ATDTDA 739 - 741

Tue Feb 12 07:04:56 CST 2008

Definitions of bora on the Web:

A cold katabatic wind that originates in Yugoslavia and flows onto the coastal plain of the Adriatic 

Sea.
www.wrcc.dri.edu/ams/glossary.html

(northeasterly from eastern Europe to Italy)
www.wacklepedia.com/w/wi/wind.html

a regional downslope wind whose source is so cold that it is experienced as a cold wind, despite 

compression warming as it descends the lee slope of a mountain range.
www.met.utah.edu/Members/whiteman/Glossary.html

A cold, often dry, northeasterly wind which blows, sometimes in violent gusts, down from mountains on 

the eastern shore of the Adriatic. It also applies to cold, squally, downslope winds in other parts of 

the world.
www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/policy/army/fm/3-6/3-6gl.htm

Cold and violent, this northwesterly wind blows down on the shores of the Adriatic Sea from the 

mountains.
library.thinkquest.org/17865/glossary/wind.html

Bora (Croatian: bura, Slovenian: burja) is a northern to north-eastern katabatic wind in the Adriatic, 

Greece, Russia and Turkey. Its name derives from the Greek mythological figure of Boreas, the North 

Wind. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bora (wind)

Definitions of torino on the Web:

Turin: capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy 
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Turin (Torino; Piedmontese: Turin pronunce T[y]r-ìn) is a major industrial city as well as a business 

and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank 

of the Po River. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torino

Definitions of sleight of hand on the Web:

prestidigitation: manual dexterity in the execution of tricks 
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Sleight of hand, also known as prestidigitation ("quick fingers") or legerdemain (from the French for 

"lightness of hand"), is the set of techniques used by a magician (or card sharp) to manipulate objects 

such as cards and coins secretly. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleight of hand

Definitions of lampo on the Web in Italian:

Il lampo rappresenta l'attività luminosa, dovuta a forte scarica elettrostatica, connessa alla scarica 

di un fulmine. ...
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampo

Il lampo rappresenta l'attività luminosa, dovuta a forte scarica elettrostatica, connessa alla scarica 

di un fulmine. Precede il tuono, poiché il suo suono viaggia a velocità molto inferiore (300 m/s circa 

contro 300.000 km/s).

Una sua rappresentazione stilizzata è spesso usata nell'iconografia mitologica ed araldica.

làmpo: làmpo

Lampo: sostantivo maschile.

fenomeno luminoso di brevissima durata, prodotto dalla elettricità atmosferica

figurato: sfolgorio, bagliore, movimento o azione molto rapida. Ha valore aggettivale ed indica che il 

termine cui è riferito ha un funzionamento o una durata molto breve e veloce: guerra lampo; cerniera 

lampo.

figurato: velocissima illuminazione della mente o del cuore.
 -- http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampo

Automatically translated text:

The lightning activity is light due to strong electrostatic discharge, linked to a lightning discharge. 

Precede thunder, as his sound travels at speeds much lower (300 m / s against about 300,000 km / s). 

A stylized representation is often used in iconography mythological and heraldry. 

Làmpo: làmpo 

Lightning: masculine noun. 

Luminous phenomenon of short duration, produced by atmospheric electricity 

Figuratively: sfolgorio, glow, movement or action very quickly. He aggettivale value and indicates that 

the term refers which has an operation or a very short duration and quick: blitzkrieg; hinge lightning. 

Figuratively: fast illumination of the mind or heart.

Definitions of gaulois on the Web in French:

Le gaulois est une langue celtique. 
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaulois (langue)

(I remember Gaulois -- Non-filter cigarettes in Europe, about like Camels.)

Asterix The Gaul was the first Asterix-movie and came out way back in 1967, and was based on the first 

Asterix-comic with the same name.
 -- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061369/
 Astérix le Gaulois (1967)

p 740. "Guess I was" - Of course Reef was not kidding.
Reef is particularly focused on his goal, damn any consequences.

Definitions of tutelary on the Web:

adj.- guardian; protecting
www.eldritchdark.com/articles/criticism/69/a-glossary-for-the-fiction-of-clark-ashton-smith

custodial: providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is 

educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods" 
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

tutelary etymology

tutelary  
1611, from L. tutelarius "a guardian," from tutela "protection, watching" (see tutor). 
 -- http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=tutelary&searchmode=none

Note tutelary-related topics there:

lares  
"Roman tutelary gods, household deities," 1586, from L., pl. of lar. 

hermeneutic  
"interpretive," 1678, from Gk. hermeneutikos "interpreting," from hermeneutes "interpreter," from 

hermeneuein "to interpret," considered ultimately a derivative of Hermes, as the tutelary divinity of 

speech, writing, and eloquence. 

genie  
1655, "tutelary spirit," from Fr. genie, from L. genius (see genius); used in Fr. translation of 

"Arabian Nights" to render Arabic jinni, pl. of jinn "spirit," which it accidentally resembled, and 

attested in Eng. with this sense from 1748. 

