[Dixonary] Round 3123 results

Hi all

Efrem is our winner, with 6 unnatural points for his tapestry drawing and
Tim L is the real winner, with 4 natural points for his freight fee.
Cartonnage is the French word for cardboard, but in English refers to the
material used to make Egyptian mummy cases, which 2 players guessed and
another 2 were DQ.

Take it away Efrem!


1. Packaging
Tim B, who voted 7 & 10. Score: 2

Votes from Ryan M & Alan M.

2. Recycling unwanted or unused gifts.

Debbie E, who voted *12* & 6. Score: 2
No votes.

3. The hobby of collecting cigarette cards.
Judy M, who voted 8 & 9. Score: 0
No votes.

4. A heavy quadrilled paper used for postage stamps.
Dave C, who was DQ. Score: 1

Vote from Dan W.

5. The cards used in cartomancy (divination by cards)
Johnny B, who was DQ. Score: 0
No votes.

6. The map inset that explains symbols and scale of the map.
Deborah F, who voted 8 & 9. Score: 1

Vote from Debbie E.

7. A stiff compact pasteboard, often having a polished surface.
Dan W, who voted 4 & 13. Score: 2
Votes from Tim B & Hugo K.

8. A drawing or set of drawings made in preparation for weaving a
tapestry.
Efrem M, who voted *12* & 15. Score: 6

Votes from Judy M, Deborah F, Paul K & Alan M.

9. In literary criticism, the formal analysis of narrative arc and its
inflection points.
Nancy S, who voted 11 & 15. Score: 3

Votes from Judy M, Hugo K & Deborah F.

10. Neologism coined by environmentalists to criticize excessive use of
packaging for products.
Hugo K, who voted 7 & 9. Score: 1

Vote from Tim B.

11. A painting style characterized by broad, heavy brush strokes and using
bold, vibrant colors.
Mike S, who voted 14 & 15. Score: 2
Votes from Nancy S & Tim L.

12. An ancient Egyptian mummy case made of tightly fitting layers of linen
or papyrus glued together.
Oxford Dictionary D2
Votes from Debbie E & Efrem M.

13. A caterer's fee for serving bag-in-box wine supplied by the customer
[< *carton* + *-age* suffix, by analogy with *corkage*]
Paul K, who voted 8 & 14. Score: 1

Vote from Dan W.

14. A tax first imposed in 1643 by the French monarchy on goods
transported into Paris, abolished after the French Revolution.
Alan M, who voted 1 & 8. Score: 3
Votes from Tim L, Mike S & Paul K.

15. An additional freight fee charged to the consignor by a carrier where
extra packaging is required before a clean bill of lading can be issued.
Tim L, who voted 11 & 14. Score: 4

Votes from Nancy S, Ryan M, Mike S & Efrem M.

No def: Ryan M, who voted 1 & 15. Score: 0

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