Sybarite

Ooh, I just found out that I'm a sybarite without even knowing it! A sybarite, I have discovered, is a lover of luxury. I am certainly one of those. My luxurious moments are few and far between, but always enjoyed. Thanks for entering with your invented meanings for sybarite. I enjoyed them all.

Jeremy with lot of numbers after his name is today's winner: "A sybarite is a generic term for an evil android, usually from the future. This term is useful when the Earth is being invaded by evil androids, and it is unclear whether they are Terminators, Replicants, Cylons, etc."

Isinglass

An isinglass is a gelatine which is found in some freshwater fish. Rather a boring meaning and nowhere near as interesting as my own invented meaning. However, I didn't think I could choose my own meaning as the winner. Instead, I have chosen the well thought out suggestion of Anonymous who said:

"Isinglass (Ising-Lass). This is the term used to refer to a young lady that comes from the town of Ising. People from the town of Ising have a habit of running alltheirworsdtogetherwhentheyspeakwhichmakesitveryhardforanyo..."

Burnous

A burnous is a long circular cloak with a hood. Sounds gorgeous, doesn't it? The burnous I pictured in my mind is red with white velvet on the collar and cuffs... However, I digress. And my dictionary would disagree with my vision because it says that a burnous is a garment particularly worn by Arabs. I'm sure they're hot enough without adding velvet cuffs to their ensembles.

The invented meanings for burnous were well thought out and enjoyable. I have decided that today's winner will be Hey Jude, for the following little offering:

A burnous is a traditional Himalayan walking stick, used to assist the native people when climbing in the Himalayas. The most famous burnous is the one Sherpa Tensing used when he accompanied Hillary on the successful expedition of Mt Everest, when they "knocked the bastard off".