1. Awaitress at aPlayboy Club,characteristicallydressed in astraplessteddy,blackpantyhose,cuffs, acollar andbowtie,bunnyears, and a short,fluffytail.

 The first issue ofPlayboymagazine was published this month 65 years ago in 1953.

1. (transitive) Topull (especially ananimal) by theears; todrag about.

1. Anoriginalmodel of which all other similarconcepts,objects, orpersons are merelycopied,derivative,emulated, orpatterned; aprototype.
2. Anidealexample of something; aquintessence.
3. (literature) Acharacter, object, orstory that isbased on a known character, object, or story.
4. (psychology) According toSwisspsychologistCarl Jung: auniversalpattern ofthought, present in anindividual'sunconscious,inherited from thepastcollectiveexperience ofhumanity.
5. (textual criticism) Aprotograph(“originalmanuscript of atext from which all further copies derive”).

1. Clustered together into amass.
2. (geology)Composed offragments ofrock,pebbles, orstonescemented together.

1. (idiomatic)Often in the negative formno shrinking violet: a veryshy person, who avoidscontact with others if possible.

1. (art) Adrawingmedium, usuallysquare incross section, composed ofcompressedpowderedcharcoal orgraphite mixed with aclay orwaxbase.

 French painter and army officerNicolas-Jacques Conté, who invented the medium, died on this day in 1805.

1. (chieflyHawaii) AnextendedHawaiianfamily unit.

 On this day in 1941, theImperial Japanese Navy Air Serviceattacked Pearl Harbor inHonolulu,Hawaii, leading to the entry of the United States intoWorld War II.

1. (nonstandard,proscribed, sometimeshumorous)Irrespective,regardless.

1. (British)Usually capitalized asDame: atitleequivalent toSir for afemaleknight.
2. (British) Amatron at aschool, especiallyEton College.
3. (British,theater) Intraditionalpantomime: amelodramaticfemale oftenplayed by aman indrag.
4. (US,dated,informal, slightlyderogatory) Awoman.
5. (archaic) Alady, a woman.

 English actress DameJudi Dench was born on this day in 1934. She was appointed Dame Commander of theOrder of the British Empire in 1988.

1. (transitive, chieflynautical) Todegauss ordemagnetize; especially, to degauss aship bydragging alargepoweredelectricalcable along itsside.

1. (British,informal) Ashortmid-morningbreak taken aroundeleveno'clock for adrink orlightsnack.

1. (transitive,archaic) Topaint, as thecheeks orface.
2. (transitive,archaic) Toembellish orgloss over.

1. (countable) Anyflat,thin piece ofclay,ivory,metal, etc., used forornament, or forpaintingpictures upon, as adish,plate,slab, etc.,hung upon awall; also, asmallerdecorationworn by aperson, such as abrooch.
2. (countable) A piece of flat metal withwriting on it,attached to abuilding,monument, or otherstructure toremind people of a person or anevent.
3. (countable,biology) Aclearing in abacteriallawn caused by avirus.
4. (countable,music) In theHornbostel–Sachsclassificationsystem: any flat, thinmusical instrument.
5. (countable,pathology) Abroadpatch ofabnormaltissuedistinguishable fromsurrounding tissue, especially a broadpapule(“inflamed,irritated patch”) on theskin.
6. (countable,uncountable,pathology) An abnormalaccumulation ofmaterial in or on anorgan of thebody, oftenassociated withdisease.
   1. (countable,uncountable,pathology) An accumulation inartery walls made up ofmacrophagecells anddebris containinglipids, (cholesterol andfatty acids),calcium, andconnective tissue; anatheroma.
   2. (uncountable,dentistry) An accumulation ofbiofilm, orbacteria, onteeth.

1. (intransitive,medicine) Toexperience anabatement orresolution offever.
2. (intransitive,figuratively) To become lessagitated; tocool down.

1. (anatomy) Acord ortendon of thebody.
2. A cord orstring, particularly(music) as of amusical instrument.
3. (figuratively)muscularpower,muscle;nerve,nervousenergy;vigor,vigorousstrength.
4. (figuratively, often in theplural) That which gives strength or in which strength consists; asupportingfactor ormember;mainstay.

1. Anoriginalform orobject which is abasis for other forms or objects (particularlymanufactureditems), or for itsgeneralizations andmodels.
2. Anearlysample or modelbuilt totest aconcept orprocess.
3. (computing) Adeclaration of afunction thatspecifies thename,returntype, andparameters, but none of thebody oractualcode.
4. (semantics) Aninstance of acategory or a concept thatcombines its mostrepresentativeattributes.

