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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Bird-derived words and phrases *DELETED* Aramis #168392 05/22/07 11:30 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Foreign languages and dictionaries can lead to better , but also to misunderstanding. Cameo at first came out of the search as :carving or scratching. Only later I found cameo in the meaning of gem, precious stone with relief carving. Sorry , Aramis. One of the many little cultural shocks. Last edited by BranShea; 05/23/07 04:44 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bird-derived cameo BranShea #168393 05/23/07 07:44 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Though I must admit and post script that it is a beautiful bird cameo. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bird-derived words and phrases *DELETED* BranShea #168400 05/23/07 05:36 PM Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US Aramis addict Aramis addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US No, this was cameo as in a brief walk-on appearance in a movie. Is that usage rather obscure, gang? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: cameo Aramis #168406 05/23/07 08:04 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Originally Posted By: Aramis No, this was cameo as in a brief walk-on appearance in a movie. Is that usage rather obscure, gang? Not to native speakers, probably. Note BranShea's provenance. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: cameo AnnaStrophic #168413 05/23/07 11:58 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada but I can't hear that use of cameo without thinking of Hitchcock who always managed to appear somewhere in his film. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: cameo Zed #168418 05/24/07 02:10 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky And M. Night Shyamalan. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: cameo Jackie #168426 05/24/07 08:59 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Cameo cremes are some of my favourite Kiwi Bikkies yummy Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: cameo olly #168433 05/25/07 02:59 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky ! Bikkies = biscuit! Here's what we (Edit: we in the States) know as Cameo cookies. Last edited by Jackie; 05/25/07 02:59 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: cameo Zed #168440 05/25/07 06:56 PM Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US Aramis addict Aramis addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US Exactly; that is the way I think of it. It was a very clever device, among many attributed to that genius. 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