Colloq._ Thomson's gazelle
11. curtain hung over door of a room
12. _Heraldry._ the center point of an escutcheon
13. a formal, usually engraved invitation or certificate
14. _obs._ to change a photographic negative to remove a
person's warts and other blemishes
15. a cold type font used in the days of hand-set type,
used primarily for formal invitations, announcements, etc.
16. _Plastering._ the solid foundation of coarse stuff, on
which the rest is placed; it is thick, and crossed with
lines, so as to give a bond for the next coat

[—Keith Hale—]

I suppose i will select 2 & 14 this time.

2. one of a family of _Phaeophyceae_ (brown and yellow
> seaweeds) similar to Sea Lace or Dead Man's Rope.
> 14. _obs._ to change a photographic negative to remove a
> person's warts and other blemishes
>

[Millie Morgan]

8 and 9 for me thanks Paul

> 8. inbred
> 9. a Moluccan coral

Best wishes
Millie

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 3 and 6.

Guerri

Paul Keating wrote:
> 3. a unique characteristic that can be used to identify an
> individual
> 6. an expurgated version of a book

[France International]

I'll take one obvious and one not - 7 & 15.

[Judy Madnick]

<< 2. one of a family of _Phaeophyceae_ (brown and yellow
<< seaweeds) similar to Sea Lace or Dead Man's Rope.

<< 9. a Moluccan coral

Judy Madnick

[Dave Cunningham]

2 and 7 avoiding anything remotely related to printing.

Dave

On Aug 13, 4:30*am, Paul Keating <keat... (AT) acm (DOT) org> wrote:
> Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the sixteen
> definitions for PRIMPRINT presented below 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 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
> Sunday 14 August 2011 at
> * * 13:30 PDT
> * * 14:30 MDT
> * * 15:30 CDT
> * * 16:30 EDT
> * * 20:30 UTC
> * * 21:30 BST
> * * 22:30 CEST for me
> and on Monday 15 August 2011 at
> * * 06:30 EST in Melbourne.
>
> *1. the distribution of the cosmic background radiation
> * * that is thought to describe the nature and origin of the
> * * universe
> *2. one of a family of _Phaeophyceae_ (brown and yellow
> * * seaweeds) similar to Sea Lace or Dead Man's Rope.
> *3. a unique characteristic that can be used to identify an
> * * individual
> *4. a first edition, esp. one in excellent condition
> *5. to modify a gene by chemical means
> *6. an expurgated version of a book
> *7. privet (genus _Ligustrum_)
> *8. inbred
> *9. a Moluccan coral
> 10. _Colloq._ Thomson's gazelle
> 11. curtain hung over door of a room
> 12. _Heraldry._ the center point of an escutcheon
> 13. a formal, usually engraved invitation or certificate
> 14. _obs._ to change a photographic negative to remove a
> * * person's warts and other blemishes
> 15. a cold type font used in the days of hand-set type,
> * * used primarily for formal invitations, announcements, etc.
> 16. _Plastering._ the solid foundation of coarse stuff, on
> * * which the rest is placed; it is thick, and crossed with
> * * lines, so as to give a bond for the next coat

[Dave Cunningham]

2 and 7 avoiding anything to do with printing (system may have burped
on me when sending)

Dave

On Aug 13, 4:30*am, Paul Keating <keat... (AT) acm (DOT) org> wrote:
> Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the sixteen
> definitions for PRIMPRINT presented below 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 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
> Sunday 14 August 2011 at
> * * 13:30 PDT
> * * 14:30 MDT
> * * 15:30 CDT
> * * 16:30 EDT
> * * 20:30 UTC
> * * 21:30 BST
> * * 22:30 CEST for me
> and on Monday 15 August 2011 at
> * * 06:30 EST in Melbourne.
>
> *1. the distribution of the cosmic background radiation
> * * that is thought to describe the nature and origin of the
> * * universe
> *2. one of a family of _Phaeophyceae_ (brown and yellow
> * * seaweeds) similar to Sea Lace or Dead Man's Rope.
> *3. a unique characteristic that can be used to identify an
> * * individual
> *4. a first edition, esp. one in excellent condition
> *5. to modify a gene by chemical means
> *6. an expurgated version of a book
> *7. privet (genus _Ligustrum_)
> *8. inbred
> *9. a Moluccan coral
> 10. _Colloq._ Thomson's gazelle
> 11. curtain hung over door of a room
> 12. _Heraldry._ the center point of an escutcheon
> 13. a formal, usually engraved invitation or certificate
> 14. _obs._ to change a photographic negative to remove a
> * * person's warts and other blemishes
> 15. a cold type font used in the days of hand-set type,
> * * used primarily for formal invitations, announcements, etc.
> 16. _Plastering._ the solid foundation of coarse stuff, on
> * * which the rest is placed; it is thick, and crossed with
> * * lines, so as to give a bond for the next coat

[Steve Graham]

Oh, well

2 and 9 please

Steve Graham
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too
dark to read. Groucho Marx

2. one of a family of _Phaeophyceae_ (brown and yellow
seaweeds) similar to Sea Lace or Dead Man's Rope.
9. a Moluccan coral

[Dodi Schultz]

> 2. one of a family of _Phaeophyceae_ (brown and yellow
> seaweeds) similar to Sea Lace or Dead Man's Rope.
>
and

> 6. an expurgated version of a book
>

—Dodi

[EnDash@aol.com]

I'll take numbers 1 and 7.

-- Dick Weltz


1. the distribution of the cosmic background radiation
that is thought to describe the nature and origin of the
universe
7. privet (genus _Ligustrum_)

[Chris Carson]

Vox pop - 2 and 7.

Chris
From lunch in Times Square.

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 13, 2011, at 4:30 AM, Paul Keating <keating (AT) acm (DOT) org> wrote:

> Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the sixteen
> definitions for PRIMPRINT presented below 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 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
> Sunday 14 August 2011 at
> 13:30 PDT
> 14:30 MDT
> 15:30 CDT
> 16:30 EDT
> 20:30 UTC
> 21:30 BST
> 22:30 CEST for me
> and on Monday 15 August 2011 at
> 06:30 EST in Melbourne.
>
> 1. the distribution of the cosmic background radiation
> that is thought to describe the nature and origin of the
> universe
> 2. one of a family of _Phaeophyceae_ (brown and yellow
> seaweeds) similar to Sea Lace or Dead Man's Rope.
> 3. a unique characteristic that can be used to identify an
> individual
> 4. a first edition, esp. one in excellent condition
> 5. to modify a gene by chemical means
> 6. an expurgated version of a book
> 7. privet (genus _Ligustrum_)
> 8. inbred
> 9. a Moluccan coral
> 10. _Colloq._ Thomson's gazelle
> 11. curtain hung over door of a room
> 12. _Heraldry._ the center point of an escutcheon
> 13. a formal, usually engraved invitation or certificate
> 14. _obs._ to change a photographic negative to remove a
> person's warts and other blemishes
> 15. a cold type font used in the days of hand-set type,
> used primarily for formal invitations, announcements, etc.
> 16. _Plastering._ the solid foundation of coarse stuff, on
> which the rest is placed; it is thick, and crossed with
> lines, so as to give a bond for the next coat
>

[Tim B]

3 and 4, please.

Best wishes,
Tim.

[Daniel Widdis]

7 and 8 for brevity

--
Dan

[Tony Abell]

Feeling unoriginal: 2 and 7:

> 2. one of a family of _Phaeophyceae_ (brown and yellow
> seaweeds) similar to Sea Lace or Dead Man's Rope.

> 7. privet (genus _Ligustrum_)