Word: leatherizing
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...Hashem Sepahpur of the Teheran military governor's office ran into an old acquaintance, an ex-army captain named Ali Abbasi. "Salaam," cried out the colonel in greeting. Ali, a frail, limping man of about 40, responded with a cordial "Salaam," but hurried on, nervously clutching a worn leather suitcase. "I'm going to the doctor now," he called back...
...skulduggery included outfitting his men with leather elbow guards which looked so much like a football that defensive tacklers went wild trying to find the ball carrier. Harvard Coach Percy Haughton put an end to that by threatening to paint the ball red, white and blue. But the Indians had an unending supply of good-natured guile. Once before, Quarterback Frank Mount Pleasant had waited patiently for the right opportunity, shoved the ball under Teammate Charlie Dillon's jersey, and almost beat Harvard with a hidden-ball touchdown...
...Later, when I arrived at his apartment for my initial interview," reported Welles, "the first thing His Grace did was to take off his shoes. Padding into his bedroom in stocking feet, he soon returned wearing loose patent-leather slippers and said, 'If this is going on for a good while, I might as well be comfortable...
...platter of prosciutto and melon, the Italian authors offer highly palatable reading on such subjects as the folly of an old fool in love (Pratolini's A Mistress of Twenty, Italo Svevo's This Indolence of Mine), the dark rapture of revenge (Cesare Pavese's The Leather Jacket), and the metaphysical pingpong of illusion v. reality (Luigi Pirandello...
...Pauline Schleifer, 10, was stricken with polio only seven months ago. Encumbered by a huge, white leather neck brace, she walked quietly about by herself until she found company: another girl, confined to a wheelchair, whom she could help...