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Word: flossiest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Carmen Franco y Polo, 23, only child of Dictator Francisco Franco, became the Marquesa de Villaverde in one of the flossiest weddings that Spain had seen in years. Wearing a Balenciaga faille gown, with a veil sweeping down from a diamond and pearl diadem, the willowy brunette bride marched up the aisle of the Royal Chapel, of El Pardo Palace to face Enrique Cardinal Pla y Deniel, Roman Catholic Primate of Spain. Standing beside the Marqués, Cristobal Martinez Bordiu Ortega y Bascaran, 28, who wore the red-and-cream uniform of the Order of "the Holy Sepulchre, Carmen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Apr. 17, 1950 | 4/17/1950 | See Source »

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