Rd. 3643: Time to vote for greisen!

[nancygoat]

Hi all,

On top of everything else, I've been under the weather and simply forgot to post the definitions before now. But the list of 14 defs for greisen is finally here, after all the trouble with this deal. I'm sure you'll be really happy when it's over. So will I! Fingers crossed that the trouble is at an end, but I wouldn't bet on it.

Please vote for two. The deadline for this is what I think is a much more reasonable midnight GMT on Monday April 27 which is 7pm CDT Monday for me. If everyone has voted, I will close early with relief.

Nancy

Greisen

1. A grayish spodumene crystal.

2. [Obs.] A thin woolen fabric.

3. Layered industrial residue, sometimes repurposed as a decorative or artistic material.

4. Any of a class of musician-entertainers of northern Germany.

5. An old person.

6. One of the stops in the religious ceremony called "The steps of the cross": this one remembers the steps up to the cross itself. [Obs. Middle English from Old French grez or greize]

7. A coarse, herb‑infused seasoning crumble of dried rye and toasted seeds, used to add depth and texture to roasted vegetables or hearty stews. 

8. A domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl.

9. [ON] to grind; ground millet.

10. A granitic rock with crystalline-granular texture, consisting chiefly of quartz and mica.

11. People who fled mainland China for Taiwan after 1945, and their descendants; literally "outside province people".

12. To be attracted, as by gravity or magnetism.

13. Small, usu. salty, snacks served with beer.

14. A cistern for collecting rainwater. 

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go with the rocks, 1 and 10.

--Mike

[Tim Bourne]

7 and 13, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Tim Lodge]

5 and 9, for no particular reason. 

              5. An old person.

              9. [ON] to grind; ground millet.

--  Tim L

[Shani Naylor]

I'll vote 2 & 9.

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[Chowie]

5 and 10 please

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[Daniel B Widdis]

I am 5 and 13 describes what I am eating right now. 

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On Apr 26, 2026, at 5:44 PM, Chowie <chow...@gmail.com> wrote:



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[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 3 and 14.

Eric

[John Barrs]

confirm DQ

JohnnyB

[Hugo Kornelis]

Hi Nancy,

Here are the votes of the Dutch jury:

7. A coarse, herb‑infused seasoning crumble of dried rye and toasted seeds, used to add depth and texture to roasted vegetables or hearty stews. 

9. [ON] to grind; ground millet.

Cheers,
Hugo

Op 26-4-2026 om 22:35 schreef nancygoat:

[dixonary.group]

And, if I have guessed correctly, so far, for the Dutch entry: nul points.

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Soustons

Nouvelle Aquitaine

France

[Judy Madnick]

Unless I'm misunderstanding your comment, Hugo voted for 7 and 9.

Judy

[Tony Abell]

The rock is attractive, 1 and 12:

> 1. A grayish spodumene crystal.

[Judy Madnick]

If I haven't already voted (I thought I voted but I don't see votes from me in this message thread), here are my votes:

2. [Obs.] A thin woolen fabric.

3. Layered industrial residue, sometimes repurposed as a decorative or artistic material.

Judy Madnick

[Paul Keating]

Yes, you have completely misunderstood. 

Hugo's was a Eurovision joke (because it's Eurovision season, not that Americans can be expected to know that) and my point was that the Dutch entry, that is to say his def (my guess, of course), had had no votes. 

For which nul points is another Eurovision joke, particularly in English-language contexts, because the UK frequently ends bottom of the log at Eurovision, and when Hugo and I were young, Eurovision voting was audio-only, and almost exclusively in French.

[Judy Madnick]

Thanks for the explanation (although I did have to look up "Eurovision")!

 

Judy

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[Hugo Kornelis]

Yes, that is what I meant. Points for those two definitions.

I think Paul guessed that so far, nobody had voted for my definition yet. Whether he was right is something I will not reveal at this time.

Cheers,
Hugo -- who probably should refrain from Euro-centric jokes in this company.

Op 27-4-2026 om 15:18 schreef Judy Madnick:

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[Paul Keating]

5 & 10. One because it is similar to a definition I toyed with, and the other because it isn't.

5. An old person.

[Efrem Mallach]

If this is in time, I'll take 4 and 7.

Efrem

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[nancygoat]

It wasn't. Sorry, Efrem.

[Paul Keating]

Hugo, I did guess that. And was spectacularly wrong. Congratulations on topping the votes. In my book, coming second, but only because of losing out to a correct guess, really does make you the “real winner”. 

All three of my authorship guesses in this round were wrong, so I clearly was not on form.

And as for Eurocentric jokes: at least Johnny and the two Tims will understand them. To me, nearly all the NADs involve mystifying cultural references, so why not?

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Soustons, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France

On 2026-04-27 20:28:42, Hugo Kornelis <hu...@perfact.info> wrote:

I think Paul guessed that so far, nobody had voted for my definition yet. Whether he was right is something I will not reveal at this time.

[Efrem Mallach]

But it didn't matter anyhow, other than affecting the scores of two people who were far from being in the running anyhow. No worries!

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[Judy Madnick]

Yup, it mattered to me!

Judy

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