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[Dixonary] Rbd 3112 PALLADIUM - Vote
Dear Friends
As one grows older everything takes more time and the results are less accurate - so firstly, I am sorry I am late and secondly I hope I included all the defs Here are 14 defs for PALLADIUM please vote for 2 of them or declare yourself a DQ if you now know it (but don't look it up until after you have voted) Vote Deadline: 10:00 BST Monday morning *JohnnyB* 1Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â *Â*Â*Â*a temple to Pallas Athena, then (under the Romans) to Minerva 2Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â *Â*Â*Â*(also hippodrome) a Roman arena used for dramatic and other performances, such as the one restored at Caesarea 3Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â *Â*Â*Â*Brit. a vaudeville theater 4Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â *Â*Â*Â*the calm weather that may precede a storm 5Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â *Â*Â*Â*an ornate sacramental table used in temples to hold offerings to a deity, often for the purpose of ritual blessing 6Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â *Â*Â*Â*the flattened tip of a hypha in various species of parasitic fungi from which a filament emerges that penetrates the host's tissues 7 a thing on which the safety of a nation, institution, privilege, etc., is believed to depend; a source of protection, a safeguard 8Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â *Â*Â*Â*an entranceway to a theatre 9Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â *Â*Â*Â*a commemorative arch, often stand-alone 10Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Â*Â*Â*Â*the place from which a jury is drawn and in which trial is held 11Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Â*Â*Â*Â*in Roman times, a room for entertaining guests 12Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Â*Â*Â*Â*a piece of land containing a sacred grove of trees 13Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*a toga bordered in purple, worn by Roman senators during the time of the Caesars. The dye used, know as Tyrean purple, was made from the crushed shells of certain sea snails, and was quite rare and expensive. Julius Caesar was reputed to have worn a toga dyed entirely in purple, whence the term "royal purple" 14Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Â*Â*Â*Â*a dam constructed of concrete and/or masonry on the outside but having a hollow interior filled with unshaped or uncoursed stones or rubble -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...hn-barrs.co.uk. |
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