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From: kriha_p@actrix.gen.nz (Paul J. Kriha)
Subject: Re: `cardinal' in different languages
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In article <AC8EC04696681B445@entergrp.demon.co.uk>,
   slavins@entergrp.demon.co.uk (Simon Slavin) wrote:
>In article <448qe7$1m4@agate.berkeley.edu>,
>coby@euler.Berkeley.EDU (Coby (Jacob) Lubliner) wrote:
>
>> In article <4474dg$9dh@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>,
>> Amresh Hanchate  <adh2@po.cwru.edu> wrote:
>
>> >    I am interested in finding out if the word `cardinal' 
>> >or a variant of it has different meaning in other languages.
>
>> Which word `cardinal'?  The bird?  The color?  The
>> church dignitary?  The modifier of `sin' or `rule'?
>> The St. Louis baseball player?
>
>The distinguisher applying to four points of the compass and the
>equivalent four astrological signs ?  The beetle ?  The snood-like
>women's cape ?  The flower ?  The extent (size) of a set ?  Clothes
>belonging to one of the collections of Pierre Cardin ?  :-)
>
>Thanks for getting me started, Coby.
>
>Simon.

Has anybody mentioned a door hinge?  :-)
A centre of revolving motion?

BTW, can we really be sure that the original poster meant
_English_ word 'cardinal'?    :-)))

Paul JK.


