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Word: ironed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Then, having smacked his lips with gusto as if anticipating a tasty meal, he predicted, "Castro will have to gravitate to us like an iron filing to a magnet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breaking with Moscow | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

According to the Ribbon Project newsletter, "Participants may applique, batik, embroider, hook, needlepoint, paint, quilt, silk-screen, tie-die, weave, reproduce photographs, use iron-on fabric paints...to tell this nation that we love the earth and its people...

Author: By Jennifer A. Kingson, | Title: Ring Around the Pentagon: A Nuclear Frieze | 2/8/1985 | See Source »

Finance Company Manager Frank La Barba, 30, packs more than his American Express card when he leaves his home in Long Beach, Calif., these days. In his luggage are twelve compact life-style support systems, including a 1/2- in.-thick electric shaver, a book-size radio, an even smaller iron, a collapsible fishing rod and a 5.3-oz. rechargeable power pencil sharpener. "They let me concentrate on the job," he explains, "instead of running around frantically trying to resolve a minor problem that could become a major...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Small Comforts for the Road | 2/4/1985 | See Source »

After work, the golfer can dispense with a lot of equipment by telescoping Hammacher Schlemmer's 17-In-One-Golf Club ($69.50) out of the briefcase. The . rotating head of the 1-lb. device can be set to iron, wedge and putt positions by manipulating a set of interlocking gears...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Small Comforts for the Road | 2/4/1985 | See Source »

...good is the most pressing concern of travelers. At Bloomingdale's in New York City, a new tool cannily combines several grooming appliances in one 6-oz. unit. The 4-in. blower of Schildkraut's red plastic and metal gadget ($33) becomes both blow dryer and handle for the iron. Another take-along is Le Dome ($16.50) instant nail dryer. Simply insert fingers or toes into its plastic chamber, and a battery-driven fan dries them in two minutes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Small Comforts for the Road | 2/4/1985 | See Source »

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