Word: haloing
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General Giraud had the good fortune to be a prisoner of Germany after the fall of France. By preventing him from taking a definite stand either for or against the Vichy regime, this event allowed the General to preserve the halo of purity and personal integrity which still surround him. On the other hand, he has not yet shown by any concrete act that he unconditionally favors the cause of the United Nations. On the contrary, by surrounding himself with such men as pro-Vichy Nogues and Boisson, he has created a definite doubt as to whether he is potentially...
...press conference in Vichy before he set out for Paris, Quisling Laval presented himself to the press as a "different" man from the one "you have known . . . with a parliamentary halo." Said he: "I want Germany to win . . . Germany's victory will prevent our civilization from foundering in chaos. . . . An American victory would bring in its train the triumph of Jews and Communists...
...insure accurate copying of these cuts and others, one hairdresser introduced accurate code designations for the first time with letters as symbols (N for neckline, H for halo), figures for length. The haircut Greer Garson wore in Mrs. Miniver is #53, L12 (five inches long for three front cuts; length, twelve inches in back). "V" stands for the disordered Victory Cut worn by Ann Sheridan and many a U.S. female factory worker...
...wide parabola. Twenty-six seconds passed. At last the men in the tower saw it strike the target, saw a puny, firecracker flash of flame, followed by a pipe-smoker's puff of smoke. An instant later came hell. The ground erupted like a volcano. A halo of yellow flame flared from the spot. Even from a mile away it was blinding. Black smoke, blasted wood, little trees poured upward for a hundred feet, like a Niagara running backward...
...Russell J. Clinchy. In a hall the orchestra began the Lohengrin wedding march, dramatically stopped after the first four chords. Quick-smiling Mrs. Louise Macy entered on the arm of her brother-in-law, Navy Lieutenant Nicholas Ludington. She wore a simple deep-blue frock, with a matching halo hat that trailed a dark, waist-length veil. Her bouquet was purple orchids and delphiniums...