1. A government bill rendered useless by the main provisions. rodward 1 vote

2. A headpiece, similar to a fillet, worn by certain gods of classical mythology. Sparteye 1 vote

3. A short, steep slope formed gradually at the bottom edge of a sloping field as material piles up against a hedge or other barrier. the correct answer guessed by jazzoctopus (2 points), squid (2 points), juan (1/2 of onlooker juanmaria so 1/2 a point), and tsuwm (2 points)

4. The particulate material that is filtered out during the process of making "lambanog", a vodka-like drink made out of naturally fermented and distilled coconut sap.
wordcrazy 1 vote

5. Something threatening or dreadful represented figuratively as a thunderstorm. tsuwm 0 votes

6. The metal ring or loop of leather used to attach the jesses to the stand or to the falconer's glove. hyla 3 votes

7. In ancient Rome, a long squat stone table which served as an altar for ritual sacrifices by vestal virgins. caradea 0 votes

8. The first copy of the 10 commandments, which was broken by Moses in anger. from Pennsylvania 1 vote

9. a rocky outcropping formed at the perimeter of a valley through water erosion around stones, trees and other natural occurrences. squid 2 votes

10. A cold store created in rocky crevices, which according to Syrian tradition was cooled by evaporation. maverick 1 vote

11. The cuticle of a talon.Whitman O'Neill 0 votes

12. A rocky slope, specifically one descending from an excavated coal mine. Jazzoctopus 3 votes

13. A disease of reindeer similar to mange. Bingley 1 vote

The total scores to date are therefore:


Bingley.................... 16 + 1 = 17
tsuwm......................14 + 2 = 16
Geoff........................13
Sparteye...................11 +1 = 12
rodward.................... 10 + 1 = 11
Jazzoctopus..............5+3+2=10
paulb........................10
wordcrazy.................8 + 1 =9
maverick....................7+1=8
squid.......................4+2+2=8
Flatlander..................6
WhitmanO’Neill...........6
Hyla...........................3 + 3 = 6
Rapunzel...................5
jimthedog...................4
Bridget96...................4
wwh..........................3
fiberbabe....................3
RhubarbCommando.....3
Jackie........................2
Faldage......................2
freckled_snout............1
Alex Williams..............+1=1
from Pennsylvania ... +1 =1
Juanmaria ............... +1/2 = 1/2



Bingley

I went back to Internet and found that English "continental slope" is in Spanish " talud intercontinental"

Dear Bingley: how about posting the words that fit the other definitions given?.

Other than the correct definition, most of the references to talud I found by googling were in Spanish and referred to a slope of one kind or another. I actually became interested in this word when I was looking for the Indonesian word talud, which seems to mean a dyke or protective embankment of some kind. I was trying to get a more precise meaning by looking at it in different contexts and that's when I found the English and Spanish meanings. Presumably it came to Indonesian via Dutch, but I haven't found any Dutch sources.

Does anybody have words to correspond with the other definitions given?

Bingley

My definition (classical mythology head gear) is made up of free particles.

Does anybody have words to correspond with the other definitions given?

Well, this is from Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry: 1ta·lus
Pronunciation: 'tA-l&s, 'ta-
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Latin talutium slope indicating presence of gold under the soil
Date: 1645
1 : a slope formed especially by an accumulation of rock debris
2 : rock debris at the base of a cliff