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[Dixonary] Round 2795 vote for HAGGADAY
Here are 14 definitions of HAGGADAY, one of which came from a reputable
dictionary. Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 5 PM EDT, Tuesday, April 18. 1. a method of adding a tone to a printed image by imposing a transparent sheet of dots or other patterns on the image at some stage of a photographic reproduction process. 2. a shark of the genus _Lamna_, especially _L. nasus_, a large, voracious species of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. 3. a type of skeet-shooting target used primarily in South Africa. 4. any undesired or noxious weed. 5. in Scotland, a day in late December on which preparations are made for Hogmanay celebrations on December 31. 6. a traditional Irish greeting on the day following St. Patrick's Day. 7. _Scots_ the day after _Hogmanay_ q.v., New Year's Day 8. _Interj._ an archaic or poetic expression of distress. 9. a short coat or doublet worn under armour. 10. a kind of door latch. 11. a time of deep mourning for families of a deceased person in Victorian times, the number of days varying according to the degree of relationship. 12. [slang] describing the small, daily devilments, mischief. and complications that make life so challenging. Also noun for these. 13. the screaming of a colony of sea-birds disturbed at night. 14. the offspring of a hag. --Shak. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
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