Word: chinchilla
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...best and brightest new chariots have power brakes and steering, automatic transmission, air conditioning, pushbutton everything, burnished walnut burl paneling, 18 layers of paint, bark-tanned glove-leather upholstery, gold-plated fixtures, eight-track stereo and, at extra cost, carpeting of ermine, mink or chinchilla...
Wearing a long, chinchilla-trimmed orange paisley coat, velvet jockey cap and sturdy black lace-ups, Nevelson was a little doubtful about the location of her work among the luxury apartment houses of upper Park Avenue. Some passers-by agreed with her, though not for the same reason. "It's hideous!" exclaimed a matron only to be overruled by a threeyear-old completely attuned to Nevelson's wave length. "It isn't the Statue of Liberty," he cried. "What's it called...