Round 3181 results
Shani Naylor
1.
A con-man.
Debbie E, who voted 3 & 11. Score: 0
No votes.
2.
A confessor [Ital.]
Paul K, who voted *10 & 11. Score: 4
Votes from Tim L & Nancy S.
3.
A chest of drawers.
Tony A, who didn’t vote. Score: 2.
Votes from Debbie E & Efrem M.
4.
One who confesses; a penitent.
Nancy S, who voted 2 & 11. Score: 1.
Vote from Alan M.
5.
A third-party guarantor in a banking
transaction.
Tim L, who voted 2 & *10. Score: 3
Vote from Alan M.
6.
[Fr.] A person who writes letters for people who
are illiterate.
Mike S, who voted *10 & 11. Score: 3
Vote from Efrem M.
7.
A knight who has sworn an oath to be faithful to
his brothers in a chivalric order.
Efrem M, who voted 3 & 6. Score: 0
No votes.
8.
A person with superior, usually specialized
knowledge or highly refined taste; a connoisseur.
Judy M, who voted *10 & 11. Score: 2
No votes.
9.
A watchword used by the Spanish Inquisition;
believed to be a short version of Confidente in Deum (Mediaeval Latin),
trusting in God.
Alan M, who voted 4 & 5. Score: 1
Vote from Deb F.
10.
A sofa or settee, especially of the 18th
century, having a triangular seat at each end divided from the greater part of
the seat by an armrest.
OED D7
Votes from Mike S, Dan W, Dave C, Judy M, Paul K, Johnny B & Tim L.
11.
[Obs.] A sofa where the seating is 's'-shaped so
that a lady and a gentleman can sit one on each side and talk to each other
with an arm between them.
Johnny B, who voted *10 & 11. Score: 10
Votes from Mike S, Dan W, Deb F, Debbie E, Dave C, Nancy S, Judy M & Paul K.
12.
(Computers) A set of symbols used to represent
blocks of binary data, in which the original block of data is represented by a
larger block of data which includes additional bits arranged in such a way that
the original data may be read even if one or more of the bits of the encoded
data is changed, as in a noisy communication channel. Various codes are
available which can correct different numbers or patterns of errors in the
transmitted data.
Dan W, who voted *10 & 11. Score: 2
No votes.
No def:
Deb F, who voted 9 & 11. Score: 0
Dave C, who voted *10 & 11. Score: 2
Debbie Embler
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