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blend wall n. Two members of Growth Energy said shipping and cost constraints could discourage further blending of ethanol with gasoline as soon as 2009, a situation the ethanol industry calls hitting the “blend wall.” [English Petroleum Jargon] [full cite] (Nov. 16, 2008)

blended work force n. State Department officials insist that the company’s workers, who hold security clearances, merely relieve diplomats of administrative tasks and never influence policy. But the presence of contractors inside closed discussions on war strategy is a notable example of what officials call the “blended work force.” [English Employment Jargon] [full cite] (Feb. 4, 2007)

blert n. That dialogue is one of the elements that makes Under the Mud so fresh. Street lingo positively trips off the tongues of the characters. Idiotic males are variously termed “beauts’”blerts’”quilts” or “whoppers,” while doormen are “sted-heads” (steroid abusers) and an all-day drinking session is a “Leo.” [English United Kingdom Slang] [full cite] (Feb. 26, 2007)

blessay n. I wrote a Frankenstein “blessay.” The reason there’s more “essay” than “blog” in that neologism is because there was more essay than blog in my contribution. [English Arts & Literature Online] [full cite] (Dec. 7, 2007)

blessing way n. A Blessing Way is a ritual for the expectant mother. It is based on a Hopi tradition. A Blessing Way is a gathering of women who get together, tell birth stories, give the expectant mother emotional support and pamper her a bit (brush her hair, wash her feet, massage her). [English] [full cite] (Sep. 17, 2007)

blessing way n. He remembered the Blessing Way held when he and his cousins had left after their last furlough for Camp Pendleton and then for Saigon and Okinawa. He remembered the sweat bath and the Singer, even older than Sandoval, sprinkling his shoulders with the sacred pollen, and the old, cracked voice rising over the rhythm of the pot drum. [English Native American] [full cite] (Sep. 17, 2007)

blessing way n. The informant of the xójợ-djí, or blessing way…had little to say of additional peoples beyond the curt remark that the four clans would meet some relatives iợn the Navaho country.…Their sacred names in the xójợ-djí or blessing way. [English Native American] [full cite] (Sep. 17, 2007)

blessing way n. During pregnancy, one cares for the child by eating right and, to appease the supernaturals, by avoiding prohibited behavior such as tying knots. In addition, one participates in proper rituals, including the Blessing Way, to assure an easy delivery, promote healing, and hasten the return to harmony. [English Native American Religion] [full cite] (Sep. 17, 2007)

blessing way n. As for the gifts and things, I am feeling bit down that no one has mentioned a baby shower or blessing way or anything for this little one. I know we are having another boy which I think makes people assume we have everything we need. [English] [full cite] (Sep. 17, 2007)

Blessing Way n. Anyway, I’m into doing/creating women’s ritual. I led my first Jewish “Blessing Way” ceremony on Sunday (a ritual for preparing a woman for birth popular among homebirthers and traditional cultures). [English Religion] [full cite] (Sep. 17, 2007)

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