Word: fan
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bored, because, although the ceremonials of each match average ten minutes, the average, wrestling time is about 80 seconds; 3) Astonished at the mad leaps and dartings of the gyoji (umpire) who controls the bout by the movements of his gumbai (fan...
Fresh from the printers it came to your humble correspondent and he read it with the avidity of a tabloid fan. For he thought that he might catch some faint echo of the missionary work done by the Harvard faculty among those who live beyond the Sahara. He was mistaken...
...period novel was ever more carefully accoutred and while Mr. Street has long been known for a conscientious property man, the col laborative efforts of his wife are everywhere evident, from "the tip of a pale blue ostrich plume" on p. 2 to some fan-shaped, green New England shutters on p. 408. The collection of cobblestones, sealskin sacques, decalcomanias, bustles, buggies, political platforms and gimcrack customs, all echoing to the tinkle of bicycle bells and chandeliers, is truly remarkable. In fact, it is so remarkable that the exhibitors' enthusiasm made them somewhat forget their narrative obligations. The ingenuous...
...naval operations, gave orders for Commander Bartlett to stand by and then, as the hours passed without any word from Lieutenant Bartlett, commanded 24 Navy vessels-a battleship, cruisers, destroyers, a gunboat, a tug, a storeship and the minesweepers-to drop all other duties, report to the Cincinnati and fan out over the Caribbean on a search immediately...
...President being busy, Mrs. Coolidge became the official White House football "fan," attended the game of the Quantico Marines v. the Fort Benning (Ga.) Infantry, presented the President's Cup to the Marines when they won the Service Championship for the second successive year. ¶ In a conference with the press, the White House Spokesman last week revealed that few people realize the magnitude of Government expenses. Take the humble lead pencil, said he, $125,000 per year is spent for that item alone...