1. (idiomatic) To giverespect orreverence to someone; to expressservitude to someone.

 Pope Francis, the leader of theCatholic Church, was born on this day in 1936. Kissing thePope’s ring is a traditional way of showing reverence to him.

1. Slow-witted,stupid.

 On this day 140 years ago in 1878, English chemist, physicist and inventor SirJoseph Swan first publicly demonstrated hisincandescent carbon lamp, one of the earliestlight bulbs, at a lecture for the Newcastle upon Tyne Chemical Society.

1. Acircularrotatingplatform.
   1. (music) The circular rotating platform of arecord player or adisk jockey'sconsole on which therecordrests duringplay;(by extension), arecord player.
   2. (rail transport,road transport) A rotating platform placed in acircularpit, used forturninglocomotives,cars, ortrucks.

1. (fishing) Aspeararmed with three or morebarbedprongs forcatchingfish, particularlysalmon.

1. Cold enough to causediscomfort.
2. Feelinguncomfortably cold.
3. (figuratively)Distant andcool;unfriendly.

 In theNorthern Hemisphere according toCoordinated Universal Time (UTC), thewinter solstice falls on this day in 2018.

1. (uncountable,divination)Divination by theinterpretation ofdreams.
2. (uncountable, in a weak sense) The interpretation of dreams.
3. (countable,divination) Anact of such divination or dream-interpretation.

1. (transitive,linguistics) Toresolve (asentence, etc.) into itselements,pointing out the severalparts of speech, and theirrelation to each other byagreement orgovernment; toanalyze anddescribegrammatically.[from mid 16th c.]
2. (transitive, by extension) Toexamineclosely; toscrutinize.
3. (transitive, by extension,computing) To resolve (astring ofcode ortext) into its elements todetermine if itconforms to a particulargrammar.
4. (transitive, by extension,computing) Tosplit afile or otherinput intopieces ofdata that can be easilymanipulated orstored.
5. (intransitive,computing,linguistics) Of a string of code or text, sentence, etc.: to conform torules of grammar, to besyntacticallyvalid.

1. (countable,uncountable) Any of severalhemiparasiticevergreenplants of theorderSantalales withwhiteberries that grow in thecrowns ofapple trees,oaks, and othertrees, such as theEuropean mistletoe (Viscum album) andAmerican mistletoe oreastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum),
2. (uncountable) Asprig of one such plant used as aChristmasdecoration, associated with thecustom that aman maykiss anywomanstanding beneath it.

 Have yourself a merry littleChristmas Eve!

1. AChristmas tree consideredunattractive andundesirable bynormalstandards, oftensmall andsparse.

 Merry Christmas from all of us at the Wiktionary!

1. (transitive) Toplace inside abox; topack in one or more boxes.
2. (transitive)Usually followed byin: tosurround andenclose in a way thatrestrictsmovement; tocorner, tohem in.
3. (transitive) Tomix twocontainers ofpaint ofsimilarcolour toensure that the color isidentical.
4. (transitive,agriculture) To make anincision orhole in (atree) for the purpose ofprocuring thesap.
5. (transitive,architecture) Toenclose withboarding,lathing, etc., so as toconceal (for example,pipes) or to bring to a requiredform.
6. (transitive,engineering) Tofurnish (for example, theaxle of awheel) with a box.
7. (transitive,graphic design,printing) To enclose (images,text, etc.) in a box.
8. (transitive,object-oriented programming) To place avalue of aprimitive type into a correspondingobject.

 Today is celebrated asBoxing Day in many countries.

1. Now only in the termin a trice: a veryshorttime; aninstant, amoment. [...]

1. (intransitive,US,historical) Towinprestige inbattle byperforming an act ofbravery in the face of theenemy (such astouching him andescapingunharmed), aritual of thePlains Indians ofNorth America.

1. (automotive) Adigital video recordermounted on thedashboard of avehicle or elsewhere inside the vehicle torecordoccurrences in thevicinity, such astrafficaccidents that the vehicle has beeninvolved in, to provideevidence forcriminalprosecutions,insuranceclaims, etc.

1. Lying on itsback;reclined.
2. (figuratively)Reluctant to takeaction due toindifference ormoralweakness;apathetic orpassive towards something;lazy,lethargic,listless.
3. (rare, nowpoetic)Inclining orleaningbackward;inclined,sloping.

1. (idiomatic)Daysgone by;formertimes.

 HappyNew Year’s Eve from all of us at Wiktionary!