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Avy's entry was pretty near the real meaning, so she gets 3 points before we start.
1.Greenlandic term for that part of an iceberg which lies below the waterline.
2. The sound a pair of dice makes when knocked together.
3. Threads of wool fragments that ball into clusters on mechanical looms, causing blockages on the feed of new yarn.
4. Unit of weight for precious stones, equal to 100 karats.
5. A castrated feline.
6. A method of weaving where the pattern is dyed onto the thread before it is woven into cloth.
7. A particular mask found among certain tribes of coastal British Columbia.
8. A list (in IT) of ready made functions to add on to a base system. A contraction of "IKEA catalogue".
9. Central pole of a Mongolian yurt which holds up the canopy and symbolizes the world axis.
10. A solipsist philosophy popular in mediaeval Iran.
11. In a dazed or surreal stupor.
12. A measurement for a charge of energy emitted by an electron.
13. A mediaeval game, similar to parchesi, played with small stones.
False definitions were received from: Bingley; caradea; Flatlander; Jazzoctopus; jimthedog; Marianna; maverick; RhubarbCommando; rodward; squid; Whitman O’Neill; wordcrazy.
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I'm going with 4 despite Max's warning.
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6. A method of weaving where the pattern is dyed onto the thread before it is woven into cloth
I have seen someone actually weaving on a great big loom and thought it amazing how they form a pattern on the finished material. The method above, if actually used, must even be more fascinating to watch from start to finish.
Since I am still in a crafty state of mind, I choose 6.
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6
POST-GUESS EDIT: I tend to check the answer after I've guessed and, whaddayaknow, the dang word is in the AHD! Very sneaky Mr. B.
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Hmmmm, i guess i'll go with 13.
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since I missed out on the chance to enter, and bluff-vote, I guess I'll have to settle for a point: 6.
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I guess I'll have to settle for a point: 6.oh. um, can i change my answer?? 
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