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Word: heedless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Hungarian nationalism but a great lover of Hungary's national spice. The Esterhazy family, gastronomic historians aver, oscillated for centuries between opulence and (relative) frugality: one generation would have to economize by eating things like beefsteak a la Esterhazy (made from a cheaper cut of meat) because their heedless fathers had eaten too many Tournedos a la Metternich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HUNGARY: The Menu Menace | 3/27/1950 | See Source »

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