HATS
This is said to be put on by a ponderer
a thinking cap
OK--it's the postal abbreviation for this state
Oklahoma
Her first husband's death in 1757 made her one of the wealthiest women in Virginia
Martha Washington
This flower, whose name is from Persian for "turban", was introduced to Holland in the 16th century
tulip
Also known as "bee milk", it's a thick white substance that's fed to bee larvae
royal jelly
1 of the basic silhouettes from which women's hats are derived, it's all wound up
a turban
The military expression that gave us the abbreviation G.I.
general issue (government issue)
Mamie Eisenhower's middle name, it's the name of a city & lake in Switzerland
Geneva
This word for a little sin is a diminutive of the Spanish "pecado", sin
peccadillo
It's been touted as "America's favorite show. Barr none!"
Roseanne
For masons, it holds cement; for grads, a tassel
a mortarboard
When your ATM asks for your "PIN", it's trying to pin down this information
personal identification number
This earliest resident of the White House used to hang her laundry in the East Room
Abigail Adams
This other name for the U.S. mafia is Italian for "our affair"
cosa nostra
All peacocks are males; the females of the species are called this
peahens
In cricket a bowler who took this many wickets in the same number of balls got a free hat--hence hat trick
three
In trigonometry "cos" means this but has nothing to do with helping someone get a loan
cosine
The first name of both her father & one of her sons was Elliott
Eleanor Roosevelt
From German for "busybody", it's to look over a person's shoulder & offer advice
kibbitz
There are 4 VLA's here today. Which 4 are here?
Vance / Taylor / Tyler / and Keith
Wearing Perseus' Helmet of Hades rendered you this
invisible
Frequent fliers would know that BWI stands for this airport
Baltimore
His second wife, Edith, is the only First Lady buried in Washington, D.C.
Woodrow Wilson
The name of this delicate often lacy, design in metalwork came from the Latin for "thread" & "grain"
filigree
Jamie is indeed on vacation right now, but when she comes later next week, who will be going on vacation the following weekend?
Vance Ryan
HAVE A NICE NIGHT