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Word: handkerchief (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...city's affirmative-action program, you have to acknowledge his candor. "This is as important to us as our right to vote was back in the '60s," he declares. "African Americans have to be as resolute on this issue as the Jewish community is about aid to Israel." Any "handkerchief-head Negro" who disagrees, he adds, ought to be "shunned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Second Atlanta Fire | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...matter what strain is involved--then it is possible that by 2025 or so, children could be getting a universal cold vaccine. And then they will have to listen to us old geezers reminisce about the days when we used to carry a small white cloth called a handkerchief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will We Ever Cure... | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...number worn by Rene Russo that is snug as a body stocking and virtually transparent. Like the diaphanous gown Marilyn Monroe donned for J.F.K.'s birthday, Russo's outfit is a sheer delight. "The costume designer just brought it in one day, folded up to the size of a handkerchief," recalls Russo, who gazed through the gossamer and asked, "Why don't you just paint some glitter on my body instead?" After a few test shots, she shrieked, "Oh, my God, you can see my entire a__!" Sensitive to her insecurities, director John McTiernan cleared the set, eliciting grumbles from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Lady and the Champs | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

...just can't get outside with all the wind and cold temperatures," Grant said, taking off his cap and dabbing his brow with a handkerchief...

Author: By Christopher C. Pappas, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cantabrigians Bask in the Spring Sunshine | 3/24/1999 | See Source »

...just can't get outside with all the wind and cold temperatures," Grant said, taking off his cap and dabbing his brow with a handkerchief...

Author: By Christopher C. Pappas, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Reporter's Notebook | 3/24/1999 | See Source »

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