Desquamatory

Desquamatory actually means coming off in scales. I'm glad I know that now, as I'm sure it will come in useful some day. Your invented meanings were all even more wonderfully crafted than usual. Thanks for working so hard to come up with originality and creativity galore. After a very long wait, I'm happy to announce Lydia as the winner on this occasion. Well done, Lydia.

Sternutative

Sternutative describes something which causes you to sneeze. Useful, I'm sure you'll agree. Thanks for your excellent invented meanings. I enjoyed them very much. Congratulations to Thinks! who has come up trumps again with the voters.

Noetic

I can be described as noetic, even though I wasn't aware of it until now. A noetic person is given to intellectual pursuits. It refers to anything related to the intellect. And if anything relates to the intellect, it's this blog. So we're all noetic. Thanks for your noetic invented meanings. The winner on the poll was Yaamyn. Well done, Yaamyn.

Phillumenist

A phillumenist, for those who haven't already cheated by looking it up in the dictionary, is a collector of match box labels. Probably an old school hobby since I'm not sure there are that many match boxes produced these days. Feel free to prove me wrong, though. I'm hoping that little gem will be of use some time when one of us is on 'who wants to be a millionaire?' Anyway, I digress. Your invented meanings were exceptional, as usual. The votes were well spread, but Thinks! came away with a good win. Well done!

Clumber

Oddly enough, a clumber is a type of spaniel. I was thoroughly impressed with your invented meanings, as usual. The pollsters chose the meaning contributed by Sandy Feet as today's winner. Great work, SF.

Hierophant

The real meaning of hierophant (according to my dictionary) is an initiating priest or one who expounds on sacred mysteries. Doesn't mean a heck of a lot to me but I hope it helps someone. Our invented meanings were far easier to digest and much funnier. Well done to you all. Auntibeck received the highest number of votes on the poll. Great work.

Goniometer

A goniometer measures angles. Quite boring really. I always called that a protractor at school. Perhaps a goniometer won't fit in a pencil case. Your invented meanings were intriguing. The poll winner was The Encourager. Congrats and keep up the great work.

Thremmatology

Thremmatology is the science of breeding animals and plants. Not very scientific, I would have thought. Not with animals anyway. They seem to manage it quite well without scientific intervention. However, I digress. Your invented meanings for thremmatology wowed me. I can't believe how many invented meanings are still out there waiting for words. Thanks to all the word imps who are participating in this journey. It's a happy diversion. And thanks also to Magdalene for providing us for a winning meaning for thremmatology. Great work.

Clunch

I knew clunch would draw in the word imps. Its real meaning, however, is less than fascinating. Clunch is soft limestone used in carving. My dictionary says it's white and the carving work is internal which might mean indoors. Not sure about that. A carver out there might be able to throw some light on it. Your invented meanings for clunch, however, were fabulous. Exemplary. I loved them all. And well done to Thesaurus Rex who had a runaway win on the poll. Well deserved.

Scansorial

Scansorial is about climbing. It either seems to refer to the action of climbing or the part of the anatomy of an animal which has been adapted for climbing. Your invented meanings, of course, were far more interesting and complicated. Well done to Sandy Feet who got most of the votes on the poll. Great meaning.

Clypeus

Clypeus describes the shield like section of an insect's head. I don't recall learning that in science classes but it wasn't my strong point. Thanks for your wonderful invented meanings. I enjoyed them immensely and am happy to report that we've had a tie no the poll. So congratulations go to Scaredy Cat and Greedy Biscuit Baron. Well done, both of you.

Deutzia

Deutzia is nowhere near as interesting as our word imps imagined. It's a white flowered shrub. Plain and simple. Hope that's not too disappointing! Your meanings, on the other hand, were far from disappointing. Congrats to realityjunkie for her winning meaning on the poll. Great work!

Ticpolonga

A ticpolonga isn't as nice as it sounds. It's a venomous Indian serpent. Also found in Sri Lanka. Your meanings were much more manageable. Well done to Magdalene, with a win on the poll today. Great work!

Securiform

Securiform means (wait for it, this is odd) "axe shaped". How or why, I don't know. I much prefer the incredible array of invented meanings from the in-form word imps. Well done to Thinks! whose meaning won the hearts of the voters.

Litotes

A litotes is an ironical understatement, especially using a negative to express a positive. My dictionary gives the example "no small feat" meaning "huge feat". There you go. I'm a writer and I didn't know that. Congrats to Sandy Feet for a great invented meaning.

Gestatorial chair

The gestatorial chair is used for carrying the Pope on certain occasions. Not sure which ones, but presumably pretty special occasions. What an exciting day on the blog. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all your meanings. Well done, everyone. You all deserve back pats. And especially well done to Scriptor Senex, today's poll winner.

Tachymeter

A tachymeter is rather more boring than your fabulous invented meanings would suggest, I'm sorry to say. It's an instrument used in surveying and has the job of locating points rapidly. I'm not a surveyor so that holds little meaning for me. Congratulations to Greedy Biscuit Baron for a good win on the poll - just edging out the competitors.

Idiopathy

Idiopathy refers to a disease without any known cause. I suspect it's closely related to hypochondria but not sure if the medical fraternity would agree. Your creative meanings were on the ball as always. Very enjoyable. And well done to Lydia B for her win on the poll. Keep 'em coming, Lydia.

Coronoid

Coronoid describes something (usually bones) which is curved like the beak of a crow! Who would have thought? And the invented meanings were so good. I loved them all. I big congrats to Chris for a fabulous meaning and well deserved win on the poll. Great work!

Omentum

So yes, the omentum is that ghastly stomach thing mentioned by Mandy. Or, as my dictionary puts more politely, the fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach with other viscera. Not sure what viscera is but the doctor types will know. Well done to silver_flight and lorenzothellama for tying on the poll today. Great meanings, as always.