Word: pureed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...honored art of pure slapstick is so out of vogue that few people even remember that the word refers to an actual stick-"a device," says Webster, "made of two flat pieces of wood, sometimes used in farce by one actor striking another in such a way as from the loud noise to make it appear that the blow was a severe one." One might think that television would be a wilderness of slapstick, but actually there is remarkably little of it. Last week NBC tried to change this situation by introducing three new slapstick comedies in one 90-minute...
Eyes closed, brow furrowed in concentration, Starker's attack through the shifting intricacies of the work's opening theme, the stately second movement, and the sprightly, charging finale, was a wonder of clarity and virtuosity. His pure and singing tone was as warm and intimate as the human voice...
...humble beggar, whilst you are a princess pure...
...poet-President of the Philippine Republic was due to arrive in Washington this week, bringing assurances of enduring love for the U.S. and a humble request for more American aid. And even though few Filipinos still consider the U.S. "a princess pure," neither do they expect Diosdado Macapagal's desires to be laughed at. Nor would they be - for in all of seething Southeast Asia, the Philippine Republic is the only politically stable democracy unthreatened by Communism or coup...
...THRIFT: "Meanness inherits a set of silverware and keeps it in the bank. Economy uses it only on important occasions, for fear of loss. Thrift sets the table with it every night for pure pleasure, but counts the butter spreaders before they are put away...