Word: satinized
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...pagoda-like structure on Tian'anmen Square that contains the earthly remains of Mao Tse-tung. Inside the air-conditioned mausoleum they divided into two columns and filed past the crystal case in which the embalmed body of the Great Helmsman reposes under a coverlet of red satin...
...brings a touch of class to the ruck of commercial series TV. The Ewing home at Southfork Ranch, where eight members of one of Texas' wealthiest families contrive to live under one roof, resembles a formicary of Neiman-Marcus showrooms. Every taste and no taste is represented here: satin pillowcases, china dogs, replicas of Steuben vases, gilt-framed imitations of Frederic Remington, bedroom closets that look like mink cemeteries. The budget for a typical Dallas episode approaches $700,000, one of the highest in TV, but all the money is on the screen...
Muhammad Ali used to be the People's Champion. He even had a white satin robe with words to that effect written on the back. He gained that most important of titles through a series of remarkable events, some of which were beyond his control. Yes, he did work for the title. Started at 12 when someone stole his bike; went to a gym to learn how to kill the kid when he found...
...suppose we couldn't all act like that? Go swooping around in a velvet cape with red satin lining and a feathered hat? That part's the easy part...
Surrounded by a throng of photographers and well-wishers, Streep giggled, signed autographs and joked with her escorts as the motorcade, led by the Harvard Band, struggled toward Harvard Square. Hundreds of balloons bobbed overhead, while a 30-foot satin dragon belched smoke into Streep...