demon  
1387, from L. dæmon "spirit," from Gk. daimon (gen. daimonos) "lesser god, guiding spirit, tutelary 

deity," (sometimes including souls of the dead), used (with daimonion) in Christian Gk. translations 

and Vulgate for "god of the heathen" and "unclean spirit." Jewish authors earlier had employed the Gk. 

word in this sense, using it to render shedim "lords, idols" in the Septuagint, and Matt. viii.31 has 

daimones, translated as deofol in O.E., feend or deuil in M.E. The original mythological sense is 

sometimes written dæmon for purposes of distinction. The Demon of Socrates (1387) was a daimonion, a 

"divine principle or inward oracle." His accusers, and later the Church Fathers, however, represented 

this otherwise. The Demon Star (1895) is Beta Persei (in Ar. Algol "the Demon") so called because it 

visibly varies in brightness every three days. Fem. form demoness first attested 1638. Demonic is from 

1662; demonize is from 1821. 

genus  
(pl. genera), 1551 as a term of logic (biological sense dates from 1608), from L. genus (gen. generis) 

"race, stock, kind," cognate with Gk. genos "race, kind," and gonos "birth, offspring, stock," from PIE 

base *gen-/*gon-/*gn- "produce, beget, be born" (cf. Skt. janati "begets, bears," janah "race," jatah 

"born;" Avestan zizanenti "they bear;" Gk. gignesthai "to become, happen;" L. gignere "to beget," 

gnasci "to be born," genius "procreative divinity, inborn tutelary spirit, innate quality," ingenium 

"inborn character," germen "shoot, bud, embryo, germ;" Lith. gentis "kinsmen;" Goth. kuni "race;" O.E. 

cennan "beget, create;" O.H.G. kind "child;" O.Ir. ro-genar "I was born;" Welsh geni "to be born"). 

Etymology - From the Latin tutelarius "guardian" from tutela "protection"
Adjective - tutelary (comparative more tutelary, superlative most tutelary)
Positive - tutelary
Comparative - more tutelary
Superlative - most tutelary
Having guardianship or protection of 
when a minor is involved, frequently tutelary powers acompany powers of attorney 
Of or pertaining to guardians 
those are, of course, tutelary benefits which follow the tutelary responsibilities 
Having the propensity or quality of a tutor 
 -- http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tutelary

Definitions of canonical on the Web:

canonic: appearing in a biblical canon; "a canonical book of the Christian New Testament" 
canonic: of or relating to or required by canon law 
basic: reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic 

story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern" 
canonic: conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite 

as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis 
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Canonical is an adjective derived from . Canon comes from the Arabic word "Qanuun" which essentially 

means "rule", "law", "standard", and has come to mean "generally accepted" or "authoritatively 

correct." 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical

Meaning according to a set of rules, or canon . This word is used in mathematics to mean that the 

definition of the object in question is forced upon us in some way: either because it is the simplest 

or most natural such definition that works or more usually because it is the only such definition.
web.mat.bham.ac.uk/R.W.Kaye/seqser/glossary

(1) Conforming to the general rules for encoding--that is, not compressed, compacted, or in any other 

form specified by a higher protocol. (2) Characteristic of a normative mapping and form of equivalence 

specified in Chapter 3, Conformance .
mediasrv.ns.ac.yu/unicode/www.unicode.org/glossary/index.htm

Conforming to recognized rules or church dogma.
www.nationalgeographic.com/lostgospel/about_glossary.html

Belonging to the accepted body of scriptures. For example, the Gospel of John is canonical but the 

Gospel of Thomas is not.
www.religionfacts.com/christianity/glossary.htm

Part of the canon, the books that make up the Holy Script.
www.artbible.info/bible/glossary.html

Definitions of duckboard on the Web:

a boardwalk laid across muddy ground 
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Definitions of gunmetal on the Web:

Another term for bronze.
www.lock-picking.org/e-h-locksmith-dictionary.html

Blackened Matte steel.
www.lenim.com/antique_jewelry_glossary.asp

An alloy of 90% copper and 10% tin that was very popular in the 1890’s.
www.assetbrokersandloans.com/educationterms1a.html

a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water) 
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Gunmetal is a kind of bronze, an alloy of copper, tin, and some zinc, originally used chiefly for 

making guns, but later superseded by steel. It is also called red brass in America. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunmetal

The Procuratie (literally, "procuracies") are three connected buildings on St Mark's Square in Venice. 

They are also connected to St Mark's Clocktower. They are historic buildings over arcades, the last of 

them completed, to finish off the square, under Napoleon's occupation.
 -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procuratie
 q.v., has picture.

Definitions of tightlipped on the Web:

close: inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her 

whereabouts her friends kept close about it" 
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

p. 741: Reef saying: "I'll tell you a story someday. Maybe."

Please, who can say what that story would be?

Whew. Now I can sleep. Almost done. Tomorrow's Tancredi.

Yours truly,
Glenn Scheper
http://home.earthlink.net/~glenn_scheper/
glenn_scheper + at + earthlink.net
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