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Word: sheathings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...That knife", and he pointed to the sheath in his stocking. "It's a Scotch ornament, or," and he scowled ominously, "for reporters who are not careful of the truth. I don't like reporters and I don't receive even the big ones, but I like to encourage young fellows on down the road. I suppose I am by now the old generation, and my ideas are different but the Scotch of me is still there, and my heart is right...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "I'm the Only One o' Its Kind in the Wurruld" Says Sir Harry Lauder-Scotch Humorist Talks of American People | 3/16/1928 | See Source »

...will soon be wearing trousers. 'And,' said I, 'they will not be a mere short-lived fad; they will become as inevitable as bobbed hair, which is here to stay.' I accompanied my pronouncement with sketches of prospective trouser-designs: The 'Shepherd,' the 'Charleston,' the 'Elastic Sheath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: people: Dec. 20, 1926 | 12/20/1926 | See Source »

...straight beltless sheath is typical of coats and dresses. Flounces, of fur or chenille are being used effectively...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Fashions | 8/20/1923 | See Source »

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