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Word: foiled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Merner took nine of 15 bouts in the foil, placing him in a strong position to earn All-American honors. The top six fencers in each event qualify for the first-team awards...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Fencers Tied for Fifth Place After First Round of NCAAs | 3/18/1982 | See Source »

Koromilas and Winchell make a fine pair. Koromilas is a comically inspired Kewpie doll of a Luisa, sighing at far-off places, and swooning at the word "love." Winchell is a fine foil to this, lending his part the clean-cut earnestness it requires, even if he perpetually seems about to break into a smirk about the whole thing...

Author: By Adam S. Cohen, | Title: Parodying Romance | 3/17/1982 | See Source »

...American Dave Heyman--competing in the sabre division--fought to a 7-2 record in yesterday's preliminaries. In foil competition, teammate junior David Merner registered a 4-5 mark. Senior Captain Bill Marshall--dueling epee--finished...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three Fencers Advance In NCAA's | 3/17/1982 | See Source »

...fencing at ECAC tournament; 6th place, sabre and foil: 8th place, epee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 3/9/1982 | See Source »

...winged celestial furniture, complete with lecterns, pulpits, vases, an altar and crowns-180 objects in all. Only some of these are actually on exhibit; the throne itself is not, because it is too difficult to move. The entire construction is made out of junk, covered with layers of metal foil and kraft paper. The effect, twinkling and blazing under the museum lights, is of quite breathtaking intensity: the gold and silver may be only foil, but they go beyond rococo incrustation into a domain of absolute theatricality. Hampton's vision contains not one depiction of an angel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Finale for the Fantastical | 3/1/1982 | See Source »

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