Word: leatherizing
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...flotilla of raiding craft for Mountbatten's Commandos, a chestful of other medals for service in seven major campaigns, and an honorary Knighthood in the Order of the British Empire for "furthering Anglo-American amity." When he got his knighthood, his children prepared him a surprise-a leather case engraved "Sir Douglas Fairbanks." The new knight took it in stride when he learned that foreigners are not permitted to bear the prefix "Sir." "Oh, never mind about titles," he said. But he did take up a knight's coat of arms from the College of Arms...
...Lammot du Pont wrote his brother Pierre listing as "O.K." those G.M. units which were buying 100% of their paint, Fabrikoid (artificial leather) and Pyralin (plastic windows for side curtains) from Du Pont. Those who were not buying 100% were either classified under "good reason" or "no reason." Lammot added that Du Font's sales department "wouldn't mind seeing things going a little faster...
...Berlin's East zone one day last week, a squad of Communist police sped to the Märkisches Museum and shouldered their way inside. A few minutes later they came out bearing two leather-bound volumes darkened with age. The books thus placed under "state protection" were the rare (but not invaluable) 1541 edition of the Martin Luther Bible. What made this particular Bible worth state protection to culture-conscious East zone Reds were the three drawings inside: freshly discovered work of the early 16th century German master, Mathias Griinewald...
...asked Santa Claus to give him time to think it over. Now Santa Claus is a busy old fellow-and sometimes a bit careless. And when he went away from his club that night he wrote down in his little red leather notebook: 'Marcus Strong-TIME.' And that explains how Marcus received last year his 'best Christmas present since...
...would say, "and will be back in an hour.") Around him swirled admirers, newspapermen, photographers, bullfighters and favor-seekers, helping themselves to the free Scotch and brandy, and filling the room with smoke and babble. His three personal servants bustled to unpack 15 leather bags, containing 17 suits and a tailcoat, a small treasure in jewelry, seven gold-embroidered bullfight costumes, and a batch of books which included Shakespeare (in Spanish) and Cervantes...