Word: lacing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...went to their annual "Phil" on Friday evening by invitation of a tempting "cousin." In addition to the ordinary slang of girlhood, their vocabulary is still further extended. I gazed wonderingly and rather vacuously perhaps when my cousin said: "Look at that cow. What do you think of its lace?" I could not see any cow, but only an extremely pretty girl with some transparent, interwoven. fluffy stuff around her neck. Later I found that in the Vassar girl's classification all males are "men," and all females "cows," with the usual intensive adjectives strung before...
GLOBE THEATRE.-"Queen's Lace Handkerchief," Comic Opera. Performance...
GLOBE THEATRE.-"Queen's Lace Handkerchief," Comic Opera. Performance...
GLOBE THEATRE.-"Queen's Lace Handkerchief," Comic Opera. Performance...
...down to even rowing. A final disposition of the men will take place tomorrow or as soon as Morison returns from his vacation. As the shell seules to port in the stern six and stroke are compelled to row under disadvantages; stroke dips too deep and six does not lace his blade enough. No. 7 swings crooked and too far, while No. 3 handles himself and oar in a generally loose manner. Nos. 2, 4 and 5 do not get their oars down on the full reach while the bow four all "sliver out" at the finish...