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Word: high-crowned (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1946-1946
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...Crawford Hollidge, Ltd. did a rush business on ostrich-plumed jobs at $65. Chicago's Bes-Ben sold all the floppy, fancy tuscan straws it could turn out at $52.75 and up. "Mmmm, but you'll look delicious," burbled Manhattan's Arnold Constable over a "high-crown cartwheel . . . with pastel blooms encased in spun, sugary net," all for $45. Macy's offered an open-crowned straw loaded with daisies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RETAIL TRADE: Fizz & Finery | 4/22/1946 | See Source »

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