Very Important Useless Information For Dads
April 24th, 2007 Posted in dad, list-o-mania
- AGLET – The plain or ornamental covering on the end of a shoelace.
- ARMSAYE – The armhole in clothing.
- CHANKING – Spat-out food, such as rinds or pits.
- COLUMELLA NASI – The bottom part of the nose between the nostrils.
- DRAGEES – Small bead-like pieces of candy, usually silver-colored, used for decorating cookies, cakes and sundaes.
- FEAT – A dangling curl of hair.
- FERRULE – The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.
- HARP – The small metal hoop that supports a lampshade.
- HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER – A 64th note. (A 32nd is a demisemiquaver, and a 16th note is a semiquaver.)
- JARNS,
- NITTLES,
- GRAWLIX,
- and QUIMP – Various squiggles used to denote cussing in comic books.
- KEEPER – The loop on a belt that keeps the end in place after it has passed through the buckle.
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