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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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* gargarational ([[Brothers of the Lantern]]) - Your guess is a good as mine
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* 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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* honng/hongg ([[Brothers of the Lantern]]) - Your guess is a good as mine
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* obith ([[Awal Shrinkage]]) - Some property of mass?
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* trefk (in a scholarly comment in [[Aelfants]]) - Presumeably a rude word
 
* verapsnik ([[Looliers]]) - Some sort of religious items?
 
* verapsnik ([[Looliers]]) - Some sort of religious items?
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Some of the veil has been lifted:
 
* <strike>Barolo (Adlorst Vinifera) - Some kind of wine?</strike>
 
* <strike>Barolo (Adlorst Vinifera) - Some kind of wine?</strike>
 
** In real life, an Italian red wine from the Piedmont.  --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 10:49, 14 Dec 2004 (EST)
 
** In real life, an Italian red wine from the Piedmont.  --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 10:49, 14 Dec 2004 (EST)
 
* <strike>Rioja (Adlorst Vinifera) - A libation of some kind?</strike>
 
* <strike>Rioja (Adlorst Vinifera) - A libation of some kind?</strike>
 
** In real life, a Spanish red, white, or rose wine, presumably the red this time.  --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 10:49, 14 Dec 2004 (EST)
 
** In real life, a Spanish red, white, or rose wine, presumably the red this time.  --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 10:49, 14 Dec 2004 (EST)
* trefk (in a scholarly comment in [[Aelfants]]) - Presumeably a rude word
 
* obith ([[Awal Shrinkage]]) - Some property of mass?
 
 
* <strike>calvados (Baron Claude Lloyd Albert Smallwood) - Possibly a proper noun. Maybe a plant or animal of some sort.</strike>
 
* <strike>calvados (Baron Claude Lloyd Albert Smallwood) - Possibly a proper noun. Maybe a plant or animal of some sort.</strike>
 
** In real life, French apple brandy.  --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 10:49, 14 Dec 2004 (EST)
 
** In real life, French apple brandy.  --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 10:49, 14 Dec 2004 (EST)
* glitterthought - ([[Battle of Barnum Stones]]) - some sort of narrative?
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* <strike>tonsoral art (Brothers of the Lantern) - surely not art on one's tonsils. is it?</strike>
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** 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)
 
* <strike>Quezloos - (Bobby Shwarmph) - A unit of money or exchange</strike>
 
* <strike>Quezloos - (Bobby Shwarmph) - A unit of money or exchange</strike>
 
** 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)
 
** 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)
* <strike>tonsoral art (Brothers of the Lantern) - surely not art on one's tonsils. is it?</strike>
 
** 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)
 
* gargarational ([[Brothers of the Lantern]]) - Your guess is a good as mine
 
* honng/hongg ([[Brothers of the Lantern]]) - Your guess is a good as mine
 
 
  
 
Defined in context:
 
Defined in context:
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* from [[Captain Riquiras]]):
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** breakas - A rude exclaimation (from "By Riquiras").
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* from [[Battle of Barnum Stones]]:
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** canoralists - N. Traditional producer of ritual music.
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** canoral - N. A form of ritual music.
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* from [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]]:
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** dovination - N. The use of dove calling patterns to determine the future and lost memories of the past. (and a righteously bad pun)
 
* from [[Battle of Barnum Stones]], [[Awal Shrinkage]]:
 
* from [[Battle of Barnum Stones]], [[Awal Shrinkage]]:
 
** smilch - N. the light produced by [[Theoalchemy]] or [[Technomancy]].
 
** smilch - N. the light produced by [[Theoalchemy]] or [[Technomancy]].
 
** smilching - V. To produce light through [[Theoalchemy]] or [[Technomancy]].
 
** smilching - V. To produce light through [[Theoalchemy]] or [[Technomancy]].
 
** smilcher - N. A traditional producer of light via smilching.
 
** smilcher - N. A traditional producer of light via smilching.
* from [[Battle of Barnum Stones]]:
 
** canoralists - N. Traditional producer of ritual music.
 
** canoral - N. A form of ritual music.
 
 
* from [[Betrothal March]]
 
* from [[Betrothal March]]
 
** tri-menth - N. One-third of the betrothal march.
 
** tri-menth - N. One-third of the betrothal march.
* 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 [[Captain Riquiras]]):
 
** breakas - A rude exclaimation (from "By Riquiras").
 

Revision as of 00:00, 15 December 2004

I am playing with this feature.

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:


Some of the veil has been lifted:

  • Barolo (Adlorst Vinifera) - Some kind of wine?
    • In real life, an Italian red wine from the Piedmont. --Jcowan 10:49, 14 Dec 2004 (EST)
  • Rioja (Adlorst Vinifera) - A libation of some kind?
    • In real life, a Spanish red, white, or rose wine, presumably the red this time. --Jcowan 10:49, 14 Dec 2004 (EST)
  • calvados (Baron Claude Lloyd Albert Smallwood) - Possibly a proper noun. Maybe a plant or animal of some sort.
    • In real life, French apple brandy. --Jcowan 10:49, 14 Dec 2004 (EST)
  • tonsoral art (Brothers of the Lantern) - surely not art on one's tonsils. is it?
  • Quezloos - (Bobby Shwarmph) - A unit of money or exchange

Defined in context: