Word: neckedness
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On the floor of the chamber were four gold vases, with covers in the form of human heads ornamented by blue and gold wigs; a large chalice shaped like a lotus flower, a long-necked bottle, a ewer, a spouted jug, a number of cups-all gold. Near the door...
The Battle is a great showpiece of Remains' descriptive powers, but this second part of the book is, no more than the first, merely another work of realism intended to horrify readers with the horror of war. The pitiful French advance positions pulverized over a sector miles wide, miles...
It was not all theory the delegates heard: a dozen concerts ranged in theme from music of the two Americas to Venetian and Dalmatian songs of the Renaissance. One program resurrected unpublished music by Handel, none of it performed since the composer's day. Enjoyed most by delegates and...
The Atlas of Hollywood, bear-necked Cinemactor Victor McLaglen, 52, was sued for nonpayment of a doctor's bill for "monkey gland shots" given to him periodically since 1935. "Well," he hemmed, "the doctor said they would improve my complexion."
The defeat of Dr. Colijn's hoary oldsters was a victory for democratic theory which asserts that governments should represent majority opinion. Unfortunately the Dutch Parliament is so split among minor parties that not one of them can command a sure majority. Last week Dr. D. J. de Geer...