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Word: tablecloth (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other 17 male members of the Senate Judiciary Committee hastened to reassure the woman sitting before them that perfect civility would mark what one called the " historic occasion." The courtliness displayed at last week's confirmation hearings was so eiffusive that it seemed surprising that the green baize tablecloth had not been changed to pink, the better to honor Arizona's Sandra Day O'Connor, 51, the first woman nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Here Comes La Judge | 9/21/1981 | See Source »

...equipment field can drop by the store and have a look at the list of some 300 desired items, which include omelette and sauté pans, salt and pepper mills in natural wood, dishes for casseroles and soufflés, 24 champagne glasses, 18 highball tumblers, a dark green tablecloth and two shocking-pink lamps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magic in the Daylight | 8/3/1981 | See Source »

...dozen freshmen enjoyed a candlelight dinner with tablecloth and wine at the Union. "We're getting ready for the game," Sarah J. Albee '84 said last night...

Author: By Susan L. Donner and Gregory M. Stankiewicz, S | Title: Playing The Game | 11/22/1980 | See Source »

...audience information without letting word choice and phrasing reveal additional insight into the speakers. Characters rarely utter more than four words at a time, and there are precious few monologues. Benedict, Jordan and Agutter too often let the unexpected eye contact, the strained embrace, the angry removal of a tablecloth do the audience's work of interpretation...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Leiman, | Title: Mind Games | 11/12/1980 | See Source »

...favela of Vidigal. On the way, he suddenly turned aside into a three-room hovel, where Elvira Almeida Lima, caught by surprise, had yet to make her bed or clear the breakfast dishes. The Pope gently kissed the old woman and blessed her. As he left she clutched a tablecloth and buried her face in it, sobbing. When he reached the church. John Paul removed the gold ring that Pope Paul VI had given him when he was named a Cardinal. Then he handed it to a local priest as a donation to the parish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Just Look Around a Bit | 7/14/1980 | See Source »

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