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Old September 26th, 2019, 01:28 PM
Daniel B. Widdis
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Default Re: [Dixonary] Round 3016 - vote for ZORILLA

I first read #3 as "interrupted by moments of silliness". 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. a phantom; an apparition.
>
> 2. an equestrian jump with two rails, the first being lower than the
> second.
>
> 3. a Spanish dance characterised by rapid and flamboyant movement
> interrupted by moments of stillness.
>
> 4. [Mex. via zorro] a vicious stoat-like animal.
>
> 5. a large decorative comb usually worn under a mantilla, or lace head
> covering.
>
> 6. [Philately] any of several U.S. postage stamps issued with a "Z
> grill" covering the entire stamp.
>
> 7. an ancient book of secrets.
>
> 8. 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. a small, carnivorous, nocturnal mammal, _Ictonyx striatus_, of the
> weasel family, found in dry regions of Africa.
>
> 10. a small zoo or menagerie.
>
> 11. any of various sea basses, especially edible species of the genera
> _Epinephelus_ and _Paralabrax_
>
> 12. 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. a type of screw.
>
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