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Word: spritzer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Sunbathers are concerned about protecting their skin these days, but nobody likes to handle greasy, gritty suntan-lotion bottles. One entrepreneur's answer is Sun Center, a vending machine that dispenses tanning oil with a spray applicator. A customer activates the spritzer by depositing 50 cents. A hand-held nozzle then emits a light mist for 40 seconds, generally enough to cover those hard-to-reach places...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: VENDING MACHINES: Puttin' on The Spritz | 5/1/1989 | See Source »

...emulate the Metropolitan Opera House. At the 44th Annual Lowell House Opera, by contrast, the ushers wear black velvet, the concentration of Faculty members and other non-students is high, especially on "patron night" and the sets, voices and period costumes dazzle with ornateness. Toward the end, a giant spritzer even douses the stage and audience with flower scented must...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: Make-Believe | 3/16/1983 | See Source »

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