Round 3117: PICY [Results]
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Paul Keating
Nov 5, 2020, 4:02:59 PM11/5/20
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Tony Abell’s “relief pattern in a brick wall” (9) achieved an early lead, with 3 votes from the first 3 ballots, and the final outcome was never much in doubt after that. It earned Tony 6 natural points and the next deal.
The real definition, from the OED, was the variant of pique (13), a bonus score in the venerable two-handed card game piquet. Picy is really a non-word, because it has its origin in a misprint for picq, a variant spelling of pique. The misprint appeared in an authoritative and influential text, Charles Cotton’s The Compleat Gamester (1674), and so the printer’s error became a thing.
1 A graphical-user-interface environment such as X or the Macintosh interface, esp. as described by a hacker who prefers command-line interfaces for their superior flexibility and extensibility. However, it is also used without negative connotations.
Submitted by: Dan Widdis who voted for: 4 & 9
Vote from: Debbie Embler
Score: 1
2 The distinctive clove scent of the picotee pink (Dianthus caryophyllus).
Submitted by John Barrs who voted for 5 & 9
Vote from: Ryan McGill
Score: 1
3 The toxic residue created as a by-product of gold refinery.
Submitted by Shani Naylor who voted for 9 & 12
Vote from: Judy Madnick
Score: 1
4 Of, like or pertaining to rogues or roguish behaviour.
Submitted by Judy Madnick who voted for 3 & 9
Vote from: Dan Widdis
Score: 1
5 Of or related to one of the incunabular fonts.
Submitted by Dave Cunningham who did not vote
Votes from: Mike Shefler, John Barrs
Score: 2
6 Lively, full of movement.
Submitted by Tim Lodge who voted for 10 & 12
7 Related to eating.
Submitted by Ryan McGill who voted for 2 & 8
Vote from: Efrem Mallach
Score: 1
8 An illegal prospector.
Submitted by Debbie Embler who voted for 1 & 9
Vote from: Ryan McGill
Score: 1
9 A relief pattern in a brick wall.
Submitted by Tony Abell who did not vote
Votes from: Mike Shefler, Shani Naylor, John Barrs, Debbie Embler, Judy Madnick, Dan Widdis
Score: 6
10 Scot. (of a horse) skittish; difficult to control.
Submitted by Mike Shefler who voted for 5 & 9
Votes from: Tim Lodge, Alan Mallach, Efrem Mallach
Score: 3
11 Math. a secondary dependency in a unnormalized relation.
Submitted by Tim Bourne who did not vote
12 Scot. Aside, on or to one side; awry; off from the straight line.
Submitted by Efrem Mallach who voted for 7 & 10
Votes from: Shani Naylor, Tim Lodge, Alan Mallach
Score: 3
13 Piquet. (also: pique) The winning of 30 points on cards and play before one’s opponent scores anything.
Real definition from OED 3ed
Score: D0
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Paul Keating
Soustons, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
The real definition, from the OED, was the variant of pique (13), a bonus score in the venerable two-handed card game piquet. Picy is really a non-word, because it has its origin in a misprint for picq, a variant spelling of pique. The misprint appeared in an authoritative and influential text, Charles Cotton’s The Compleat Gamester (1674), and so the printer’s error became a thing.
1 A graphical-user-interface environment such as X or the Macintosh interface, esp. as described by a hacker who prefers command-line interfaces for their superior flexibility and extensibility. However, it is also used without negative connotations.
Submitted by: Dan Widdis who voted for: 4 & 9
Vote from: Debbie Embler
Score: 1
2 The distinctive clove scent of the picotee pink (Dianthus caryophyllus).
Submitted by John Barrs who voted for 5 & 9
Vote from: Ryan McGill
Score: 1
3 The toxic residue created as a by-product of gold refinery.
Submitted by Shani Naylor who voted for 9 & 12
Vote from: Judy Madnick
Score: 1
4 Of, like or pertaining to rogues or roguish behaviour.
Submitted by Judy Madnick who voted for 3 & 9
Vote from: Dan Widdis
Score: 1
5 Of or related to one of the incunabular fonts.
Submitted by Dave Cunningham who did not vote
Votes from: Mike Shefler, John Barrs
Score: 2
6 Lively, full of movement.
Submitted by Tim Lodge who voted for 10 & 12
7 Related to eating.
Submitted by Ryan McGill who voted for 2 & 8
Vote from: Efrem Mallach
Score: 1
8 An illegal prospector.
Submitted by Debbie Embler who voted for 1 & 9
Vote from: Ryan McGill
Score: 1
9 A relief pattern in a brick wall.
Submitted by Tony Abell who did not vote
Votes from: Mike Shefler, Shani Naylor, John Barrs, Debbie Embler, Judy Madnick, Dan Widdis
Score: 6
10 Scot. (of a horse) skittish; difficult to control.
Submitted by Mike Shefler who voted for 5 & 9
Votes from: Tim Lodge, Alan Mallach, Efrem Mallach
Score: 3
11 Math. a secondary dependency in a unnormalized relation.
Submitted by Tim Bourne who did not vote
12 Scot. Aside, on or to one side; awry; off from the straight line.
Submitted by Efrem Mallach who voted for 7 & 10
Votes from: Shani Naylor, Tim Lodge, Alan Mallach
Score: 3
13 Piquet. (also: pique) The winning of 30 points on cards and play before one’s opponent scores anything.
Real definition from OED 3ed
Score: D0
| Player |
Vote 1 |
Vote 2 |
Scores from votes |
Total Score |
| Tony Abell |
6 |
6 |
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| Efrem Mallach |
7 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
| Mike Shefler |
5 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
| Dave Cunningham |
2 |
2 |
||
| Dan Widdis |
4 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
| Debbie Embler |
1 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
| John Barrs |
5 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
| Judy Madnick |
3 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
| Ryan McGill |
2 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
| Shani Naylor |
9 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
| Alan Mallach |
10 |
12 |
No def |
0 |
| Tim Bourne |
0 |
0 |
||
| Tim Lodge |
10 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
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Paul Keating
Soustons, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Shani Naylor
Nov 5, 2020, 4:12:57 PM11/5/20
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Well done on the D0!
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Johnb - co.uk
Nov 5, 2020, 4:15:45 PM11/5/20
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congrats n the D0
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