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[Dixonary] Round 2868: chape - Definition List
We have a bumper crop of 14 definitions for CHAPE. Please vote for two, by
public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 12:30 PM EST on Friday, February 2, 2018, or 9:30 AM PST . 1. Token of defiance or challenge; thing deposited as pledge of performance. 2. A protective girdle worn by knights in armor. 3. A rock fragment foreign to the igneous rock in which it is embedded. 4. (Arch.) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering of the upper surface of a part built out from it. 5. To shirk duty or evade responsibilities. 6. A herbal infusion of the _Chupasangre_ plant of the Andes, used to detoxify the kidneys. 7. Something that causes irritation. 8. A lamentation for the dead, a dirge. 9. A loading pocket off the side of a mine shaft where materials are stored prior to transfer to the lift. 10. A metal tip or mounting on a scabbard or sheath. 11. 1. A cap; 2. to cap. 12. To separate different sizes of rock and gravel. [Rare] A quantity of rocks so sorted. 13. _Spec._ A dunce-cap. 14. (Also half chap or chapette) A popular style of equestrian gaiter that extends from the ankle to just below the knee. -- 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. |