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As I find them I'll add them here for reference:
 
As I find them I'll add them here for reference:
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* anomilumina ([[Pinky]]) - A quality of light?
 
* couthblossom ([[Hattie's Day]]) - A plant presumeably?
 
* couthblossom ([[Hattie's Day]]) - A plant presumeably?
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* elhenberry ([[Aminfrances]]) - Something that can be made into beer.
 
* emphyteusis ([[Doc Rockett]]) - as used it implies a disease but I found it defined in the real world as the act of emplanting or improving land.
 
* emphyteusis ([[Doc Rockett]]) - as used it implies a disease but I found it defined in the real world as the act of emplanting or improving land.
 
* gargarational ([[Brothers of the Lantern]]) - Your guess is a good as mine
 
* gargarational ([[Brothers of the Lantern]]) - Your guess is a good as mine
 
* glitterthought - ([[Battle of Barnum Stones]]) - some sort of narrative?
 
* glitterthought - ([[Battle of Barnum Stones]]) - some sort of narrative?
 
* glugfeffil ([[Looliers]]) - a tool or artifact?
 
* glugfeffil ([[Looliers]]) - a tool or artifact?
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* hobosopher ([[Systematic Episemological Action]]) - Altifur Witherspoon was one.
 
* honng/hongg ([[Brothers of the Lantern]]) - Your guess is a good as mine
 
* honng/hongg ([[Brothers of the Lantern]]) - Your guess is a good as mine
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* knackerbat ([[Quiver'n'bend]]) - It was good enough to name a group after.
 
* obith ([[Awal shrinkage]]) - Some property of mass?
 
* obith ([[Awal shrinkage]]) - Some property of mass?
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* plonk ([[Acinteen]]) - Probably a rude term applied to a Kebro-Shepnor liquor.
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* shep/shepskin ([[Aliens Everywhere]]) - What ''Aliens Everywhere!'' is printed on.
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* sparkularities ([[Pinky]], [[Songs of Odgar The Fourth]]) - open to sparculation.
 
* mureannor ([[Pickers]]) - a sort of occupation or lifestyle (per [[User:Clsn|clsn]])
 
* mureannor ([[Pickers]]) - a sort of occupation or lifestyle (per [[User:Clsn|clsn]])
 
* trefk (in a scholarly comment in [[Aelfants]]) - Presumeably a rude word
 
* trefk (in a scholarly comment in [[Aelfants]]) - Presumeably a rude word
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* treefiddy ([[Systematic Episemological Action]]) - An expression of disbelief?
 
* trunggalist ([[Doc Rockett]]) - An occupation
 
* trunggalist ([[Doc Rockett]]) - An occupation
 
* verapsnik ([[Looliers]]) - Some sort of religious items?
 
* verapsnik ([[Looliers]]) - Some sort of religious items?
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* wither-pipes ([[Acinteen]]) - Something for smoking.
 
* wizzlard - ([[Jemima and the Square Do-Gooders]]) - Profession?  Title? Some sort of -mancer?
 
* wizzlard - ([[Jemima and the Square Do-Gooders]]) - Profession?  Title? Some sort of -mancer?
  
Some of the veil has been lifted:
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Defined in context:
* <strike>Barolo (Adlorst Vinifera) - Some kind of wine?</strike>
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* breakas ([[Captain Riquiras]])- A rude exclaimation (from "By Riquiras").
** In real life, an Italian red wine from the Piedmont.  --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 10:49, 14 Dec 2004 (EST)
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* canoralists ([[Battle of Barnum Stones]] & [[Harv Gretborn]])- N. Traditional producer of ritual music.
* <strike>Rioja (Adlorst Vinifera) - A libation of some kind?</strike>
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* canoral (ibid.) - N. A form of ritual music.
** In real life, a Spanish red, white, or rose wine, presumably the red this time.  --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 10:49, 14 Dec 2004 (EST)
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* dovination ([[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]])- N. The use of dove calling patterns to determine the future and lost memories of the past. (and a righteously bad pun)
* <strike>calvados (Baron Claude Lloyd Albert Smallwood) - Possibly a proper noun. Maybe a plant or animal of some sort.</strike>
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* fecksadecimal ([[Gyll Hill]])- N. The numbering system for counting sexual intercourse frequency.
** In real life, French apple brandy.  --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 10:49, 14 Dec 2004 (EST)
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* ghoulanaut ([[Spholoxis Trees]]) - some variant of [[Ectomechanut]], possibly an urban legend. (see Narthcuhgylliandonelfherendkeflugen in [[Darkened Lantern]])
* <strike>tonsoral art (Brothers of the Lantern) - surely not art on one's tonsils. is it?</strike>
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* sdhim ([[Aminfarances]]) - A fund-raising consortium.
** That's "tonsorial art", and it means the art of cutting people's hair.  See [[http://www.justfuckinggoogleit.com justfuckinggoogleit.com]]!  --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 10:49, 14 Dec 2004 (EST)
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* smilch ([[Battle of Barnum Stones]], [[Awal shrinkage]])- N. the light produced by [[Theoalchemy]] or [[Technomancy]].
* <strike>Quezloos - (Bobby Shwarmph) - A unit of money or exchange</strike>
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* smilching (ibid.)- V. To produce light through [[Theoalchemy]] or [[Technomancy]].
** See [[Harrabloon Bank]] and [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]]. [[Quezlarian Ooo]], for which Quezloo is an abbreviation, is on the phantom list. --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 10:49, 14 Dec 2004 (EST)
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* smilcher (ibid.)- N. A traditional producer of light via smilching.
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* tri-menth ([[Betrothal March]])- N. One-third of the betrothal march.
  
Defined in context:
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* from [[Captain Riquiras]]):
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Speculative:
** breakas - A rude exclaimation (from "By Riquiras").
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* stationary omnilocational research ([[Zed Varren]]) - Something to do with [[Othogonality]]?
* from [[Battle of Barnum Stones]] & [[Harv Gretborn]]:
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* Universal Geomantic Compass (ibid.) - Something to navagate [[Othogonality|Orthogonalitites]]?
** canoralists - N. Traditional producer of ritual music.
 
** canoral - N. A form of ritual music.
 
* from [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]]:
 
** dovination - N. The use of dove calling patterns to determine the future and lost memories of the past. (and a righteously bad pun)
 
* from [[Gyll Hill]]:
 
** fecksadecimal - N. The numbering system for counting sexual intercourse frequency.
 
* from [[Battle of Barnum Stones]], [[Awal shrinkage]]:
 
** smilch - N. the light produced by [[Theoalchemy]] or [[Technomancy]].
 
** smilching - V. To produce light through [[Theoalchemy]] or [[Technomancy]].
 
** smilcher - N. A traditional producer of light via smilching.
 
* from [[Betrothal March]]
 
** tri-menth - N. One-third of the betrothal march.
 

Revision as of 12:18, 26 May 2005

Backtracking Entries

I have to record this somewhere becasue I always forget. This is sort of a checklist to see if I recorded everything everywhere it needs to be:

In the entries themselves it is:

  • Body Text
  • Citations: 1 existing, 2 phantoms (only 1 new - since 2nd round)
  • Signature
  • Category (in the form [ [ Category:blah ] ] ) since you can never seem to remember this you git.

After the entry is complete then the backtracking begins:

I think that's about it.

Spurious Terms

I had this idea that there are a few "spurious terms" that have no Earthly analog and that are not references, citations or phantoms. This means that there are essentially UNDEFINED terms in the encyclopedia.

As I find them I'll add them here for reference:

Defined in context:


Speculative: