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camelshaired adj. Drunk by closing time, and leaving a fine, persistent coating on every coat encountered. Kathyjo was camelshaired by closing time, shedding pale fibres across the taxi seat. camelteered adj. Still drunk, and taking responsibility for a slow-moving expedition which nobody authorised. Cherolyn remained camelteered after last orders and guided the group towards the station. camelthorned adj. Too drunk to pass a hedge without treating it as a serious obstacle on the way home. Izora was camelthorned and negotiated the pub garden's shrubbery with considerable care. cameltoed adj. Having drunk enough to regard every strained seam as a matter requiring discreet public discussion. Devione got cameltoed after the final round and offered detailed advice about everyone's trousers. camemberted (/ˈkæmɒmˌbeə(ɹ)d/) adj. Having drunk more than the coat can contain, and becoming soft, warm, and difficult to transport. Taiton was camemberted by closing time and settled into the taxi like warm cheese. cameo conched adj. You are drunk and carrying the evening's most conspicuous shell, usually a handbag or abandoned coat. Kenora was cameo conched, carrying a large handbag as though it contained the route home. cameo lightinged adj. Of a drinker: singled out by the room's attention whenever a coat, taxi, or final round is mentioned. Naelie was cameo lightinged by the cloakroom mirror, illuminated whenever someone asked for her coat. cameo wared adj. Of a drinker who has turned the journey home into a display of raised figures, contrasting colours, and fragile plans. Jimyah was cameo wared by closing time, presenting each coat as a separate decorative figure. cameoed (/ˈkæm.iː.əʊd/) adj. You have drunk enough to make a brief, decorative appearance at each stage of leaving. Harlean cameoed at the cloakroom, the taxi rank, and the station without taking any train. camera angled adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation is approached from an unnecessarily oblique viewpoint. Kylii became camera angled and addressed the table from behind a potted plant. camera claraed adj. Drunk to a degree that reveals outlines where no object, argument, or illumination is present. Shrihaan was camera claraed and traced the outline of an absent horse on the wall. camera clubbed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every gathering as a society devoted to photographing its members. Sadeja became camera clubbed and proposed officers for the queue at the lavatory. camera flashed adj. Drunk on the strength of brief, ill-timed illuminations and an obligation to be seen in them. Daivik turned camera flashed whenever someone raised a phone near the buffet. camera frighted adj. Drunk since last orders, and nervous before any reflective surface capable of recording the performance. Jaquita became camera frighted and avoided the pub mirror with professional alarm. camera lefted adj. Drunk by the third round, and persistently positioned on the wrong side of every stage and instruction. Keyshone was camera lefted and waited beside the curtain for a cue meant for the opposite wing. camera lucidaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and tracing the approximate outlines of external objects upon whatever surface lies nearest. Carlisle became camera lucidaed and outlined the landlord on the back of a receipt.