Fw: Vetiver Vote

[lindafowens at netzero.net]

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VOTE FOR THE VERY VERY BEST VETIVER
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1)      vetiver, n. - the drawcord by which curtains, Venetian blinds, etc., are opened and shut.
2)      vetiver, n. (fr. Mid. Fr. vestiviere)—1) the queen’s dressing-woman.  2) a lady’s maid.
3)  vetiver, n. – the larva of the fresh-water mussel.
4)  vetiver, n. – a personal attendant to a queen or princess.
5)      vetiver, n. – the masonry technique of placing bricks at right angles and offset to create a diagonal herringbone pattern when the wall is complete.
6)      vetiver, n. – an item of laboratory glassware that measures doses of a liquid by accumulating the liquid in a beaker that is balanced to tip when a set level is reached, emptying the contents, and then tip back to begin accumulating the next dose.
7)      vetiver, n. – a rope used to halter goats and sheep in south-eastern Europe.
8)      vetiver, n. – a bureaucrat whose job it is to confirm that information on a form is correct and complete.
9)      vetiver, n.  – 1) an East Indian grass whose roots yield a fragrant oil used in perfumes. 2) its fibrous roots, also used for making screens, mats, etc.; also called cuscus.
10)  vetiver, n. – in the pre-unification Common Courts of Scotland, the official whose duty it was to record the names of those present at each session.
11)  vetiver, n. – 1) the region of one’s body inaccessible to one’s own view, such as the temple or crown of the head.  2) (transf.) A character trait, esp. a flaw, which can be seen by others but not by oneself.
12)  vetiver, n. – a lavish finial used in illuminated texts.
You have 3 points—use them in any way, but wisely. Votes due by late May 29th, in honor of Memorial Day Weekend—most of you probably have plans.  Enjoy, Linda
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