Round 3251 vote for MARIMO

[Mike Shefler]

Here are 10 highly original fictional definitions for MARIMO, from players real or fictional + 1 real definition from a real dictionary.
Vote for your two favorites no later than 10 AM EDT, S,aturday, May 14.


1.  a high-carbohydrate wholefood diet of Hungarian origin popular in
France and Switzerland, 1920-35 [Fr., syllabic abbreviation of its
staple components: maïs (maize), riz (rice), moha de Hongrie (foxtail
millet)]

2.  a soft silk fabric used especially for lining dresses.

3.  the head steward or butler in the household of a sovereign or great
noble.

4.  a spout of water forcefully pushed up through a rock fissure by an
ocean surge.

5.  a late medieval marian doctrine concentrating on Mary  as the
grieving mother of Christ on the cross.

6.  (also known as Cladophora ball, moss ball, or lake ball) a rare
growth form of Aegagropila linnaei (a species of filamentous green
algae) in which the algae grow into large green balls with a velvety
appearance.

7.  a school of art of the Edo period (1603-1867) in Japan, best known
for paintings and woodblock prints of the demimonde, the world of the
kabuki theater, and the pleasure districts.

8.  the long pale feathers from the wing tips of a female ostrich, used
as decorative plumes, esp. (formerly) on ladies' hats.

9.  artwork using colored chalk on pavement.

10.  a breed of cattle, originally Swiss, noted for the richness of their
milk and the fine quality of leather produced from their hides.

11.  (Painting, Drawing, etc.) the darker portion of a picture; a less
illuminated part.

[Judy Madnick]

Looks like everyone is waiting for someone else to start the vote!

 

Having absolutely no clue what this word means, I'll vote for these:

 

7.  a school of art of the Edo period (1603-1867) in Japan, best known
for paintings and woodblock prints of the demimonde, the world of the
kabuki theater, and the pleasure districts.

11.  (Painting, Drawing, etc.) the darker portion of a picture; a less
illuminated part.

Judy Madnick

[Tim B]

7 and 11, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[Paul Keating]

4 & 9 for me.

P

[John Barrs]

#2 and #6 please

JohnnyB

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[Tim Lodge]

I'll try fashion: 2 and 8 please.

          2.  a soft silk fabric used especially for lining dresses.

           8.  the long pale feathers from the wing tips of a female ostrich, used as decorative plumes, esp. (formerly) on ladies' hats.

--  Tim L

[Chowie]

3 and 10, but I'm having a hard time believing any of these. Thanks.

[Daniel B Widdis]

6 because large green balls!

7 because pleasure districts!

 

[Efrem G Mallach]

1 and 8 for me, because.

Efrem

> On May 12, 2022, at 11:48 AM, 'Mike Shefler' via Dixonary <dixo...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
> Here are 10 highly original fictional definitions for MARIMO, from players real or fictional + 1 real definition from a real dictionary.
> Vote for your two favorites no later than 10 AM EDT, S,aturday, May 14.
>
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> 1. a high-carbohydrate wholefood diet of Hungarian origin popular in France and Switzerland, 1920-35 [Fr., syllabic abbreviation of its staple components: maïs (maize), riz (rice), moha de Hongrie (foxtail millet)]
>
>

[Shani Naylor]

2 & 6 for me.