reveal, n.

[Jonathan Lighter]

Kind of a "revelation," but with a different emphasis.

JL

On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Barry Zito's name is right there in the headline, so there isn't a
>> chance for a big reveal here. But if you strip his name and salary
>> from his last few years, here's what you get:
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> On 11/9/2011 6:45 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>> English archaeologist on a National Geographic Channel show about the
>> recently uncovered Anhglo-Saxon gold hoard:
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>> "When you're working on [cleaning] an object, it's amazing when you
>> get the reveal."
>>
>> I.e., "the first clear sight of something that is being
>> microscopically cleane of debris."
>>
>> JL
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