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Word: nondescript (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1886-1886
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...illustrious sons of '89 wore a nondescript costume of grey cut-away plug hat, white vest, buff trousers and white gaiters, which a transparency explained was that of a "dude...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE GREAT PARADE | 11/9/1886 | See Source »

...party embraced the leading socialists of the hall. The party consisted of four Germans, two Russians, two Roumanians, and one representative each from Poland, Switzerland, Greece, and America, and a wild fantastic group they made, both in appearance and in opinions. Their dress was plain, but varied and nondescript, partaking of the striking characteristics of the various nationalities represented. The determined though uneasy air of each man showed plainer than any words the powerful and turbulent forces with which despotic governments would later be compelled to contend...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Life Among the Socialists of a German University. | 3/10/1886 | See Source »

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