Word: peakedness
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"He was bandy-legged and lame of one foot; his shoulders were crooked and contracted towards his chest; his head was peaked towards the top and then wool was scattered over it. . . . And on this occasion, shouting out shrillly, he uttered bitter taunts."-That is the description of Theristes, "reckless...
The other day Boston streets were banked with throngs of people, while thousands of young men who had lately donned the uniforms of the Army and Navy streamed by like a river. Most of the massed populace could see only the peaked Army hats or the white caps of cadets...
When prescribed for tactical instructors and all cadets: Service Uniform B: (1) Service hat (peaked, four indentations, with hat cord sawed on); (2) Olive drab shirt; (3)Service breeches (O. D. wool); (4) Russet leather shoes; (5) Leggings (same as 5 A).
The protracted wars which were waged between Egypt and Assyria, threw the two peoples into close contact and the effect is perceived in art of both countries; only, however, in the medals and ivory carvings, etc., and not in the architecture and monumental sculpture. The influence of the Hittites was...