Word: complexions
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...only did Stuckey go the hat trick one better, but all four of his goals were unassisted, and two of them, coming in the game's last four minutes, entirely changed the complexion of a previously evenly matched contest...
Governor Eugene Talmadge of Georgia, cigar in hand, rode the rear seat of a tandem at the head of a bicycle cavalcade through Atlanta to popularize pedaling, declared at the finish that cycling not only saved gas and rubber but beautified the complexion...
...shock. This is a state of physical and mental depression which follows injury. Simplest ways to recognize shock are by a victim's complexion, failing respiration; if he turns white, has a lifeless expression, he must be covered up immediately, kept warm, given a sniff of spirits of ammonia, a drink of strong tea or coffee. First Aiders must never give alcohol to their victims...
...Outing Club!" snarled the dyspeptic Vagabond as he sank into the most luxurious easy-chair of his sumptuous suite. "Why can't they leave the outing clubs at Dartmouth, where that sort of thing belongs?" His complexion was losing its summer tan, taking on the familiar city sallowness, and his eyes were red with Cambridge soot. This Cambridge Scrooge rested upon his recumbent spine, and his head nodded...
...girls were rated on four classifications--complexion, figure, looks, and brain, and most had some comment across the bottom of the card. "Free and easy" and "Torrid" were the most common remarks. One card significantly revealed two words: "Hot" with a line drawn through it, and directly beneath it, "Reformed...