Word: clad
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Seemingly the Minister's words and his fine, lionesque presence had their effect. The crowd quieted. After pulling the cord, M. Herriot departed amid an escort of police. But before the cavalcade was out of sight some 20 youths raggedly clad surrounded the statue, and one with a sledge hammer knocked off the nose and ears and smashed the face...
When captured the assassin was of uncouth appearance, ragged of shirt, scrubby of beard. But when he stepped before the microphone, last week, José de León Toral was not only clean shaven, but clad in black sack coat, double-breasted vest, and trousers of smart pin stripe. Speaking deliberately for two full hours, he explained to the caballeros and señoras of the radio audience minutely how and why he assassinated the President-Elect...
Cartoonist Comrade Bill ("William") Cropper sketched Edward of Wales as a chinless pimply youth, resplendent in gold braid, sword, and high boots, parading across Africa upon the bowed backs of blackamoors. Behind H. R. H. tramped a paunchy male, clad in striped trousers and cutaway coat, waving a Union Jack, and representing (according to the communistic caption) the "British Labor Party'' (Socialistic...
...Buganda only the Kabaka himself may step upon a leopard skin, symbol of Royalty. But last week the Kabaka, clad in robes of blue and gold, led Edward of Wales to a throne chair set up beside his own and resting upon leopard skins...
...because we harbor any ill will toward the representatives of the Big Green every Harvard man would like to make the week end as pleasant as possible for his Hanoverian guests-but rather because victory is indispensible to a well deserved recognition that we hope to see the Crimson clad warriors on the big end of the score in this afternoon's gridiron battle...