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Word: winterful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...always. Last week the Boston Herald heaved an editorial sigh for the wintry seashore where "the moving sands swirl up the dunes and out gullied chimney tops . . . This is the time of smoking dunes." On its good, grave editorial page, the New York Times took note of winter: "Stand by ocean's edge and you can see, feel, hear and smell the grey waters. This is the darkening interlude when the sea changes its hue and forecasts winter . . . snow." And the silk-hatted Wall Street Journal stuck a straw in its teeth and complained against the "tenderometer," a newfangled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Nature Beat | 1/10/1949 | See Source »

This trophy is named in honor of Mrs. Louise Orvis, who first envisaged the possibilities for winter sports in the Bromley area around 1934. She was the first to keep any fun open in the winter time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bromley Puts Big Race at Head of Weekend Events | 1/7/1949 | See Source »

Harvard won't meet any team like Holy Cross in the Ivy League race this winter. But they'll have to do better than two field goals in 20 minutes of play to beat the Cornells, the Princetons, and the Yales...

Author: By Stephen N. Cady, | Title: Cousy, Crusaders Belt Varsity Quintet, 64-48 | 1/6/1949 | See Source »

Griscom also blasted hopes that the Owl would find the Cambridge climate a little too rugged in the winter months. "Owls display typical Harvard indifference when it comes to cold weather," Griscom said, "They are very well insulated, and 20 degrees below zero won't drive them away when there's plenty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Owl Fatter, but Stays On in Yard | 1/6/1949 | See Source »

...Holy Cross' crowd-pleasing give-and-go, behind-the-back pass system. And his soft, tantalizing push shot is the most dangerous single weapon in the Crusader arsenal. It helped the Cross win the NCAA title two years ago, and just missed upsetting Kentucky in the same tourney last winter...

Author: By Stephen N. Cady, | Title: Holy Cross Favored To Bounce Crimson | 1/5/1949 | See Source »

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