Word: lowness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Hats. Still mainly smooth to the head but trending to draped turbans. Small- feather trimmings. Some, adventurous, wear low wide back brims of a salty flavor, reminiscent of fishermen's waterproofs...
...hurrying inevitably toward war with Spain, two soldiers sat lunching in Washington's Army & Navy Club. The older, serious-faced, put a question. The younger made a laughing reply. Serious-Face spoke again. Smiling-Face stopped smiling. In a moment both heads were bent together in low-toned, tense conversation...
...Tabloids" have come to be known, not for their handy size but for the low-matter most of them print...
...yards. Bracey went ahead, far ahead, led at 60, 70, 80. Russell Sweet drew even at 90, was a foot ahead at 95. Then out of nowhere appeared what looked like a little black ball. It was Eddie Tolan, 5 ft. 4½ in. high, running so low his knees seemed to graze the ground, who hurled himself through the tape, won the windy race in 10 sec. flat. He explained: "I guess I'm built so low the wind just didn't hit me." Then he proceeded to win the 220-yard dash also. Herman Brix...
...inhabitants last week sought to prevent planes flying low and landing in their Long Island Sound harbor...