Word: purees
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...island of Cyprus (in Greek, Kupros) took its name from the Greek word for copper, or whether it was just the other way around. For 30 centuries before the birth of Christ, much of the copper known to the Mediterranean world came from Cyprus, where clumps of almost pure metal once lay loose on the ground. Agamemnon was said to have sailed for Troy carrying a brand-new sword of Cyprian copper. The weapon Alexander the Great brandished against his enemies was the gift of a Cypriot king...
...head of the bed should be north or south . . . It is comparatively unimportant whether the head or the feet are at the north end of the bed, but it is very important that . . . the body should lie . . . south-north or north-south." On what to wear: "A very long, pure silkworm silk nightgown, sleeveless with a lace top, wide, and so long that it trails for about eight inches on the ground when one stands up . . . no horrid draughts anywhere." On twin beds: "An invention of the devil, jealous of married bliss...
...style of his earlier abstractions. Studying Japanese art and Oriental philosophy, he found a strength and "interior realism" that he felt was the missing element in his Paris paintings. The result, as shown last week, is a richer, more serene art, with formal,' soaring movements and pure color that suggest visualized orchestral music...
This Winter extravaganza, which has varied from quiet speeches by University leaders in the past, to the pure sex of Boston entertainers in recent years, is now opposed by members of the Union Committee, the Student Council, and the Administration...
...recipe, sent to Madame by a Hong Kong herb practitioner: stew a pure white dove in plain water until meat separates from bones. Drink only the broth. Expect no results for six weeks, maybe never...