maguari seems to be a go

[metasilk at sover.net]

MAGUARI defs: please vote with the 2/1 system as has become usual. Voting closes
3 p.m. December 5th. Comments welcome with votes!

Hope y'all are enjoying this long-for-some-of-us weekend.  This is the most
productive thing I've done all day.  *merrygrin*

Kir

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maguari (n) 1. A mustache worn on the lower lip. 2. (Mil. sl.)  An
unforseen absurdity required by regulations.  [Devised by Capt. F. Maguari
(1871-1916), Brazilian Antarctic explorer, to meet the Brazilian army's
mustache requirement while minimizing his men's sniffle problem.]

maguari (n) the chinking compound used in Navajo hogans.

maguari (n) 1. A cactus of the prickly pear family.  2. The juice of the maguari
cactus, used as a health tonic.

maguari (n) [Guaran=ED] Either of two trogons, Baucomia maguari and B.
flavirostris, of Paraguay and Bolivia.

maguari (n) Payments made by a former employee to a company in order to continue
insurance coverage or other perquisites after termination.

maguari (n) A guari in the possession of a Southerner.

maguari (n) A tall Austrian wedding-cake, with white sugar icing and batter
flavored with sweet red peppers.

maguari (n) A traitor in the ranks of the royal household staff.

maguari (n) The class of organisms which rely on geothermal energy and minerals
for their metabolic needs, rather than on solar energy or biological nutrition.

maguari (n) A South American stork (Euxenara maguari), having a forked tail.

maguari (n) A spicy condiment made from a puree of the fruits of the tamarind
and cherimoya (guanabana) plants.

maguari (n) A dress-like garment worn by older women in Gabon.  It is usually
black or very dark blue, and has no decoration.

maguari (n) A straw made of natural sugar cane used in some alcoholic drinks.