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Word: sixtyish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Manhattan on business, pert Perfume-Maker Mile. Gabrielle ("No. 5") Chanel, sixtyish, had a tip for American women: "Age is no matter. You can be ravishing at 20, charming at 40, and irresistible the rest of your life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: To Have & Have Not | 1/15/1951 | See Source »

Died. Carroll ("Cal") Shilling, sixtyish, hell-for-leather No. 1 jockey of his day (969 winners in 3,838 races), rider of victorious Worth in the 1912 Kentucky Derby; in Elmont, N.Y. Suspended since 1912 for rough riding, Shilling took to the bottle, was found dead under a horse van near the Belmont Park track with 99? in his pocket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 23, 1950 | 1/23/1950 | See Source »

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