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'''ovoid'''<br /> | '''ovoid'''<br /> | ||
egg-shaped | egg-shaped | ||
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| + | '''ambulatory'''<br /> | ||
| + | able to walk | ||
'''26 meters'''<br /> | '''26 meters'''<br /> | ||
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'''B.P.'''<br /> | '''B.P.'''<br /> | ||
| − | battery powered | + | battery-powered |
'''parget'''<br /> | '''parget'''<br /> | ||
plaster used for covering walls | plaster used for covering walls | ||
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| + | '''remanded'''<br /> | ||
| + | placed into custody | ||
'''dendriurethane'''<br /> | '''dendriurethane'''<br /> | ||
| − | branching organic | + | a branching organic compound (carbamate), probably rubbery or at least flexible for construction purposes |
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'''dross'''<br /> | '''dross'''<br /> | ||
| − | + | rubbish | |
'''Trojan'''<br /> | '''Trojan'''<br /> | ||
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'''vermiform'''<br /> | '''vermiform'''<br /> | ||
looking like a worm | looking like a worm | ||
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| + | '''Habitant'''<br /> | ||
| + | a French Canadian brand of pea soup | ||
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| + | '''fridgelettes'''<br /> | ||
| + | small refrigerators ("dorm-sized" in the sense of small enough to fit in a dormitory room, not the size of a dorm) | ||
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| + | '''raison d'être'''<br /> | ||
| + | French: reason for being | ||
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| + | '''recapitulating'''<br /> | ||
| + | summarizing | ||
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'''''Robert's Rules'''''<br /> | '''''Robert's Rules'''''<br /> | ||
| − | ''Robert's Rules of | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%27s_Rules_of_Order#Application_to_specific_organizations ''Robert's Rules of Order''], a text widely used throughout the United States as a standard for deliberative assemblies |
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'''P.B.'''<br /> | '''P.B.'''<br /> | ||
| − | perhaps "pulsed beam" | + | perhaps "pulsed beam" or maybe just an inadvertent transposition of B.P. in reference to the same lights mentioned on p. 666 |
'''radial nerve'''<br /> | '''radial nerve'''<br /> | ||
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'''akimbo'''<br /> | '''akimbo'''<br /> | ||
with hands on hips | with hands on hips | ||
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| + | '''quandariacal'''<br /> | ||
| + | not a real word (a forced adjective from "quandary") | ||
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'''Falls Church VA'''<br /> | '''Falls Church VA'''<br /> | ||
| − | a city about ten miles west of Washington, D.C. | + | a city about ten miles west of Washington, D.C. Also very close to Langley, VA (home of the CIA). |
'''Clipper'''<br /> | '''Clipper'''<br /> | ||
A clipper in electronics is a way of sort of metering how much electricity, power, data, etc., goes through a circuit. Here its usage would seem more to indicate a computer hacker. | A clipper in electronics is a way of sort of metering how much electricity, power, data, etc., goes through a circuit. Here its usage would seem more to indicate a computer hacker. | ||
| + | : More probably a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper_chip Clipper chip], an encryption device that "secured" telecom lines while providing a backdoor (a way to listen in) to the NSA. | ||
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| + | '''ephebic'''<br /> | ||
| + | relating to a stage of life commonly known as young adult; no longer a teenager but not quite an adult | ||
'''Arias and Krickstein'''<br /> | '''Arias and Krickstein'''<br /> | ||
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'''Pat Cash'''<br /> | '''Pat Cash'''<br /> | ||
Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash (born 1965) was an Australian pro tennis player, winning Wimbledon in 1987. | Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash (born 1965) was an Australian pro tennis player, winning Wimbledon in 1987. | ||
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| + | '''ephebe'''<br /> | ||
| + | Usually an adolescent male, although sometimes a term for an adolescent of any sex, as here. (Derived from a Greek graduation tradition) | ||
'''''aux disques'''''<br /> | '''''aux disques'''''<br /> | ||
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| − | + | metal and glass can be strengthened though a process known as tempering (cycles of extreme heating and cooling that alter the chemical structure of the material) | |
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'''intersticial'''<br /> | '''intersticial'''<br /> | ||
misspelling of "interstitial" | misspelling of "interstitial" | ||
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| + | '''ideogram'''<br /> | ||
| + | a written note or character that symbolizes an idea without indicating the sounds used to say it. | ||
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Contents
Steeply/Bain Correspondence
Page 664
V.D.
Very dearly
Endnote 269
Endnote 269 · Actual Steeply-Bain Correspondence
The Tunnel Club's cleaning duty
Page 666
ferrous
containing iron
morphic
probably short for "metamorphic," a type of rock
ovoid
egg-shaped
ambulatory
able to walk
26 meters
about 85.3 feet
B.P.
battery-powered
parget
plaster used for covering walls
remanded
placed into custody
dendriurethane
a branching organic compound (carbamate), probably rubbery or at least flexible for construction purposes
Page 667
novitiate
in the beginning period of something
dross
rubbish
Trojan
a brand of condoms
vermiform
looking like a worm
Habitant
a French Canadian brand of pea soup
fridgelettes
small refrigerators ("dorm-sized" in the sense of small enough to fit in a dormitory room, not the size of a dorm)
raison d'être
French: reason for being
recapitulating
summarizing
Page 668
Robert's Rules
Robert's Rules of Order, a text widely used throughout the United States as a standard for deliberative assemblies
Page 669
P.B.
