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Word: coate (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...normal high polish of the Henry Moore statue between Lamont Library and 17 Quincy St. disappeared under a coat of packed snow molded to resemble Mt. Rushmore...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Blizzard Lashes Bay State | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

Webster is 5"2' tall, weighing 122 lbs. with brown hair and eyes. She was last seen wearing a long brown coat, a black skirt and a red blouse...

Author: By L. JOSEPH Garcia, | Title: Search for Graduate Student Continues | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

Investigators have never reached a consensus on ailurophobia-extreme fear of cats. Some postulate a traumatic childhood experience with felines, while others blame the cat's galvanizing stare, or disdain for affection, or even its slippery, furred coat and unfriendly, arching backbone. Traditional superstitions still exist: cats suck the breath from sleeping infants, sour fresh milk, forecast the phases of the moon and serve Satan. A black cat is bad luck. According to old belief, a cat, through necromancy or something even more unfathomable, has been given nine lives. Such Draculatic positions, however, are rare. Cats themselves often seem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crazy over Cats | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

...press statement released by Webster's parents described her as 5'2" tall, weighing 122lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a long brown coat, a black skirt and a red blouse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Police Searching for Student Missing After Holiday Break | 12/4/1981 | See Source »

Most folks, however, remain prisoners of their wardrobes. Lurie rummages there and discovers a boutique of conflicting desires. The career woman who carries both a no-nonsense briefcase and a quilted handbag is sending contradictory signals. The young movie mogul in an $800 sports coat over a J.C. Penney denim shirt advertises his wealth while feigning his disregard of it. A frilly apron worn over a severe black dress announces that a woman is only playing at housekeeping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Exposing Secrets of the Closet | 11/30/1981 | See Source »

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