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Re: [Dixonary] Rnd 3209 RYIJY - call for votes
I'll go against the flow and vote 7 & 12.
On Mon, 15 Nov 2021, 12:03 PM Daniel B Widdis, <widdis (AT) dixonary (DOT) net> wrote: > I’d like the bartender to serve me up a 1 and a 6. > > > > *From: *Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> on behalf of "Johnb - co.uk" > <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> > *Reply-To: *Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> > *Date: *Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 2:26 PM > *To: *Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>, johnb <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> > *Subject: *[Dixonary] Rnd 3209 RYIJY - call for votes > > > > 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. > > > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam paign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > Virus-free. www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam paign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > -- > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dixonary/f29ab6b0-3029-fd58-8102-b98a942c3b6d%40john-barrs.co.uk?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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...40dixonary.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dixonary/0468A503-E6AB-4B1B-9263-69090D1B61D8%40dixonary.net?utm_medium=email&utm_s ource=footer> > . > -- 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...ail.gmail..com. |