

Nowadays we associate toques with chefs, as it is the name given to a chef’s hat (called a “toque blanche” in French, a “white hat”). 46 Exact repetition of what was said : DIRECT QUOTE (a tricky “TOQUE”)Ī toque was a brimless style of hat that was very fashionable in Europe in the 13th to 16th centuries. The goddess Athena takes on Mentor’s appearance in order to guide Odysseus’s young son Telemachus through difficult times. He is a friend of Odysseus, although he is a relatively ineffective old man. The term “mentor” comes from Homer’s “Odyssey” in which there is a character named Mentor. 44 Tutored : MENTOREDĪ mentor is a trusted teacher or counselor. 42 Plant swelling : EDEMAīoth animals and plants can suffer from edema, which is a swelling caused by excessive accumulation of fluid. It depicts a tall and slender woman dressed in black, holding a black dog on a leash. Erté’s most famous work by far is an image titled “Symphony in Black”.
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“Erté” is the French pronunciation of his initials “R.T.” Erté’s diverse portfolio of work included costumes and sets for the “Ziegfeld Follies” of 1923, productions of the Parisian cabaret show “Folies Bergère”, as well as the 1925 epic movie “Ben-Hur”. “Erté” was the pseudonym of French (Russian-born) artist and designer Romain de Tirtoff.

41 Deco artist Romain de Tirtoff’s pseudonym : ERTE To be ethnocentric is to believe in the superiority of one’s own race, or to have an obsessive concern with race. The alternative name of “derby” comes from the tradition of wearing bowler hats at the Derby horse race (a major race held annually in England). The bowler was first produced in 1849 in London by hatmakers Thomas and William Bowler, hence the name. I think that a bowler hat is usually called a derby here in the US. 28 Artisan who makes delicate items : GLASSBLOWER (a tricky “BOWLER”) The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure.įor if she sells seashells on the seashore Aoki’s best finish in a major tournament was runner-up to Jack Nicklaus in the 1980 US Open. Isao Aoki is one of Japan’s greatest golfers. “Jetta” comes from the German for “jet stream”, and the model name “Passat” comes from the German for “trade wind”.
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“Passat” is one in a series of model names related to winds that has been used by Volkswagen. The term “miter” comes from a Greek word for “headband, turban”.

17 Auto on-off baking gadget : OVEN TIMER (a tricky “MITER”)Ī miter (also “mitre”) is a traditional headdress worn by bishops in some Christian traditions. Lake Titicaca is located in the Andes, on the border between Peru and Bolivia.

Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in South America, and the highest navigable lake in the world (navigable by “large” commercial vessels). Given its location, there are tall casinos that sit right on the shore on the Nevada side of the state line where gambling is legal. It’s also the second deepest lake, with only the beautiful Crater Lake in Oregon being deeper. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in the country, and the largest lake in general, behind the five Great Lakes. Lake Tahoe (often referred to simply as “Tahoe”) is up in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and is located right on the border between California and Nevada. I’ve always thought it a little quirky that “raise”, a homophone of “raze”, means “build up”. To raze (“rase”, in UK English) is to level to the ground. “Skedaddle” is a slang term meaning “run away” that dates back to the Civil War. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across
