Word: shoulders
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...excess in the chest-girth may be accounted for by the prominence of the shoulder blades, for the girth of the waist is consistent with other measurements. The girth of the hips, thighs and knees indicates the nearest approach to perfect symmetry that it is possible to attain. The calves are a trifle small and the insteps somewhat flat; but for these slight deficiencies and the fact that the upper and lower leg are a few centimeters short, the lower extremities would be perfect in form. The upper and forearms are too large for the body and limbs...
...round until it seemed well-nigh impossible for him to move his head. The front of his body was then covered with what looked very like a dropsical cricket pad on a large scale, extending from the chest to the knees. The sword arm, from the wrist to the shoulder, was then padded and bandaged to three times its natural size, and the hand guarded by a thick leathern gauntlet. Lastly, a pair of spectacles, rimmed with metal, protected the eyes. The schlager, or duelling sword, is then placed in his hand - a nasty looking weapon about a yard...
...Hangs. Doesn't row evenly. Does't keep firm hold with outside hand. Must keep right shoulder down...
...CRIMSON was represented by no distinct costume, but by the respective class uniforms of the editors, with the added distinction of a white sash over the shoulder, and a few insignia of the trade as shown in our initial letter above...
...feet in front of this row, and close to the inner curb, ran Rogers, of Harvard, while Sherrill, of Yale, was in the middle of the path, and so nearly in front of Lund (or Horr) that the picture shows, only part of his head, part of each shoulder, a thin strip of his left side from arm-pit to hip, and a faint trace of some part of his right leg. Neither of his feet are seen, and no human intelligence could determine from this picture whether he was a yard ahead or a yard behind Rogers...