May 30 2011

Word of the Week: Cahier

CAHIER [kar-yay] – a meeting’s written report; a writer’s notebook. [From French via Latin – quaternis, set of four, as a pamphlet was commonly made of four folded sheets.] Hemingway try-hards long to haunt the Left Bank with Gauloise and cahier.

Comments

DC — 30 May at 12:17AM

Bank teller scanned for taking notes

(with thanks to an entry in the Omission alphabet)

RV — 30 May at 06:18AM

I reach out for notebook.

Archie funny papers.

RM (the dabbler formerly known as Rupert) — 30 May at 07:19AM

Takes notes about unusual hire.

I thought about using "top half (almost) of organisation" to clue HIER. Is that fair, or should I put hierarchy in the clue directly?

JPR — 30 May at 08:25AM

In France yesterday, went after that notebook

JPR — 30 May at 08:28AM

Nouveau riche -- a record?

— 30 May at 08:54AM

Report about greeting the Queen

Memo: Capone, without his right hand man, here in Germany?

AK — 30 May at 08:54AM

Ugh, new computer without details saved. That was me.

Boniface — 30 May at 10:00AM

Record speed set in vehicle (6)

JPR — 30 May at 10:09AM

"Reich" a varied record

Throw rice around a hothead reporter's notebook

Greeting found in carefree notebook

JPR — 30 May at 10:21AM

Sonny's mate swallows endless pain after split, for the record

Drop me, ma cherie, stir, and a notebook you will see [with accordion accompaniment]

RK — 30 May at 10:24AM

Written record shows more cautious General becoming leading hero

RK — 30 May at 10:26AM

Written record shows more cautious General becoming leading hero

DA — 30 May at 11:31AM

Apologies for spam hiccup RK, and the consequent 'echo' of your post. Normal transmission is set to resume shortly. Shortly.

One Wheel — 30 May at 11:35AM

Jumbled archives against missing meeting text.

DC — 30 May at 11:47AM

A more succinct version:

Teller takes notes?

JPR — 31 May at 04:07PM

Back in days of yore I hacked Assange's Notebook