Round 3246: ALMISTRY [Call for Votes]

[Paul Keating]

We have a total of 11 definitions of almistry. Please vote for two, in a reply to this posting, by the deadline, which is Saturday 23 April 10h00 CEST.

 1. Something completely mysterious.

 2. The art of decorative (and edible) food arrangements.

 3. A church ministry that helps, i.e., gives alms to, the poor.

 4. The art or process of converting skins into leather; tanning.

 5. The practice of foretelling the future or the course of future events.

 6. A newt in between the terrestrial eft phase and the first aquatic breeding stage.

 7. The heir apparent to an ancient Celtic chief, elected during the chief’s lifetime.

 8. Of, relating to, or constituting a message or ministry; pertaining to, or of the nature of, a ministry.

 9. Obs. As much land as may be tilled by a single plow in a year and a day, used as the basis for taxation.

10. In Islam, a theological concept understood only by advanced scholars [from Arabic al, the; and mistar, hidden].

11. A name given to theories emerging in the late twentieth century drawing ideas from both historical alchemy and traditional medicine, and also owing something to New Age ideas [from alchemy + chemistry].

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Paul Keating
Soustons, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France

[Tim B]

2 and 10, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[Tim Lodge]

In honour of my late father-in-law, who did an apprenticeship in the family tanning business before becoming a pilot, i'll vote for 4, and, because it might be Arabic, I'll go for 10.

         4. The art or process of converting skins into leather; tanning.

        10. In Islam, a theological concept understood only by advanced scholars [from Arabic al, the; and mistar, hidden].

--  Tim L

[John Barrs]

#5 and #11 for me please

JohnnyB

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[Judy Madnick]

 

4. The art or process of converting skins into leather; tanning. 

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9. Obs. As much land as may be tilled by a single plow in a year and a day, used as the basis for taxation.

Both the least likely (at least to me!). Judy Madnick

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go with 1 and 11.

[Daniel B. Widdis]

2 because I'm hungry and appreciate art; and 9 because that's where food comes from

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[Chowie]

1 or 3 please

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[Efrem Mallach]

4 and 9 for me, please.

Efrem

On Apr 21, 2022, at 2:25 AM, Paul Keating <dixo...@boargules.com> wrote:

We have a total of 11 definitions of almistry. Please vote for two, in a reply to this posting, by the deadline, which is Saturday 23 April 10h00 CEST.

 4. The art or process of converting skins into leather; tanning.

9. Obs. As much land as may be tilled by a single plow in a year and a day, used as the basis for taxation.

[Shani Naylor]

4 & 8 for me. 

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[Tony Abell]

I'll go for the believable 5 and 11:

> 5. The practice of foretelling the future or the course of future events.

> 11. A name given to theories emerging in the late twentieth century drawing ideas from both historical alchemy and traditional medicine, and also owing something to New Age ideas [from alchemy+ chemistry]. *