[Fictionary] SCRIVELLO ballot last chance
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Mon Nov 6 01:06:18 UTC 2023
Hi all,
We only have six votes, so get yours in tonight! Please vote the usual
one- and two-pointers.
scrivello, n. (pl. scrivelli or scrivellos) 1. A secondary impact crater
caused by ejecta from a preceding impact. 2. A landscape characterized
by such.
scrivello, adj. Unexpected, as a jack-in-the-box.
scrivello, n. An elaborate, ornamental decoration on the top of a
wrought-iron fence or gate, featuring organic forms, usually plant life.
scrivello, n. 1. A pedantic buffoon in _commedia dell'arte_. 2. An aged,
ridiculous professor, especially one who is thin and bald.
scrivello, n. Fine furniture made from wood that has been superficially
damaged by worms which leave behind a figuration that resembles writing;
less commonly, the wood so used.
scrivello, n. An elephant tusk of less than 20 pounds in weight, used to
make billiard balls.
scrivello, n. (Described by Antonio Scrivello.) A sedimentary flysch
consisting largely of drosolithic arenite, found in southern Italy.
scrivello, n. A proxy diarist.
scrivello, n. Margin notes, especially addenda on correspondence between
academics.
-- Eric
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