Word: metallic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...nightime versions of the ones worn by the earlier bus passengers. Above-the-knees skirts have taken the place of cotton-slacks, and silver evening bags now hang where functional purses did earlier in the day. As they get on the bus, their high heeled shoes tap against the metal stairs...
...duck decoys has long been appreciated by many, if not by ducks. Now collectors are discovering another variety of folk art: fish decoys. They have traditionally been used by ice fishers to lure prey within - spearing range. Last month a 9-in. hand-carved trout with glass eyes and metal fins snared $18,700 at Sotheby's in New York City...
Contraception, invented in the Middle Ages, came in two varieties: plate metal and chain link...
...Masland sucked up the only loss of the day.After the Co-Captain eked out a win against AlexMarx in the first game, he transformed into thetin man, hitting the metal below the red lineleft, right and center. Brother Jon Maslandremained golden, however, and pocketed a four-gamewin at the number-eight seed...
Some Azerbaijanis and Armenians snatched whatever they could find to mount their attacks: pitchforks, metal bars, hunting weapons. However, the arsenal quickly expanded to include such armaments as surface-to-surface missiles and rocket launchers after extremists in both republics stormed military depots and police stations to pillage arms. Many of the combatants are veterans of the war in Afghanistan and know how to use sophisticated weaponry. "I fought in Afghanistan," said an army helicopter pilot. "I know what combat experience is, and it looks like those guys have...