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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: drew it #147709 09/16/05 03:40 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I applaud you to the max in that one... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter decorticate #147710 09/16/05 03:46 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 87 Ohio V vanguard journeyman vanguard journeyman V Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 87 Ohio There's a spice, cardamom I think, that is usually sold as "decorticated". I believe it means that the husk is removed so that the seeds are available for use. Oh, crap, now I've gone and turned it into a food thread... What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? -Ursula K. Le Guin, author (1929- ) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: decorticate #147711 09/16/05 05:39 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk OP Carpal Tunnel OP belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Bad vanguard, bad, bad vanguard The three definitions of décortiquer in French are: 1. Verb: to remove the husk, carapace, shell, envelope from something 2. Verbe figuré (I don’t know if there is an English equivalent to this) It means “figure of speech verb”: to make a complete examination, or minute analysis, of it. 3. Verb: to remove the cerebral cortex from a lab animal. So your decorticated spice falls neatly into this category. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: decorticate #147712 09/16/05 06:01 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA The fourth definition of décortiquer is: 4. To remove all of the brain matter capable of higher thought before entry into public office. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: decorticate #147713 09/16/05 06:11 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Is décortiquer related to décor, then, which also has to do with surfaces? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,350 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (A C Bowden), 915 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 23 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,549 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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