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  • verb nautical To coil a rope into a neat pattern on the deck of a ship

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Examples

  • But as opposed to flemish which is also an ethnicity, Esperanto is an interest/hobby/ideology/lifestyle that is chosen except of course for the aforementioned native speakers and as such different from the ethnically based concept of culture.

    languagehat.com: REPRESSIVE ESPERANTO. 2005

  • Giant T by admin on May. 28, 2009, under Uncategorized when can i start potty training my flemish giant?

    Giant T | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • Thing is I come from Antwerp (in the flemish part of Belgium – very nice city by the way), and I found out about your blog in the Knack-article from last week.

    I say pyjama… 2008

  • I would use the velosynth, If I could plug in an earpiece and program it to yell at me that I suck in flemish or italian, especially when trying to bridge up to a break.

    Flights of Fancy: The Art of Unsimplification BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • LOL Dutch will also say they aren't flemish but the main difference is one is protestant and one is Catholic.

    Daily Links, April 16, 2009 Michael Turton 2009

  • I hope to finish the posting of the articles related to the franco-flemish school (which is almost done) and to pass to Italian composers of the Renaissance (rather than the gigantic Palestrina).

    Archive 2009-09-01 Lu 2009

  • Talking tdf, you have to read the latest from Bruyneel's website as google-translated from the flemish.

    Blanket (Tour) Coverage: Cozy or Smothering? BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • But all the rest what come from Flanders is Flemish (flemish beer, flemish food, …).

    slim, sexy en druk 2007

  • We then samples flemish food and drink which was erm... pretty much like my nans cooking to be honest - they even do beef in beer!

    Snell-Pym » Elizabeths Hen Weekend in Bruge 2008

  • Raman just e-mailed me with the news that there is a reading this Saturday 20th August by flemish poet Germain Droogenbroodt who is currently working on a project to translate and publish contemporary Malay poetry.

    Archive 2005-08-01 Sharon Bakar 2005

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  • Not to be confused with phlegmish.

    March 27, 2009

  • Although I suppose some Flemish could be phlegmish.

    March 27, 2009

  • Waal, hoog ma flaamse luijki!

    March 28, 2009

  • Sionnach seems to be speaking Flemish with a Scottish accent.

    March 28, 2009

  • See? Phlegmish.

    March 28, 2009

  • DOGGEREL ALERT

    Felipe Segundo of Thpain

    In his portraits, looks like he's in pain

    Persecuting the Flemish

    Will make a king phlegmish

    And probably give him migraine.

    Felipe II, looking constipated

    March 28, 2009

  • Reminds me of a joke I just heard:

    Q. What's the difference between a French kiss and a Belgian kiss?

    A. A Belgian kiss is like a French kiss, but with more Flem.

    March 28, 2009