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Word: dabs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...taken mainly by the highways and not the byways." They enjoyed making kindly fun of her indomitable, unchanging hats. They smiled at her reluctance to compromise with such "novelties" as telephones and airplanes. They were pleased to hear that she took sherry before lunch, freshened up with a dab of lipstick, and smoked an occasional cigarette in her boudoir...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Life & Death of a Queen | 4/6/1953 | See Source »

...instruction in the Bab and Dab courses will be re-examined and an attempt will be made to heighten the level of achievement in these courses. Students who wish to acquire an oral command of the languages will be seriously urged to select Bab and Dab. Your headline should have read, "Department revises and puts greater emphasis on oral languages classes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LANGUAGE RECOMMENDATION | 3/26/1953 | See Source »

...regular summary of daily court life. But everything was written in a private shorthand of hieroglyphic complexity, e.g., "N.a. j. et. d. sa. sal. de bil une Ba; il. dde au Gm. sil sa. ce. q. c'e. C'une ma. de G. il d. dab. q. cest un bal. p. ses enf. Est ce p. ser. a desc. sur un remp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Marshal & Master | 5/19/1952 | See Source »

After a series of lunches, Arthur lures Annabel to a cosy little supper at home while his wife is away on a trip. After a bit, he tips the coffee pot over Annabel's skirt. She whips it off and they dab de liriously at the affected parts. At this moment, the wife walks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Arthur Gets It Over | 5/12/1952 | See Source »

...years as conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, Monteux's teddy-bear figure and walrus mustache have become as well known and beloved by San Franciscans as their ferry boats and cable cars. Last week, as the idyl came to an end, San Francisco took a dab at its eyes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: End of an Era | 4/21/1952 | See Source »

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