Word: leatherizing
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...Cows are sacred to Hindus, who do not eat beef. Orthodox Hindus will not even wear leather shoes. Cow killing is prohibited in most princely states. It is not prohibited by British...
From Paris, Painter-Photographer Man Ray, Philadelphia's gift to surrealism, looked back at Philadelphia and said: "I prefer the sadness of Paris to all the joys of the United States." Then he adjusted the leather shoestring that served him as a tie and, looking back from 57 on his "lost generation," concluded: "The greatest of life's adventures lie in normalcy and well-being...
...took a lot of shoe leather and nervous energy," said World Bank President John J. McCloy, "but we're over the hurdle. Now we know we're a real honest-to-goodness bank...
...Moslem, who had lost his leather works in riots at Amritsar, no longer cared whether he was in Pakistan or Hindustan. Unshaven and ragged, Chaudhri Ahmen Hasan wandered aimlessly among the ruins of his property, carrying a big framed photograph of Jinnah. From time to time Hasan paused and addressed the picture: "Are you happy now, Qaid-e-Azam [Great Leader]? You have at last achieved Pakistan...
When the three M.P.s walked on to the stage, they got a rousing welcome. But as Nagy stepped up to the microphone and started to speak, his first words were drowned out by shouts from leather-lunged Communists: "Long live Stalin; long live Rakosi...