Word: four-leaf
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...instrument, shaped like a four-leaf clover on the end of a stick, for cleaning the nostrils...
...loud with the popping of champagne corks, heavy with the scent of thousands of flowers-"a massive wedding bell of white roses, surmounted by a Cupid's bow, with arrow on the string, tipped with a heart of violets. ... At either end of the table ... a colossal four-leaf clover in red and white roses and carnations...
...from help. Then Louis Meyer of Huntington Park, Calif., winner in 1928, swung into the lead and despite frequent stops for gasoline held it for 185 mi. until the finish. As he spun steadily around the track and no more accidents happened, the crowd wandered about the grounds picking four-leaf clovers, swigging bottled beer, munching hamburger sandwiches. His lead never seriously threatened, Meyer coasted the last 25 mi. to save gas and play safe, crossed the line in 4 hr. 48 min. The spectators reassembled to cheer him, almost crushed him when they crowded around his car. Meyer kissed...
Each plant was nearly two feet high and bore flowers almost two inches in diameter. Most of the 300 species of clover have triple leaves, like the shamrock. There are "lucky" four-leaf freaks, and rare five- and seven-leaf varieties. The Thompson specimens have seven leaves normally, which grow on long, eight-inch stems...
...overnight stop at his Hyde Park home, Mr. Roosevelt motored on to Albany to attend the legislative correspondents' annual dinner and political burlesque. He laughed uproariously when a "Roosevelt" asked a "Smith": "Well, Al, what do you think my administration will need most?" And was told, "a four-leaf clover, Frank...