1. a petticoat.
2. a grooming tool.
3. [Turkey] cannabis.
4. a Mongolian saddle.
5. an Elizabethan hedge maze.
6. a commotion or disturbance.
7. a sabre-like weapon carried by Ottoman cavalry.
8. a rich goblet, esp. one used on state occasions.
9. a type of elongated spur used by the Zaporozhian Cossacks of central Ukraine.
10. [Indonesian] a spicy rice porridge seasoned with cloves, coriander and chilis (Malaysia, Henap; Thai, Kenap)
11. a fabric made from 50% polyester thread and 50% audiocassette tape. Sounds recorded on the tape can be picked up with an old Sony Walkman® rigged to be a sonic fabric player.
12. the ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Hana Islands of the Philippines, which divide the Subu and Celebes Seas, and the language thereof. Within the Hanap language, the word "hanap" is used to signify sharing, togetherness, or a unifying trait.
13. an orchid living in symbiotic association with very aggressive ants. The ants live in the hollow bulbils of the orchid where they rear aphids for honeydew and protect the orchid by attacking anything that approaches the plant. Small predators form part of their diet but they have very painful bites and can protect the orchid even from human collectors. The only other insect allowed near is a night-flying moth which fertilizes the orchid.
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