Word: toothful
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...story's marginalia. There are the early 18th century "gurning" competitions of York- shire ("The frightfull'st grinner/ Be the winner") and the various cosmetic condiments that have accompanied the smile over the years, from the 18th century English vogue for wearing mouse-skin eyebrows, to the Japanese tooth-blackening practice of ohaguro. How the author manages to connect the 16th century European habit of dog turd-throwing, Dutch painting's depiction of the chicken groper, and a potted history of the sheela-na-gig (the wanton witch engraved in medieval churches across England, Ireland and Wales) is part...
...that slowly strangled the hapless business, squashing an enterprise that prospered through the Great Depression and under nine U.S. presidents. We abhor this attitude. Too much of Cambridge’s history is being lost for the embrace of this blasé worship of capitalism—red in tooth and claw—to be permissible. In 2000, the historic Bow & Arrow Pub served its last pint, culminating a decade of the Square’s cultural decline. In 1992 customers literally wept at the closing of J.F. Olsson’s—a fixture on Brattle Street...
...second day in a row, the No. 14 Harvard men’s tennis team fought tooth-and-nail against a nationally ranked opponent. And for the second day in a row, the score remained knotted at 3-3 with one match left on the courts, all eyes resting on the final singles players locked in an epic battle...
...Percentage of the world's population suffering from tooth decay, according to the World Health Organization...
...perhaps five. Howard has gained stature through his political mastery and his handling of national security and the economy. He senses a fight on his hands, and he loves a contest. Howard remains, by a wide margin, his government's best strategist and communicator. When Latham was getting his tooth chipped in junior league, Howard was lining up a seat in Parliament. As Latham was finishing high school, Howard was in charge of the Australian economy. While Latham was cooling his head on the back bench, Howard was on his way to a third straight election victory...