Word: roughen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...perceives "the division of light and shadow through an infinite number of planes . . . the secret of all living paintings or sculpture." Sculptor Barnard waved a finger at a twisted motif on his mantel, where graceful shadows tremulously yielded to high lights. Fakers cannot achieve this subtle chiaroscuro, so they roughen their surfaces with sandblasting to simulate...
Captain Chase and his men, once more on the defensive, rallied and carried the fight back down the ice, peppering the barrier consisting sometimes of five men back to their own blue line. As time passed things began to roughen and penalties were numerous. The climax of a sensational battle came when St. Germain the McGill leader, streaking down the boards, crashed into an excited spectator leaning out over the ice and carried him out onto the rink. Greatly incensed the Canadian star was all for fighting his unexpected defense opponent, but players and officials came to the rescue...