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Word: hexagon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...living quarters of the house are several feet above the ground giving it, the appearance of a bushy tree. The structure is hexagonal in shape, suspended from a central tower by cables. The inventor uses for the main theory of his work the principle that triangles and hexagons are the usual forms of natural objects, and, consequently, the most stable. He pointed out that the force of gravity tends to destroy a square and strengthen a triangle or hexagon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Unique Dynamic House of Arborial Design Will Solve Future Dwelling Problems--Inventor Claims Harmony With Nature | 5/21/1929 | See Source »

...James this week the Boston Stock Company presents a tinkling little three-act comedy, as merry as its name, "Wedding Bells". It has to do with marriage, divorce, red hair, misunderstanding, reconciliation, and the eternal hexagon of farce-comedies. About the middle of the first act a suspicion of the outcome begins to dawn upon you, and you settle back in your seat and affably await the end of the third act and the inevitable. At the appearance of Jackson upon the scene, you unconsciously nod in greeting, and the pleasant thought comes to you, "What is comedy without...

Author: By M. C., | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 1/4/1923 | See Source »

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