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A 2021-02-06 21:33:32 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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OK |
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A* 2021-02-06 17:18:56 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
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I don't think we should assume what it means. Carroll himself said "I am afraid I can't explain 'vorpal blade' for you". |
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+<s_inf>from Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem "Jabberwocky"</s_inf>
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-<gloss>incredibly sharp (sword, dagger, etc.)</gloss> |
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A 2021-02-05 20:06:32 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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ヴォーパル 925
ヴォーパルは 40
ヴォーパルが 34
ヴォーパルな < 20
ヴォーパルの 108 |
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Those Lewis Carroll creations always cause problems, and it gets worse when they are picked
up in popular culture. I think we need to cover it somehow. Really more adjectival. |
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-<pos>&adj-f;</pos>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
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-<gloss>incredibly sharp blade (sword, dagger, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>incredibly sharp (sword, dagger, etc.)</gloss> |
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A* 2021-02-05 17:22:24 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
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I'm not sure we need this. |
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A* 2021-02-05 08:32:46
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-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<pos>&adj-f;</pos> |
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A* 2021-02-05 00:59:48 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
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→enam? |
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A* 2021-02-04 05:18:17 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorpal_sword |
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Making it more nounish. It's from Jabberwocky so the meaning is guesswork. |
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+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
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-<gloss>incredibly sharp (sword, dagger, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>incredibly sharp blade (sword, dagger, etc.)</gloss> |
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A 2017-04-25 09:03:02 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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A* 2017-04-24 14:25:07 Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
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150.000 googits
www-images
wiki(vorpal sword) |
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+<gloss>incredibly sharp (sword, dagger, etc.)</gloss> |