Word: metallism
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...resembles less a book than an ornate piece of antique furniture. "That doesn't sound very imposing," explains Halpert, "but it takes the strength of two to move it, an action we perform as seldom as possible." Though only two inches thick, the book's binding drips with metal ornamentation and decorative gilt. Houghton's two copies lie comfortably in custom-made cloth cases, so comfortably, in fact, that librarians hate to disturb them...
When he had completed what seemed like a sweep of my body with a metal detector, we got into his camouflage hummer and headed into the jungle...
Evans cashed in on this tendency in a meaningful Valentine's Day gift. She gave Christodoulo a pair of small metal dice...
Watches should have leather or metal bands, according to Thomas. She also recommends bringing a high quality pen and either a leather briefcase or portfolio with extra copies of your resume...
...fruit hanging from the poplar trees." Midcentury, things start to rock with Chuck Berry, "Wop-bop-a-loo-bop a-lop bam boom!" the Beatles, Aretha Franklin, "a hard rain's a-gonna fall," Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder. It might be better to forget the '80s--the posturing heavy-metal bands, Debbie Gibson, "Let's get physical--physical," the guy with the haircut in Flock of Seagulls. Perhaps the remembered sounds of R.E.M., U2 and Prince can drown them...