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Word: combien (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Usage:

...show if she stops doing drugs." Meanwhile, the designer darts in and out of the sewing room, nipping a tuck here and pinning a fold there on a muslin pattern. Later, salesmen unload briefcases of fabrics. Kelly picks up a purple knit. He smells it. "Combien?" he inquires. The answer: 125 francs ($20) per meter. "Why so much?" Kelly challenges. The bargaining is serious: Kelly, whose dresses run from $395 to $2,200, builds his business on providing a less expensive alternative to other Paris-based designers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Original American In Paris: PATRICK KELLY | 4/3/1989 | See Source »

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