Word: compacter
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...shocked by his overt proposition, and he is chagrined to encounter her husband Vatelin (Richard Curnock), who happens to be an old friend. Shock and chagrin are three-quarters of the emotions in a Feydeau farce. Lucienne soon meets Mme. Pontagnac (Tudi Wiggins), and the two make a compact that if either woman is betrayed by her husband, she will make him a cuckold in revenge...
...system used in Greenburgh, N.Y. The town is picking up the trees at curbside and running them through chipping machines, used the rest of the year to clean up after tree prunings on the town's property. The tiny chips can then be used as a compact landfill or as a mulch to prevent the spread of weeds in gardens...
Albert Lee Murray, a compact, youthful, 55-year-old brown-skinned man, is seated in an Atlanta restaurant, helping a white, country-fresh waitress spell Heineken. Operating on what he calls his "literary radar," not his desegregation fact finder, Murray senses that any embarrassment the girl feels is offset by her relief and gratitude. "What she is really worried about," says Murray, "is some stern-eyed maitre d' and some evil-assed cat back in the kitchen!" It is a pleasure to hear the voice of experience. As an Air Force major, Murray administered a $37 million military budget...
...Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Complete text reproduced micro-graphically. 4,1 16 pages. Oxford, 2 vols. With magnifying glass, $75. The complete O.E.D. took more than 70 years to prepare and runs to 13 volumes because it gives sample quotations, going back farther than William the Conqueror, showing how words have changed color through the ages. Before becoming a game, Badminton served variously as the name of an English country estate and a cooling drink. As late as 1848, "snoop" meant "to appropriate or consume dainties in a clandestine manner." The word doom was a synonym...
Shift in the Mix. Some auto-industry observers believe that Chrysler will drop both the Challenger and Barracuda next year. Though the Mustang and Camaro will probably be around a little longer, the end of the sports compact is in sight. Last week Ford temporarily closed down its Dearborn assembly plant, which turns out Mustangs and Cougars. The reason: to add faster-selling cars to the plant's product mix as the sports compacts decline...