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Word: fleshed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...nourishing fish-head broth.) The guest chose lentils. Followed by some lettuce leaves, drenched in dill-pickle juice, and then by rolls (left by a neighbor) that the bishop turned into dessert by adding some home-grown rhubarb. Such frugality is not done for the mortification of the flesh or the confusion of friends' palates. "I have come to the realization," the bishop mildly explains, "that the most important thing I can do in the church, and that applies to Christians in general, is to live simply in order to give money to the poor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Spokane: A Pauperish Yet Princely Churchman | 11/13/1978 | See Source »

...supporter and State Rep. Mel King says. Yet on the eve of the election, Crampton is fighting to be seen, saying, "Sure, visibility has been a big problem." He just came off a weekend "big blitz" of the state--on the road with three Winnebagos--to talk and press flesh and distribute some 50,000 pieces of campaign literature...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Yes Virginia, There is an Auditor | 11/6/1978 | See Source »

...This turbot, as it is called on the Continent, is also a male chauvinist who echoes one of the two main themes of the book: the eternal power struggle between men and women. The other persistent melody, the importance of cooking and nutrition in history, is in the tasty flesh of the flounder itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Turbot de Force | 10/23/1978 | See Source »

...bring on the Revolution. Rather, the Cactus Leftists have involved themselves in presenting concrete alternatives to present policies. Their pragmatism, unfortunately, has often landed them in that sprawling massage parlor known as the Democratic Party: Instead of pushing radical alternatives, leftists end up dealing the tired liberal band-aids. (Flesh-colored, the ads say--make that Caucasian-colored...

Author: By Tom Blanton, | Title: Hey, Good Lookin', Whatcha Got Cookin'? | 10/7/1978 | See Source »

...invitations warned--not that several dedicated students did not try to prolong the ecstasy. Despite early rumors that the gathering would degenerate into an unmitigated orgy, most participants came with their garb securely fastened to their bodies by a unique assortment of pins, loops, staples and other flesh-concealing paraphernalia. Not a single toga was thrown by the wayside in the revelry, although this clearly violates the ancient Toga custom...

Author: By J. WYATT Emmerich, | Title: Send in the Animals | 10/3/1978 | See Source »

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