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ullage (UL-ij) noun
The amount of liquid by which a container falls short of being full. [Middle English ulage, from Old French eullage, from eullier, to fill a cask, (from ouil eye, hole, from Latin oculus eye).] WordPix: http://wordsmith.org/words/ullage.gif "`Is the gas tank half-empty or half-full,' Grouler continued driving while pondering the ullage and soon he was out of gas 47 miles from the nearest gas station." This week's theme: WordPix, words drawn so that they explain themselves. ............................................................................ Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away. -Dorothy Parker, author (1893-1967) Feeling information overload? Sign off a few mailing lists. If you wish to unsubscribe from AWAD, send a blank message to wsmith@wordsmith.org with the word unsubscribe in the subject line of your message. Of course, we'd rather you stay with us. After all, it is only a `word' a day. (-: Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/ullage.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/ullage.ram
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