Word: brimmed
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...Lord Renfrew's hat created so much sensation that reporters forgot to mention the rest of his attire. It was a Panama with the brim turned down all the way around?as they are usually worn in the Isles of Britain. In every other respect it resembled other Panamas, but even this last distinction was effaced by the Belmont multitude which was seen furtively turning down Panama brims. Occasion was taken by reporters to inform the plebs that the Baron has two Panamas, one senescent and one neoteric. The new variety caused the commotion...
Robert M. LaFollette: "I was reported to be 'paralyzing Washington' by wearing a hat with a straw crown, felt brim. Said a Chicago colyumist: 'Since Bob made an animal all his own out of the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant, he's simply running wild. He'll be eating ice-cream on his ham and eggs next...
...willingness to negotiate with the French as soon as definite promises have been given that the French will evacuate the Ruhr. The German Nationalists (royalists) have tried to force the Reichstag into an aggressive policy by issuing an ultimatum. "Our cup of humiliation is full to the brim, and indignation has come to the boiling point. Everywhere there is sentiment for forcible action-and to avoid responsibility the Government should act, thereby placing the consequences squarely upon the French and Belgians." The "Allies." The Belgians and Italians are rather nervous about the whole situation. The former are alarmed...
There are three ways in which lava may escape from the lake, Mr. Hinds said, by overflowing the brim, through fissures, and through "tubes", which occur when molten lava has run out from under a hardened crust above, leaving a natural pathway two or three miles long and from 50 to 60 feet high. In the last eruption the lava overflowed but it has again sunk to its former level, about 120 feet beneath the brim...
...tunes, the big hit of the evening is "On the Brim of Her Old Fashioned Bonnet"; the audience whistles this catchy and irresistible melody as soon as it hears it. "Hootch" is a humorous song, in which the music, however, is subordinated to the words. The other compositions, while light and pleasing, are not, in the main, likely to be remembered. As soon as the mechanical details of the show have been smoothed out, and such capable actors as Mr. Keane have been given parts more in proportion to their talents,--and provided the name of the play...