MOFETTE results!

[Ranjit Bhatnagar]

WHAT WAS THE REAL MOFETTE?  The volcanic vent.  French, gaseous
exhalation, from Italian moffetta, diminutive of muffa, mold, moldy smell,
probably of Germanic origin, says the American Heritage dictionary.

WHO WAS THE MOST CONVINCING FICTIONIZER?  Kir, with the old-fashioned cap.
With 10 points, the cap was twice as popular as any of its rivals.

Take it, as they say, away, Kir!



General comments ---------------


Kir votes ...after long puzzlement over fabrics and cheesey treats...

James: Tearing my way through yards and yards of cloth, I submit my ballot.

I had no basis for making my choice, except to try and avoid definitions
that resembled guimpe (still my only round as leader, I think). [James
earned 2 points for finding the REAL mofette]

MyS: Implausible, every one.




And the votes! ----------------


mofette (n) - a marionette with only basic articulation, i.e., of the
shoulders and hips
-- MyS (4 points)

2 - Aussie: because it's the kinda word Ranjit would know.
2 - Linda



mofette, n. A servant who is employed to take care of falcons.
-- phma (4 points)

2 - Jean-Joseph: Nah.  Unlikely.  Two points.
1 - MyS
1 - James


mofette - n. - A fitted cloth cover, usually embroidered, for an
overstuffed chair, sofa, or ottoman.
-- Jean-Joseph (5 points)

2 - Hutch
1 - David
1 - Kir
1 - Pierre: Sounds like an antimacassar but I'll give it a point.
Fran: like a tuffet, which little miss muffet sat upon, eating curds &
whey?  no, and I'm not voting for cottage cheese, either.  Instead, I'm
voting for clothing-type articles
Linda: sounds nice and soft, like the word.



mofette - n. - a stand with fabric sling used as an infant bath.
-- Aussie (1 point)

1 - Jean-Joseph: Basinette, or something like that.  But I'll give it a
point anyway.
Linda: Is this the real answer?



mofette - n - a delicate, decorated handkerchief (often silk) for display
rather than use
-- Hutch (4 points)

2 - MyS
2 - Fran: I have one of these, from Bulgaria, which was a gift on my 21st
birthday
Pierre: I thought these were just called silks.
Linda: Got a lot of thses made by ancestors.  Well, maybe a few.



mofette, n. women's cap c. 1700, characterized by a plain front, lace
ruffles at the back, and tying under the chin. (10 points)
-- Kir

2 - David
2 - Judith
2 - Pierre
1 - Aussie: because, if I was wearing one and someone told me to remove my
mofette, I'd take it off.
1 - Hutch
1 - Linda: plausible, but at least a good def.
1 - Fran: I have had to wear one of these (or its close cousin) in
colonial costume for dance demos.  I think they look pretty dorky.  I
haven't heard it called a mofette, but hey.



MOFETTE: (v)  To fool around with food, instead of eating nicely.
-- judith




mofette, n. 1. An opening in the earth from which carbon dioxide and other
gases escape, usually marking the last stage of volcanic activity.  2. The
gases escaping from such an opening.
-- American Heritage

2 - James
Pierre: This sounds like a solfatara.




mofette--n.--a Breton cottage cheese made from goat's milk.
-- David (3 points)

2 - Kir
1 - Judith




Mofette, n.  A soft mint candy usually sold around Easter.  From Mofette's
in Paris.
-- Linda

Kir: Yum.