Maybe it was a dance in one of the Monty Python movies.



On 9/26/2019 2:28 PM, Daniel B. Widdis wrote:






I first read #3 as "interrupted by moments of silliness".Â* Which seems more appropriate to the word.








And who doesn't need a large, decorative comb? #5 gets my second vote.









On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 7:37 AM Mike Shefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:






Here are 13 definitio0ns for ZORILLA, one of which came from a dictionary.



Vote for your two facoritesno later than 9 AM EDT, Saturday, September 28.








1.Â* a phantom; an apparition.








2.Â* an equestrian jump with two rails, the first being lower than the



second.








3.Â* a Spanish dance characterised by rapid and flamboyant movement



interrupted by moments of stillness.








4.Â* [Mex. via zorro] a vicious stoat-like animal.








5.Â* a large decorative comb usually worn under a mantilla, or lace head



covering.








6.Â* [Philately] any of several U.S. postage stamps issued with a "Z



grill" covering the entire stamp.








7.Â* an ancient book of secrets.








8.Â* one of a band of female vigilantes who attempted to maintain civil



order during and following the Costa Rican Civil War of 1948, notable



for their yellow clothing.








9.Â* a small, carnivorous, nocturnal mammal, _Ictonyx striatus_, of the



weasel family, found in dry regions of Africa.








10.Â* a small zoo or menagerie.








11.Â* any of various sea basses, especially edible species of the genera



_Epinephelus_ and _Paralabrax_








12.Â* a substance made of mushrooms or fungi, which are boiled in water,



dried, and beaten, then put in a strong lye prepared with saltpeter,



and again dried in an oven.








13.Â* a type of screw.







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