Word: gothicized
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Every year, the famous jewel-toned glass that illuminates the interior of the Gothic cathedral of Nôtre Dame de Chartres attracts millions of visitors to France. However, just as this kind of pilgrimage has taken on new and divergent significance from the spiritual and the religious nature it did seven centuries ago, the priceless and ornate windows also lack the luminosity they once demonstrated during the Middle Ages...
...Three thousand thoughts in our mind / That’s when we’re slicing through time”). The orchestral movements of “We Want War” constitute a deluge of dark intensity, particularly when the drums break into an episode of gothic-inspired choric voices, pushing the song to a climax of musical splendor...
Even if we were to concede to hyperbole and satire, we think chasing someone through the neo-gothic halls of Yale like zombies does seem a little excessive (just like 16 minutes of Glee-like singing for the sake of old Eli was a bit much...
...With the Gothic eaves of Annenberg and the presence of a real-life Quidditch team, people are always saying that Harvard is a little bit like Hogwarts—which would be true save for the fact that students here don't wear robes. Or so we thought. Now, with the “Currier Bathrobe Projekt,” it seems that robes (well, bathrobes to be specific) will have a much more visible presence on campus, especially up in the Quad...
McQueen's clothes were as profanely original as his language. Most famous for his bumster pants, which took low-rise jeans to a whole new low, he combined a gothic, almost romantic sensibility with a robust dose of street attitude. He was a master cutter, structuring garments to change the shape of the body, accentuating what he found sexiest. "There are very few real designers who have a craft, which is to say a sense of cut, proportion and tailoring," fellow British designer Paul Smith said in 2001. "Alexander...