Rnd 3647 POMERIUM Voting time

[John Barrs]

Here are the definition for POMERIUM

 

Vote publicly for 2 defs that take your fancy (or declare privately a DQ if you now know the meaning)

Deadline (or before if every submitter has voted - 2100 BST Sunday 10^th May

 

1              A tract of land reserved for ceremonial or public use adjoining a settlement.

2              A cellar or larder for storing fruit.

3              A detachment of soldiers assigned to the protection of regimental colours and the national flag.

4              1. Hist. Among the Romans, a cool, dry room for storing apples, that had north-facing windows to admit cooling breezes, with shutters to exclude strong winds. 2. An orangery.

5              A narrow strip of land marked off around an ancient Roman town or city and held sacred.

6              A narrow service corridor behind market stalls for storing crates.

7              Midway between three or more extremes; centroid.

8              A traditional barbershop hair tonic used to stimulate the scalp, encourage hair growth, and reduce dandruff.

9              An early 18c musical instrument, predecessor of Franklin's 1761 glass harmonica.

10              A dye for the eyelids.

 

JohnnyB

[Tim Lodge]

I'll try one that makes sense and one that doesn't: 4 and 10:

              4              1. Hist. Among the Romans, a cool, dry room for storing apples, that had north-facing windows to admit cooling breezes, with shutters to exclude strong winds. 2. An oorangery.        

              10              A dye for the eyelids.

-- Tim L

[Tim Bourne]

2 and 4, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 2 and 4.

Eric

[Judy Madnick]

4 and 5 for Rome.

 

Judy Madnick

[Shani Naylor]

I'll join the crowd voting  2 & 4.

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[Chowie]

8 and 9 please

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[Tony Abell]

I'll vote for 2 and 3:

[Daniel B. Widdis]

I don't believe any of them.

I'm tempted by the orangery but it's got enough votes already so I'll go with the (orange or apple) crate storage and.... nope, nothing after that in the list, let's go with the sacred strip of land.

6 and 5.

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[Paul Keating]

Vox pop says it's 2 or 4.

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Soustons

Nouvelle Aquitaine

France

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 4 and 10.

--Mike

[Efrem Mallach]

I'll join the 2-4 crowd, though the real one probably has nothing to do with apples (or other fine fruits).

Efrem

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On May 9, 2026, at 7:47 AM, John Barrs <jo...@john-barrs.co.uk> wrote:

Here are the definition for POMERIUM

 

Vote publicly for 2 defs that take your fancy (or declare privately a DQ if you now know the meaning)

Deadline (or before if every submitter has voted - 2100 BST Sunday 10^th May

 

2              A cellar or larder for storing fruit.