kreisel n.— «Instead of rectangular tanks, she and her partner, Debbie Melechinsky, use a piece of 10-inch PVC pipe to round out the corners of the tank. It’s called a “kreisel,” from the German word for carousel.» —“Aquarists discuss safe breeding...
qualoid n.— «The roughly 18 1/2-by-12 1/2-inch size is also known as the “European midi” (France’s Le Monde uses it) or, really grimly, as “qualoid,” as in quality tabloid.» —“For U.S. newspapers, future may be in tabloid size” by Steve...
foot fault n.— «But if the jury finds against Forstmann, a cascade of copycat litigation and reform proposals could erupt. “We will all examine every inch of what occurred and find out if there was a foot fault that was justifiable.”» —“Wall Street...
tap-tap n.— «Strange little buses called “tap-taps,” constructed on flatbed trucks and decorated over every inch with paintings of flowers, animals, Bible stories and proverbs, ply along the Avenue des Salines parallel with the harbor at intervals...
pudding ring n.— «My beard, now a week and a day old, is very heavy in the pudding ring area, weak on the left side, and weaker on the right, and approximately 3/8 of an inch long.» —by Jacob Fujichia (Worcester, Mass.) Nov. 10, 2003. (source:...
Collyer n.— «Engine 402 arrived on scene at 1:21 PM and crews entered the home with a 1 3/4 inch attack line. Crews were severely hampered by extreme “Collyers Mansion” conditions throughout the home.» —“New Jersey Firefighters Battle Two Alarm...
