Round 3579 NACARAT

[Tim Lodge]

Here we have 15 defs of the word NACARAT only one of which comes from my dictionary.  Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message before the deadline:

        09:00 UTC/GMT on Sunday 14th September
        10:00 BST in London
        11:00 CET in France and the Netherlands
         5:00 AM EDT in New York  
         2:00 AM PDT in California
        21:00 NZST in New Zealand

‏I reserve the right to close the round early if all players who have submitted a def have voted.

New players are welcome - just don't look up the word until after you've voted.

--  Tim L

*** NACARAT ***    

 1.  a bright orange-red colour.

 2.  A conical enclosure constructed of stones.

 3.  Describes a gold item of unspecified purity.

 4.  An instrument for crimping the folds of a ruff.

 5.  _Hist._ A cravat-pin or coat-button inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

 6.  A local name in Kenya for the naked mole rat  (_Heterocephalus glaber_)

 7.  In Pali Buddhism: single-mindedness, one-pointedness; tranquility of mind.

 8.  A unit of measurement used in glassblowing to describe the thickness of cooled filaments.

 9.  A person or animal of odd appearance; named for the fictional animal in Gulliver's Travels.

10.  A narrow, ornamental border of lace or embroidery, often used to trim the collar or cuffs of a garment.

11.  A textured pavement strip installed across roadways to create vibration and noise, alerting drivers to reduce speed.

12.  A 20 franc gold coin featuring a rooster on its face and the national motto, _Liberté, égalité, fraternité_ on the obverse.

13.  A translucent film that forms on the surface of certain aged wines, particularly those stored in humid cellars for extended periods.

14.  A spice mixture used in North African cuisine, consisting of cardamom, cinnamon, cumin and coriander, with cloves and turmeric sometimes added.

15.  North American Commission for Agricultural Resources and Adaptive Techniques. Regional body focused on the promotion of sustainable farming practices.

 

[Chowie]

I'll take 2 and 6 with no hope of being right.

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+u...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dixonary/e2356098-d0cb-40b6-818c-66a41a8649d8n%40googlegroups.com.

--

~Bending under the weight of His mercies~

​"For we cannot do anything against the truth, 

but only for the truth​." 

II Corinthians 13:8

[Judy Madnick]

5.  _Hist._ A cravat-pin or coat-button inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

and

10.  A narrow, ornamental border of lace or embroidery, often used to trim the collar or cuffs of a garment.

 

Judy Madnick

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 12 and 13.

--Mike

[Tim Bourne]

10 and 14, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[Daniel B. Widdis]

14 for the alliteration of cuisine, cardamom, cumin, coriander, and cloves.  Cinnamon can be overlooked, but turmeric?  That ends with c.  Whatever.

Also 6 for naked mole rats.

[Tony Abell]

I'll try 1 and 6 for my 13% chance of being right:

> 1. a bright orange-red colour.

> 6. A local name in Kenya for the naked mole rat (*_Heterocephalus
> glaber_*)

[Shani Naylor]

5 & 10 for me.

[John Barrs]

I'lll go for a coloured acronym - ie. first and last #1 and #15 please

JohnnnyB

[Glenn Thomas Davis]

10 and 15 for me.

—Glenn

. . .

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

—Plutarch

To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dixonary/CALLSrcBo3QbS4GfFiLhYG1-c3ikj0EUxOLzUWLfy%2B_c_9EtNRQ%40mail.gmail.com.

[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 2 and 9.

-- Eric

[nancygoat]

Alpha and Omega: 1 and 14.

Nancy