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Word: falernian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Usage:

...prospective purchaser, he examines a leggy pair of twin slaves like a prosperous matron examining a pair of table lamps, and then earnestly inquires: "I don't suppose you'd break up a set?" And as a connoisseur of wines, he inspects a jug of fine Falernian and asks sniffishly: "Was 1 a good year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Erotic Errors | 10/28/1966 | See Source »

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