Word: akimbo
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...enunciating the name of Mati Hari (famed Dutch dancer, shot as a spy during the War; alleged mistress of Louis Malvy). Instantly Louis, whose term of exile was recently completed and who now sits in the Chambre as a Communist Député, rose to his feet, arms akimbo, fixing the Right with a great, black look. Deputy Saint Just, a general during the War, then went through the motions of shooting Louis with a rifle...