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Old November 15th, 2021, 08:14 AM
Debbie Embler
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Default Re: [Dixonary] Rnd 3209 RYIJY - call for votes

I give up! Voting 9 and 14

On Sun, Nov 14, 2021, 5:26 PM Johnb - co.uk <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> Below are 14 definitions for this word. 1 is from a dictionary - they have
> been sorted so that they are not in the order submitted
>
> Please vote publicly for two of these definitions before 22: 00 GMT
> Tuesday
>
> *JohnnyB*
>
> 1. Sake made without brewer's alcohol, including all *junmai* and some
> *ginjo* and *daiginjo* sakes, which may be referred to by the compound
> names *junmai ginjo* and *junmai daiginjo*.
>
> 2. a dark and storm-like cloud formation, typically found in Iceland,
> proposed as a type of cloud in 2010 by the Cloud Appreciation Society and
> added to the International Cloud Atlas as a supplementary feature in
> 2018. The name means "roughness" in Icelandic.
>
> 3. [Orig Inuit] A large dog sled, designed to travel on snow and ice,
> built using traditional Inuit design techniques. It is similar to a
> qamutiik, but larger and heavier.
>
> 4. a grass, *Bromus secalinus*, native to Europe and Asia, having rough
> leaves and wheatlike ears
>
> 5. a woven Finnish long-tufted tapestry or knotted-pile carpet hanging
>
> 6. a Lithuanian grain-based alcoholic drink, usually flavored with
> caraway seeds.
>
> 7. a 1932 proposal for the reform of English spelling by philanthropist
> J. Jefferson Ridge (1887- 1935), named for the spelling of his name
> according to his system; also, the phonetic analysis on which the proposal
> was based.
>
> 8. a one horse two-wheeled passenger vehicle, used in Eastern Europe
> originally for local journeys but now mostly for racing.
>
> 9. Yak’s milk yogurt.
>
> 10. specialized pulley system used by arborists to climb trees.
>
> 11. a headland (Icel.)
>
> 12. a helpful spirit that assists good people.
>
> 13. a peculiar East Indian mammal (*Galleopithecus volans*), having along
> the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a parachute like membrane,
> by means of which it is able to make long leaps, like the flying squirrel;
> called also flying lemur.
>
> 14. embroidery on traditional Muslim garments, including the niqab and
> the hijab. Ryijy designs vary from simple cross stitch to intricate and
> ornate embroidery.
>
>
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