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the definiens (choose one):
a) [obs.] to fasten, make firm (from OE fauste, fixed, firm)
b) a measurement of solid volume approx. equal to a cup (8 ounces); obs. ME faust meaning "fist"
c) a Slovakian term referring to a visitor from the spirit world (specific to the southern region)
d) the maximum level of hurricane winds
e) a spring-loaded compression device used to secure shoelaces without the need to knot the laces
f) to pronounce guilty of criminal charges
g) OE for a sumptuous meal, often of multiple courses
h) the initial burst of flame, from the burner, into the mouth of a hot air balloon that results in complete distension of the balloon envelope and lift-off
i) extremely prolific writer (from Frederic Faust Amer. writer. 1892-1943)
j) to play as card of the wrong suit, esp. in whist-type games where one has to follow suit if possible
k) the chemical compound made up of Fluorine, Gold, Silicon and Tellurium; named not only for the chemist who discovered it, but for the elements it contains
l) [rare] happy, lucky (from L. faustus)
m) the distinctive smell of a room that has been lived in for too long without the windows having been opened
n) a slang term, common in the US in the 1950's, used to describe customized automobiles designed for drag racing
--- our many fine definers include: ASp, Bingley, consuelo, dxb, JohnH, maahey, maverick, musick, RC, Tross, wofa, Wordwind, and <sigh> ron o.
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I like them all, or none...
so let it be a.
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short's sweet - give me an el (dies faustus)
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I'll go for g, and I like your word definiens. GuruNet says it's from Latin definiens*, present participle of definire*, to define. Makes me want to say something along the lines of, "Dose Finians are de finest tings I ever cam across."
* These words had lines or carets over most of the vowels; they reproduced as cedillas. :-(
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Gimme a c...and no delfiniums for me, thank you.
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I'll go for an l, as well.
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I like "j", I just hope *it doesn't turn out to be ironic.
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extremely prolific writer
Sure was, wurn't 'e. So I'll take I.
--Dr. (George "Dixie" Fish) Kildare
(But in my heart of hearts I like that flame-spoutin' 50's hotrod!)
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I cast my vote for H
A yearning for heaven, yup.
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Have to take H, with kudos for the splendid imagery if it's a bluff!
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A für moi.
(These are all good: k is especially neat; but alas, I think, too tidy.)
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J here because I like the sound of fausting in whist
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D gets mine. Struggled with J for sometime, but, the windy association finally got the better of me.
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It is obviously (EDITED) A
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Now, c'mon, Rhuby, which is it? I like them both myself, but.
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Now, c'mon, Rhuby, which is it?methinks we're seeing an errant [b ]old tag!
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RC, please confirm that you meant A
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K is very clever - but I don't believe it. So I'll go for 'h'. Mind you the shoelace device is just about strange enough to be true, and it's very Victorian, they loved all those tricky little inventions...but no, I'll stick with 'h'.
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an errant [b ]old tag!
Sure you don't mean terrible old blag? :) [/innocent]
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I'm only missing a vote from Tross and a confirmation from Rhuby..
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I hereby confirm that I meant [b ]A gold star to eta! sorry for the confuschias
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I wonder where Tross got to?
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come what may, I'll post the results late tomorrow..
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come what may, I'll post the results late tomorrow.
Such hubris! What if you're late by tomorrow?
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I'm sure the hogmaster has appointed a literary executor to take care of these things, just in case.
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What if you're late by tomorrow?
quite so, max: the denizons of the Scottish Islands, when making such a promise, will always add, "... if the Lord spares me," as a rider. To do otherwise is to tempt fate far to much! I mean -- his literary executor might take the job too literally!
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And in the southern US we have the similar "...Good Lord willin' and the creek don't rise."
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Good Lord willin'
Inshallah, in Arabic.
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guess I wasn't too bright in making my last post. (or was I?) -joe (antideluvian) friday
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Good Lord willin' and the creek don't rise."
It's not my language, but ... shouldn't that be crick?
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Depends on which side of the Punkahoowee River y'all hail from.
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Depends on which side of the Punkahoowee River y'all hail from.
Definitely east of it!
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Depends on which side of the Punkahoowee River y'all hail from.
Definitely east of it!
Or west of it, if you follow Supertramp's advice.
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It's as I feared! Tomorrow never comes *sob*
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>Tomorrow never comes
"come what may" evidently excludes computer problems..
meanwhile, the OED def'n is L (kudos to Bingley and maverick), and there was a multiway tie at the top with 2 points.. (maahey[h], mav[c], RC[j], ron[a] -- if I recall correctly; all my records are at home.)
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>"come what may" evidently excludes computer problems.. HA! I told ya so! Hubris has its rewards.
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meanwhile, the OED def'n is L (kudos to Bingley and maverick), and there was a multiway tie at the top with 2 points.. (maahey[h], mav[c], RC[j], ron[a] -- if I recall correctly; all my records are at home.)There you go. Not with a bang, but a whimper.
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