a. a box that allows access through sealed hand apertures so that dangerous substances may be handled safely
b. a broad, shallow tank for demonstrating how ripples and waves are formed
c. A sanctuary for the spirits of the dead and subsequent séances.
d. a visually apparent physical feature of Neanderthals that signaled a significant racial disability which precluded any major integration with Cro-magnon man.
e. An animal that is immune to the toxin(s) of another plant or animal and is thereby protected from its predators when in close proximity to the poisonous life form.
f. An instrument for sprinkling holy water, especially upon the newly baptised
g. noun Photography : a person, usually a pedestrian, coincidentally standing in the background of an outdoor photograph who is unknown to both sitter and photographer. [from 'peri-' round + 'rhanter' from 'estrange' see 'stranger' + '-ium' see -ion]
h. Rare plant found in Anatolia which is believed to be the wild ancestor of the onion family of domesticated plants
i. spore case
j. That portion of the mouth which immediately surrounds the front teeth.
k. The area between the back and the front.
l. The border of an area in which no philosophical discourse is allowed.
m. The phlange-like component used to connect lengths of tube in ancient Roman viaducts.
n. The protein capsule of an RNA virus of the bunyaviridae family.
Definitions supplied by: Alex Williams, AnnaStrophic, Bingley, consuelo, Faldage, Father Steve, Homo Loquens, Jackie, musick, owlbow, TEd Remington, themilum, and wofahulicodoc
Polling will be open for one week (i.e., till 11 a.m. WIB (GMT +7))
and the word was.. perirrhanterium
I actually read this word in Jon E. Lewis' text "The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome" (Carroll & Graf, 2003). It is M, definitely M.
gimme
j.
can't wait to find out who wrote d, though.
I'll go with g : I suspect it's not right, but its creator deserves props for the time and effort gone into fashioning it.
I think all these definitions, but one, are correct, but I’ll vote, c , although I confront the fringe element along the l all too often.
Owlbow
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I actually read this word in Jon E. Lewis' text "The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome" (Carroll & Graf, 2003). It is M, definitely M.
Disregarding, of course, the fact that it's flange, not phlange.
I like I-ke, just for its simplicity, but I am gonna go with E.
I choose A.
BTW I have a good word for the next round of hogwash.
We got some good definitions here. I'll go with H
Hmm...pretty good dictionary you got going there, Hogmaster. Such an array of divergent definitions is rarely seen.
May I please note that only two definitions among those listed above converge in a commonality of meaning, namely,
J and
D. Often this "coincidence" indicates a shared secret knowledge known only to a select few, and in this case, only two.
Maybeso, but for this rub in the tub I'm rubbing with Musick and I too will choose
L as I am often at the periphery of polite debates.
We'll take I , and if you want to know why, just ascus.
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I actually read this word in Jon E. Lewis' text "The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome"
Disregarding, of course, the fact that it's flange, not phlange.
[EA]
..not to mention that the -rrh- suggests it's Greek, not Latin...
Rrheally?
I'd rather wade, thanks.
the -rrh- suggests it's Greek, not Latin...
The Ancient Romans used lots of Greek words, in order to sound hoity toity rather than hoi poloi.
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the -rrh- suggests it's Greek, not Latin...
The Ancient Romans used lots of Greek words, in order to sound hoity toity rather than hoi poloi.
As sins of omission go, you just committed an l of a big one, Steve.
In my very humble opinion
, these niceties should be discussed *after all have voted, so as not to influence the results. [/roolz]
Right you are, then. Wouldn't want to influence the results, now, would we?
VOTE FOR M!
VOTE FOR M!
VOTE FOR M!
> *after all have voted
so who's left? get thee hence!
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these niceties should be discussed [/roolz]
How about these niceties:
http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatSecti...;Section_Id=211
Roolz?
>so who's left?
well, I haven't voted; but I didn't enter; howsomeever, if I were to vote anyhow, I'd vote for... what was the word again? perrierhagiovium? must be that holy water fizgig.
> who's left?
after excessive scrolling, it looks like Bingley, Connie, and HL are left?
and why would Bingley be voting his own self??
> Bingley voting
good point.
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..not to mention that the -rrh- suggests it's Greek, not Latin...
As several have pointed out, the Romans were far from loathe to steal Greek words. When doing so they generally changed the Greek -ion neuter ending to the Latin -ium.
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these niceties should be discussed [/roolz]
How about these niceties:
http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatSecti...;Section_Id=211
Roolz?
Oh, TEd, you ol' breakfast-eating Brooks-Brothers type. 
Bingly wrote on November 21:
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Polling will be open for one week
I repose my hopes in J, because next to perirrhanterium, calling the inside of your upperlip the vestibule [1] is like calling the palatine uvula the "dangly bit at the back of your throat."
[1] vestibule
noun
3. the part of the mouth outside the teeth
[Latin vestibulum 'entrance court']
As a reminder for new people, voting is open to everyone whether they have contributed a daffinition or not.
HL, that's an ummmm,
interesting avatar. Are you etaoin's brother, by any chance?
> avatar
I an't tell if that's Nosferatu, or Charleton Heston with his eyes wigged out...
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> avatar
I an't tell if that's Nosferatu, or Charleton Heston with his eyes wigged out...
in actualment, it looks more like that Russian Mad Monk guy, which could be even scarier.
> Mad Monk
oh yeah, who is that guy?
Rasputin?
edit for link. (wikipedia alert)
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I an't tell if that's Nosferatu, or Charleton Heston with his eyes wigged out...
Svengali
...calling the palatine uvula the "dangly bit at the back of your throat."
Close. I've had fun calling it "the dingle-dangle in the back of the throat" for forty-plus years.
Strangely enough, absolutely everybody knows what I mean, too. Pretty impressive
for imprecise non-technical language.
(But then, I also call my sphygmomanometer a "blood-pressure-taker"
and my ophthalmoscope an "eyeball-looker-inner."
Always was fond of the KISS principle!)
Keep It Simple, Stupid!
Did you start off as a pediatrician, Woofy?
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Did you start off as a pediatrician, Woofy?
Or a vet, with a nickname like that one.
j. That portion of the mouth which immediately surrounds the front teeth.
Don't lips?
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n. The protein capsule of an RNA virus of the bunyaviridae family.
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