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Word: angular (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...occasion was very well adapted, the stage in one scene being an exact reproduction of room I, which is occupied by Miss Braislin, the Professor of Mathematics. The costumes were Japanese, with the exception of that of Latisha, which was classical. The Mathematikado wore a black robe of angular cut, embellished with geometrical figures in white; Trig Trig on the contrary was a pretty young girl in white, with wondrous problems pictured on her dress in black lines and figures; Ayty Ayt was an interesting and susceptible young man; and Bot Ah Nee wore a gown embroidered with a remarkable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Mathematikado. | 3/25/1886 | See Source »

...trifling expense. It would be but little trouble to plant ivy near the buildings, and the result would be very pleasing. If the older buildings could be covered with a coat of living green, it would greatly increase the beauty of the yard by hiding the stiff and angular forms of the walls; and there is no reason why ivy should not grow as well upon the other buildings as it does on Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/24/1884 | See Source »

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