Word: garbed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Rejoice! As we approach Commencement, we celebrate our warriors in Crimson garb. The Department of Harvard Athletics (XXXXL) will have a record-tying 14 new trophies to polish on its mantle after the most successful season in fair Harvard’s history. With their victory over Princeton, ironically the school which previously held sole claim to the record for Ivy League championships, the men’s heavyweight crew team placed an exclamation point on a memorable season which saw seven men’s and seven women’s sports claim titles in their respective leagues...
...were waiting last week for a killer. U.S. and Pakistani intelligence had received a tip that a suspected al-Qaeda operative would be traveling to Mardan disguised as a burqa-clad woman. Because any plainclothesmen seen grabbing a woman would attract a hostile mob, the commandos had donned female garb and accosted the suspect as his motorcycle crossed a graveyard. When the fugitive fled through a wheatfield, the commandos shed their burqas and flip-flops and gave chase, eventually cornering him in a house a mile away. After police tossed in tear gas, the suspect, clutching his cell phone, surrendered...
...large metal sign saluting the New England Patriots, World Champions, as we approached, and then the Boston Red Sox, World Champions, as we exited. We made a pit stop near Framingham and everyone-everyone-milling about at the McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts counters was wearing Sox garb-a hat, a sweatshirt, some with the world champs information and some proudly antique. One guy wore a Pats jersey, but looked like he knew he had made a mistake. We left the rest area and returned to the highway and almost instantly spotted a fire-engine-red Mini-Cooper with white...
...Decked out in an appropriate costume?he'll wear Spanish-colonial garb for a walk around the old quarter of Intramuros, but don lurid bell bottoms for a tour of the 1970s Cultural Center of the Philippines?Celdran offers up rich narratives that are by turns gossipy (his account of Imelda Marcos' rise and fall is hilarious) and compelling (the description of a bombed-out Manila, at the end of World War II, is unforgettable). They're also filled with the kind of insight that only a native raconteur can provide?Celdran is Manila-born, and with his Spanish, Chinese...
There are an estimated 7 million Muslims in America of varying ethnic backgrounds. American Muslims can be found in all 50 states, in every walk of life. Many of the women wear hijabs, garb that has attracted a lot of attention, and some of it negative. In 2002, it was estimated that 13 percent of reported discrimination incidents against Muslims involved a woman in hijab...