Word: parlorized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Celebrated physicians have condemned the double bed," warned a crusader for moral and physical hygiene in the 1890s. "The air which surrounds the body under the bed clothing is exceedingly impure, being impregnated with the poisonous substances which have escaped through the pores of the skin." Similarly, parlor chairs were designed to keep the sexes separate and unequal. The gentlemen's chairs were "akin to thrones," according to this diverting account of everyday life in the Victorian era. While men sat back comfortably in their high-backed chairs equipped with arm rests, women were confined to smaller, armless models...
...first issue last June 10, or 20,000, as it was for the most recent issue, there are precious few copies, if any, left over at the office, a casebook study in clutter, standing between a liquor store and a massage parlor...
Funk leads his compatriots in apathy on their listless rounds through the mall, from arcade to pizza parlor to benches in the main thoroughfares of the mall. When they are bored, they watch television in one of the mall's appliance stores; when they are tired they rest on the couches in the furniture department at Montgomery Ward's oblivious to the shoppers inspecting their restingplaces...
...Jeffrey Starfield owner of the Mass Ave pizza parlor, said he was disappointed with the decision adding that the commission's actions were arbitrary and unfair...
...Cuban immigrants by city officials. The shooting of Johnson by Alvarez, a Hispanic with only 21 months on the force, inflamed this sore spot. Miami officials also note that he and his partner, Louis Cruz, 22, had left their assigned patrol area and gone to the video-game parlor on their...