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Word: persimmonish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Because there have been "no debuts or social functions to speak of" for a year now, plump, persimmonish, seventyish Juliana Cutting retired last week as Manhattan's No. 1 social arranger and secretary. For nearly 20 years she has been ordering smilax, keeping the wrong people out of parties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: The Literary Life | 6/14/1943 | See Source »

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