Word: peakedness
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Though Koreans trace their legendary origins back to 2333 B.C., endless civil wars and ruthless invasions have wiped out nearly every perishable object that remained above ground. Except for 20th century tomb excavations that provide some sense of the luxury and craftsmanship of the past, there are few remnants of...
She laughed back the query of one bystander, "Do you come with the car?," replying "No, should I?" She also assured another that she could really type with no trouble when the car was in motion. At that, one trench-coated spectator grunted out from under his peaked cap, "This...
In designing Concordia Senior College at Fort Wayne, Ind., Saarinen remembered the snug appearance of Danish villages clustered around their church, kicked the modern cliche of the flat roof skyhigh, and designed the chapel and buildings with pointed roofs. Says he: "There is a whole question of how to relate...
An Elephant Ride. All around them, saffron-robed Brahman priests bustled hither and thither, frequently consulting notebooks to get the complex ritual straight. An occasional argument in stage whispers broke out and was quickly hushed. After the royal couple mounted the throne-at exactly the auspicious moment of 10:43...
After her tempestuous, two-continent romance with Bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguin seasons ago. perfervid Cinemactress Ava Gardner was again building castles in Spain with a toreador. In the bull ring of the ancient town of Alcala de Henares, slight, curly-haired Cesar Giron, 21, was so inspired by Ava'...