Word: wooled
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...papal tailor anounced his readiness to supply the new cardinals with capes of ermine, red silk trains 25 feet long, garments of red wool, birettas, skull caps, great hats, stockings, slippers. Also, the violet garment to be worn in conclave. Also the black garment with red borders for street wear...
...scant year of existence is as revealing in one way as la the mention of "The Virginian," which is twenty-two years old, to the exclusion of any of Booth Tarkington's work; for example, 'The Conquest of Canaan," or "The Gentleman From Indiana." Dyed in the wool conservatives, however, may be cheered by the fact that neither "Jurgen" nor "Women in Love" were so much as mentioned...
...have not failed to fight all the harder as they have seen victory ebbing away. The gallant struggle put up tonight by Captain Gordon and his men aroused the handful of Crimson supporters to a high pitch of enthusiasm and evoked the praise of the most dyed-in-the-wool Eli sympathizers. It was distinctly a defeat with honor; but a defeat, even with honor, is scant comfort to the players who had victory so nearly within their grasp...
...imports of silk amounted to $414 millions; of sugar, $369 millions; of coffee, $182 mil lions; of crude rubber, $169 millions, and of wool, $167 millions. In the same period our exports of wheat totaled $192 millions, and of corn $75 millions. In all the above imports, last year's figures exceeded those of 1921-22, while our wheat and corn exports were far under those of the preceding year. Pork and cotton exports showed increases, but they were counterbalanced by the huge increases in all imports...
...glory of the unclothed human figure, in which the Greeks delighted , will be severely disguised in wrappages of wool. Hockey, skiing, figure and speed skating will be the principal events. The U. S., Hungary, Belgium, Czecho-Slovakia, Sweden, Latvia, Austria are already entered. A dozen nations, including England, are expected to send their ice and snow...