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Word: tressed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...looked out he could just glimpse a corner of the clock in Memorial Hall tower. But that New windowseat, a bigger, softer, less intimate one--well, the Vagabond wasn't exactly sure of the view from it. Perhaps an unfamiliar smattering of Lowell tower, a few hurricane-slain tress, a foot or so of Drive and Charles; and the clock now brazenly and imperatively in full view, no doubt. The rest of his uprooted belongings, including the radio which squeals, were also set up in a New territory, embarrassed, trying to regain their Old composure, to melt dustily and uncomplainingly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 10/3/1938 | See Source »

...great mosque in Constantinople. *Psychology and Religion-Yale University Tress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Symbols & Religion | 3/7/1938 | See Source »

...referred to former President Eliot's statement, "There will still be grass and tress around College buildings even though the students should increase four or five times." As yet the College is a little over twice as large as when Eliot spoke and therefore Foley cited the land acquired in the last 25 years as the basis for his statement about land grabbing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foley Criticizes University Tax-Exempt Land Purchases | 2/26/1938 | See Source »

Henderson came by his music naturally. His father was a theatrical producer who put on U. S. premières of Gilbert & Sullivan at the old Fifth Avenue Theatre. Ettie Henderson, his mother, was an ac tress, playwright and musician. She taught her son to sing and play when he was only seven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Silenced Oracles | 6/14/1937 | See Source »

...Running Girl, her life ruined by the unrealistic education of the Great White Stepfather, could not reconcile herself to living with the Navajos, became the mis tress of a bad white man, killed herself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Indian Shorts | 8/26/1935 | See Source »

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