[Fictionary] matrass results!

[Fran Poodry]

Nick is the winner!

matrass, n. A bookmark for a codex.

David

0 points

Comment: A bookmark. (Eric)

Comment: How is this different from any other bookmark? (Pierre)

Comment: Aestel? (Elliott)

matrass, n. A rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for
distilling and dissolving substances.

Dictionary.com

3 points (1, Hutch; 1, Jim; 1, Linda)

Comment: I don't have a witty retort for this. (Pierre)

Comment: Needs an ``al'' on the front for verisimilitude. (Elliott)

matrass, n. The fruit peels or rinds added to wort when brewing some beers.

Nick

12 points (1, Eric; 2, David; 2, Ranjit; 2, Jim; 2, Pierre; 1, Elliott; 2,
Linda)

Comment: 2 points since I know nothing about beer-making. (Pierre)

Comment: Recalls our old friend BAGASSE.  But what is wort? One point.
(Elliott)

matrass, n. Matted fur on the belly of a domestic animal

Ranjit

0 points

Comment: Can also be used in brewing beer. (Eric)

Comment: i wrote this one about my dog <
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrdlEQmlgLj/> (Ranjit)

matrass, n. (Manx dialect) Of the three parts of a parcel of farmland, the
one farthest from the road.

Pierre

2 points (2, Elliott)

Comment: Two points for the silly medieval sound. (Elliott)

matrass, n.  The matted grasses and sedges at the top of a bog, that
eventually turn into peat. Among and atop the matrass layer, small
carnivorous plants like pitcher plants, Venus fly traps, and sundews
thrive.

Linda

7 points (2, Eric; 2, Hutch; 1, Ranjit; 1, Pierre; 1, correct guess)

Comment: This is obviously mat+grass, but I'll give it a point. (Pierre)

Comment: Doesn't sound like a dictionary definition, but I like the
concept. (Elliott)

matrass, v. To transfer a relief image such as a gravestone to paper, by
rubbing with chalk or charcoal.

Jean-Joseph

1 point (1, David)

Comment: Art words can sound weird like that, but I'm out of points.
(Elliott)

matrass, n. 1.  An audible swishing sound made by a conductor's baton. 2.
A subtle clue that someone purporting to act or speak independently is
actually being prompted.

Elliott

0 points

Comment: Clever Enough To Be By Elliott award (Jim)

Comment: matrass sounds like bagasse, a fictionary word i still remember
from more than 20 years ago (wow this is a long game), so I'm gonna vote
for the masses-of-vegetable-matter defs. (Ranjit)


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