Rnd 3682 Word PERIGON Vote

[John Barrs]

Rnd 3682 Word PERIGON

Hers are 12 Defs - choose 2 and vote via the Dixonary Group (or DQ if you now know what is what)

Before the deadline by 2200 BST Thursday 18th 2026

 

JohnnyB

1              Fig. Chiefly in phr. in the perigon. Of a place, thing or idea that is close but out of sight [fm peri- ‘around, about’ + ‑gōnon ‘angle, corner’].

2              A ground‑dwelling marsh bird whose plumage shifts subtly with the seasons.

3              The transition period between geological eras.

4              An angle obtained by rotating a half line in the same plane once around the point from which it extends,

5              A line of safety.

6              A perennial herb cultivated for culinary and medicinal purposes.

7              A flat shape with fourty straight sides.

8              A table designed to be placed by a wall, either between two windows or two columns.

9              Navigation] a circle of uncertainty.

10              A maidservant.

11              A measure of curvature equal to the angular change per unit length of a curve.

12              The lowest corner of a geometric shape [from peri, from Gr. near; and gon, from Gr. corner].

[Tim Bourne]

6 and 12, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Hugo Kornelis]

I actually believe definitions 2 and 3.

Cheers,
Hugo

Op 16-9-2026 om 12:42 schreef John Barrs:

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[Judy Madnick]

5              A line of safety.

9              Navigation] a circle of uncertainty.

 

Kind of opposites?

 

Judy Madnick

[Paul Keating]

I vote for two of the ‘around-the-corner/angle’ defs: #1 because it’s ridiculous and #4 because it’s smaller than the rest.

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Paul Keating

Soustons, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll take 1 and 4.

-Mike

[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 2 and 8.

Eric

[Daniel B Widdis]

I’ll go with 1 and 9

[Shani Naylor]

I'll try 4 & 11.

[nancygoat]

I'll take 4 and 11. Likely not.

Nancy

[Tim Lodge]

First and last, please:  1 and 12.

           1              Fig. Chiefly in phr. in the perigon. Of a place, thing or idea that is close but out of sight [fm peri- ‘around, about’ + ‑gōnon ‘angle, corner’].

         12              The lowest corner of a geometric shape [from peri, from Gr. near; and gon, from Gr. corner]

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--Tim L

[Efrem Mallach]

I dunno. 3 and 8?

Efrem

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On Sep 16, 2026, at 6:42 AM, John Barrs <jo...@john-barrs.co.uk> wrote:

Rnd 3682 Word PERIGON

Hers are 12 Defs - choose 2 and vote via the Dixonary Group (or DQ if you now know what is what)

Before the deadline by 2200 BST Thursday 18th 2026

 

JohnnyB

3              The transition period between geological eras.

8              A table designed to be placed by a wall, either between two windows or two columns.