Word: robing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...layers of paint applied "by restorers since the 16th century, the professor found that St. Bartholomew's sleeve, before a dark, bilious green, was indeed a dark azure blue. That was just the beginning. On Judas' blue tunic, ancient Arabic lettering appeared in gold; Christ's robe changed from a dirty lime color to vermilion, his mantle became bluer, its folds draped more gracefully. The dingy tablecloth lost its tattletale grey, and in the background, the blue waters of a cool lake took shape...
...Munsan, where a mobile surgical hospital had been erected; the walking patients went by ambulance. The first man to reach Munsan was Pfc. Robert Stell, a Baltimore Negro. General Mark Clark, who was waiting at Munsan to greet the returnees, saluted Stell and made a move to adjust his robe, but a medic beat the general to it. After medical and intelligence processing, the men were offered cigarettes, Cokes, milk shakes, steak. Some found steak too rich for them...
...more doubts. Wrestlers were actually people. Having solved the problem, I wandered toward the street. On the way out, I caught a glimpse of Mr. America, dressed in an iridescent pink robe, with long blend hair falling to his shoulders...
...Lowell, Mass., Rightweight Neil King, making his boxing debut, hopped nimbly into the ring, tossed off his robe, discovered he had forgotten his trunks made a faster exit than he had counted on. --TIME Magazine
Premiére. In Lowell, Mass., Lightweight Neil King, making his boxing debut, hopped nimbly into the ring, tossed off his robe, discovered he had forgotten his trunks...