[Fictionary] last call for CUCULORIS votes
J-J Cote
jjcote at alum.mit.edu
Tue Apr 17 08:54:15 EDT 2012
I'm not certain how all the deadlines work, but I think if you live in
Hawaii but have income from Massachusetts, you still have several hours
to get your Massachusetts income tax return filed, so if there are any
of you out there who still want to cast your ballot, send it on in!
Jean-Joseph
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cuculoris - n. - A catamite's concubine.
cuculoris - n. - A transparent dental filler, primarily for enamel
reinforcement not replacement.
cuculoris - n. - A small arborial primate of South Asia, distinguished
by its characteristic two-note song.
cuculoris - n. - 1. A working scale model of the solar system. 2. A
navigational device that tracks the motions of the moon and near planets.
cuculoris - n. - (also cucoloris, kookaloris, cookaloris or cucalorus) A
device for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned
illumination, in lighting for film, theatre and still photography.
cuculoris - n. - The part of the base of the flower to which the petals
attach.
cuculoris - n. - The membrane beneath the tongue which attaches it to
the gums.
cuculoris - n. - The binding energy liberated when a dollar bill is
broken down into more massive change.
cuculoris - n. - The bristles or bumps on members of the squash family,
such as crooked neck and zucchini, not to mention cucumbers.
cuculoris - n. - The featherdown pheasant aloft in a gale, who has to be
careful to tie up his tail (from /The Unfamiliar Fowls/ by Doctor Seuss).
cuculoris - n. - The doubled diagonal bandoliers introduced into the
uniform of the British Grenadier Guards in 1726 by the regiment's
colonel, William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan.
cuculoris - n. - [Lat. cucullum, hood] The distinctive dark maroon cowl
worn by monks (and, during the late 13th through mid-16th Centuries,
knights) belonging to the Order of Saint George the Great.
cuculoris - n. - In human dentistry, a "baby" tooth that has never been
replaced by an adult tooth.
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