Word: thighed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...collection, to be displayed in its entirety next month in Peking and Shanghai, ranges from garments with thigh-high slits and see-through torsos to dresses and coats with overstuffed "pagoda" shoulders and gold kimono jackets worn over tight silk pants. The designer, who has spent four years plotting the Cardinization of Cathay, makes abundant use of the country's magnificent silks and cashmeres but yields nothing to Maonotony. "Vroom!" he cries. "It's the shock that will be interesting. Why should I copy Mao collars when what they want is dresses from Paris? The Chinese have lost...
...Said Chemical Engineer Hsü Hsien, after seeing his first U.S. commercials: "I enjoy watching them. It is a sign of American culture, isn't it?" The visitors were also introduced to the mysteries of Western pantyhose by Newsweek Correspondent Mary Lord, who, with a thigh, explained her coverage...
Wertlieb and Drs. Sultan Mohiuddin, Bruce Nadler and Michael Mamakos toiled for six hours. They removed damaged tissue from both stump and leg (including nearly 5 in. of bone), inserted a 15-in. stainless steel rod into the thigh bone as a support, then reconnected an artery and two veins. Heartened by the surgery's initial success, an exultant Wertlieb said after the operation: "It was a New Year's Eve high without a drink...
...Could any hell be more horrible than now and real? I pressed her thigh and death smiled...
...feet to accommodate spotlights of various hues, a mirrored revolving ball and two suspended slide projectors. On Tuesdays, four floodlights shine down on a 14-ft. by 14-ft. boxing ring, complete with cushioned corners and a taut canvas mat. After a few more boxers weigh in on the thigh-high Detecto scale off to the side of the ring, the M.C. and three judges take their seats at a long table on the bandstand. A bell rings, and the casual visitor is startled to see the first contestants. Five-year-old Shawn Serface and five-year-old Dan Casarez...