Word: aplomb
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Captain Anthony Jones, having lived long in Arabia with an extensive harem, is as innocent of Western scruples as he is full of fiery fascination. His is the poetic aplomb that can borrow from another inamorata's father the jet trotters necessary and fitting for his sleigh ride to seduce Lanice at a snug suburban...
...since 1920, when he toured the country with his La Scala orchestra, gave a series of concerts which were lavishly heralded, created a sensation with interpretation of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Before the War, he conducted for seven years at the Metropolitan Opera House, Manhattan, directing with equal aplomb Russian, French, German, Italian opera. He produced Dukas' Ariane et Barbe-Bleu, Moussorgsky's Boris Godounov; revived Gluck's Orfeo and Armide, Weber's Euryanthe. His feats of memory have become legend. Never has he been seen to use a score. In his head are over...
John Corbin: "Mrs. Fiske never looked younger or acted with greater aplomb and verve...
...list of words (from allodial to apophysal), on which more quotations are desired. From this list it appears that, as far as now known, the word allopath was first used in 1842; alluvial in 1802; Americanism and anecdotal in 1870; anglican in 1827; analogue in 1816; antagonize in 1818; aplomb in 1849; anonymuncale in 1869, and antitheistic in 1881. It is announced that the dictionary will have 8,400 pages in 6 vol. 4 to., and that finally a supplement will appear with the letter Z, containing all words omitted previously...