perhaps "pulsed beam" or maybe just an inadvertent transposition of B.P. in reference to the same lights mentioned on p. 666
radial nerve
a nerve running from above the shoulder (in the neck) down the length of the arm
parfait
a tall glass filled with ice cream
electrostatic
giving off erratic static electricity
Tallat-Kelpsa
also the name of a Latvian classical composer
Page 670
pules
whimpers
Lucite
A brand name of polymethyl methacrylate, a kind of safety glass similar to polycarbonate.
burg
city/town
Page 671
malefic
producing evil
Orkin
a nationwide chain of exterminators
latency
i.e., sexual latency, the period Freud posited during which male sexuality is dormant
Page 672
quorum
the minimal number of people required to be present, usually within an organization (in this case, The Tunnel Club), for an official piece of business to occur
Page 673
The Bible
The quote isn't from the Bible.
'What're maggots?'
They're fly larvae.
Hal plays Stice, cont.
Page 673
Collyrium
Collyrium itself is not a brand name; it's the generic name.
putative
supposed
Page 674
rictal
showing the expanse of an open mouth
Donnay
a brand of tennis racquet
akimbo
with hands on hips
quandariacal
not a real word (a forced adjective from "quandary")
Page 675
'Veux que nous nous parlons français? Serait plus facile, ça?'
French: Do you want to speak in French? Would that be easier?
Lenglen, Rosewall
Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (1899-1938) was a French tennis player who won thirty-one Grand Slams. Kenneth Robert ("Ken") Rosewall (born 1934) was an Australian tennis player with three Grand Slam wins.
'In A.D. 1887 a fifteen-year-old-girl won Wimbledon...'
This is Lottie Dod (1871-1960), who won another four Wimbledon championships.
Evert
Christine Marie Evert (born 1954) was a former American tennis player with eighteen grand slam wins.
Austin, Jaeger, Graff, Sawamatsu
Tracy Ann Austin Holt (born 1962) was an American tennis player who won Wimbledon in 1979 and 1981. Andrea Jaeger (born 1965) was an American tennis player who is now an Anglican nun. Stefanie Maria Graf (born 1969) is a German former tennis player with twenty-one Grand slam titles. Naoko Sawamatsu (born 1973) was a Japanese tennis player who retired in 1988
Wilander
Mats Wilander (born 1964) was a Swedish tennis player with seven Grand Slam titles.
Treffer, Medvedev, Esconja
Only Andriy Medvedev (born 1974), the Ukrainian player who won the French Open in 1991, is a real person, apparently.
Becker
Boris Franz Becker (born 1967) was a German tennis player with six Grand Slam titles.
Kleckner
not a real player
senza errori
Italian: without errors
Page 676
Endnote 274
Falls Church VA
a city about ten miles west of Washington, D.C. Also very close to Langley, VA (home of the CIA).
Clipper
A clipper in electronics is a way of sort of metering how much electricity, power, data, etc., goes through a circuit. Here its usage would seem more to indicate a computer hacker.
- More probably a Clipper chip, an encryption device that "secured" telecom lines while providing a backdoor (a way to listen in) to the NSA.
Page 676 (cont'd)
ephebic
relating to a stage of life commonly known as young adult; no longer a teenager but not quite an adult
Arias and Krickstein
James ("Jimmy") Arias (born 1964) was a former American pro tennis player. Aaron Krickstein (born 1967) is also a former American tennis player.
Treffert
apparently not a real player
Capriati
Jennifer Marie Capriati (born 1976) was an American pro tennis player, winning three Grand Slam titles.
well-known tragedy
By the time Infinite Jest had been published, Capriati had been arrested for marijuana possession. She returned to pro tennis that same year, perhaps after the book went to press.
Pat Cash
Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash (born 1965) was an Australian pro tennis player, winning Wimbledon in 1987.
ephebe
Usually an adolescent male, although sometimes a term for an adolescent of any sex, as here. (Derived from a Greek graduation tradition)
aux disques
French: on disks, here probably referring to TP disks
Page 677
Oven-toughened
metal and glass can be strengthened though a process known as tempering (cycles of extreme heating and cooling that alter the chemical structure of the material)
Page 678
Augustus
Caesar Augustus, first emperor of Rome
Bud
short for Budweiser, a brand name of beer
half-meter
1.64 feet
apparition
a ghost, but here referring to Mario
Page 679
salaam
Arabic for "peace," here meaning a deep bow
intersticial
misspelling of "interstitial"
ideogram
a written note or character that symbolizes an idea without indicating the sounds used to say it.
Page 680
Japonois
French: a misspelling of japonais, meaning Japanese
Page 681
raglan
having sleeves that go in one piece to the neckline
Page 682
November 14th, YDAU - Matty Pemulis, some family background
Page 682
Page 683
calamari
Italian-style squid
Louth in Lenster
Louth is about 50 miles north-northwest of Dublin. Leinster (note spelling) is one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland, the others being Connaught, Ulster, and Munster. There are not officially used as Ulster is divided between the Republic of Ireland and the U.K. since 1922.
hauteur
arrogance
Page 684
mien
appearance
A fook in t'boom
"a fuck in the bum" with an Irish brogue
malt liquor
a high-alcohol-content variety of beer
largesse
genorosity of spirit or attitude
sone
i.e., son
a.
A word ("queer" or "faggot" perhaps) is being deleted by Matty in his remembrance
Page 685
"...rosebud, his dark star..."
his anus
russet
yellowish- or reddish-brown
