Word: napped
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...after an hour and 15 minutes of singing, she was back in her dressing room. She rested for half an hour, then downed a 1-lb. sirloin and a glass of champagne, while her hairdresser built up her pompadour for Cosi. After an hour's nap, she changed into hoop skirts, and adjusted her mind from the tragic 15th century Desdemona to the gaily artificial 18th century Fiordiligi. That done, she went to the piano, vocalized on scales for ten minutes, sang a few warm-up bars from Cosi. By curtain time at 8:15, she was ready...
...sweater-bar at CORCORAN'S in the Square offers the solution to your Xmas problem; the classic short-sleeved pullover in wonderful soft wool. The one pictured above is a Scotch-Nap creation at $4.95. It comes in natural, yellow, blues, green and other rich warm shades. Corcoran's also offers a large selection of long-sleeved pullovers and cardigans by famous makers. For those with more expensive tastes there are luxurious cashmeres to choose from...
...return for a down payment of a shilling initiation fee and a shilling a week thereafter, they invited their parishioners to 1) become members of their Church Development Society, 2) take a chance on a weekly football pool, and 3) receive free the society's'"Dead Cert Nap Selections" for Saturday's races. Some 500 parishioners joined...
...Confederate caps and handlebar mustaches, making painful fun of his recent spate of grandmother stories. He rushed through the handshaking ceremonies with Navy and civilian brass, then disappeared gratefully behind the "Sorry, No Visitors" sign at the naval base. Right after lunch, he turned in for a nap, slept all afternoon...
...meetings lasting from three to ten hours. Soon, to keep going, he was taking five injections of glucose a month. Said Yuan to a Communist reporter: "From last December until May, I slept only three hours a day, sometimes five hours, sometimes not a wink except a nap over the desk...