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Word: debenham (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

Handbags were discouraging. Even in the bigger stores, like Selfridge's, Harrod's or Debenham & Freebody's, purses were made of imitation leather with no linings (price: anywhere from $8 to $20). Definitely inferior pocketbooks could be found from $3. Leather or reptile skin purses were priced from $40 to $60, and even the selection was meager in the extreme...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Buying Binge | 6/11/1945 | See Source »

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