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Word: gesticular (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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Ever since I was informed by my grandmother how Isadora Duncan died—in a fit of gesticular excess, she tossed her scarf under the wheel axle of her car—I have been simultaneously attracted and repulsed by scarves. How long should they be? What do you pair them with? How do you wear them without dying? The last time I wore a scarf was in seventh grade after a particularly rough, love-lorn year. A boyfriend (who shall remain nameless) never held the door for me, and I was concerned that our romance never would blossom...

Author: By Rebecca M. Harrington, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Better Wear a Scarf | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

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