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Word: deme (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...camel's length before us, and were forced to make the panting Meharis kneel. What a storm that was! The wind scoured our faces, hands, and any other exposca parts, with a merciless rain of flying sand, filling the pockets of our clothes, my pockets rather, and the deme with minute particles. So fine was that dust that I afterwards removed a generous supply from beneath my watch crystal, which is generally dust proof...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Alumnus Tells of Raids, Escapes, and Revelry in the Sahara Desert | 1/8/1927 | See Source »

...which to outgrow the advantages of a Yale education. Miss Anderson shines equally brilliantly as girl and woman, in fact, the more so for having to do both; lately her part has been taken by Miss Bunyea. Miss Moores provides the happy ending in the approved fashion, while Miss DeMe and Mr. Horton perform their superfluities satisfactorily...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 1/5/1925 | See Source »

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