[Fictionary] Re: Latten Ballot

[Nicolas Ward]

Last call! I think I have most votes by now, but I'm tallying them  
tonight.

--Nick

On Jan 4, 2010, at 12:25 PM, Nicolas Ward <ultranurd at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry about the delay. New Year's and such. Here is your latten
> ballot, featuring 9 definitions; the usual 2/1 point system applies.
> Please respond by the end of this week!
>
> latten - n. - Hemp braided with jute.
>
> latten - n. - Gingerbread.
>
> latten - n. - A blended wine made from grapes of a single type, but
> grown at different vineyards.
>
> latten - adj. - Rhomboidal with rounded corners.
>
> latten - n. - Brass hammered into thin sheets.
>
> latten - n. - A wooden bar comprising the locking mechanism of a gate
> (released by gravity to lock, and manually returned to place to open
> the gate).
>
> latten - v. - To cut into laths; to be so cut.
>
> latten - n. - 1) [Regency Era] An inset of contrasting cloth or lace
> toward the bottom of a ball gown. 2) A strip of stiffening, often
> whalebone, but also folded cloth, in a corset, or above the waist of a
> ladies' garment or undergarment.
>
> latten - n. - 1)  A horseshoe fitted with a wooden or metal blade for
> skating on ice. 2) Cavalry or dragoons so equipped.
>
> --Nick