Word: metallicized
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Certainly the dream-boy was welcome in Slumberland, where King Morpheus and his princess daughter are most obliging, and where Nemo befriends the sassy Flip and a gibberish-speaking cannibal, the Imp. Often, though, the magic turned to menace, as when a tuba's tubing grows longer and more serpentine...
The last day of Ashura is marked by the spilling of blood. This time, the flails are tipped with razor-sharp blades the shape of elongated hearts. This time, it's public. The penitents march through the streets in orderly rows and pause in front of the shrine. Again the...
Wood's problem was that the motors of his day could not turn at a constant enough rate of speed. As a result, the curvature of his mirror kept changing. Also he was unable to avoid vibrations, which set up ripples in the metallic pool. Wood was aware of another...
Art to Wear (Abbeville; 320 pages; $95) by Julie Schafler Dale is a stunning survey of a movement dedicated to clothes for art's sake. The designers of these garments (weavers, needleworkers and painters) sacrifice the practical for the spectacular. These robes of many colors shimmer with feathers, beads, buttons...
The new wave of brassy hues is a far cry from the messy peroxide products of yore. Available in sprays, styling mousses and gels, and lately in applicator wands similar to those used for mascara, the bold hair shades are dabbed on as bright decoration, slathered on as an overall...