Word: datedness
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... I have a sample copy of a magazine dated Aug. 3, 1889, which was published by the rime Publishing Company, 237 Broadway, New York. The outside front cover has a cupid with wings, peaked hat, sandals and bludgeon. The youngster holds a large scythe which is attached or else about...
Inevitable as spring and attractive as it will ever be for sixteen year olds, "Blossom Time" is no better this year than it was last. The voices are not the best, the acting is dated, the humor is not at all subtle, and yet audiences applaud and keep flocking to...
Harvard Hall was used largely for storage and for the commissary department. The new lead roof which dated from the great fire of 1764 was removed, and about 1000 pounds of it was melted up into bullets
In the issue of TIME dated March 20, it was stated that I had commanded nine cruisers. I wish to correct this: my commands have been- five destroyers, one Yangtze River gunboat, and three airships.
Special features: Every sense of every word is dated. Reason for present spelling and pronunciation of difficult words is given. Idioms, often comparatively neglected, are defined, illustrated. Dialect words in general use, slang and colloquialisms are included.