Word: solidness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Solid Geometry...
...polo and hockey is, roughly, as follows: Ice polo is played with narrow sticks and a rubber ball and the goal posts are 4 feet apart and 18 inches high. In hockey the players use sticks broad and flat at the end, and a block or "puck" of solid rubber. The goal posts are 5 feet apart and 4 feet high. The make up of the team is practically the same, but the difference between the ball and "puck" affects the style of play somewhat...
LOST.- Half of a solid gold link cuffbutton, marked "F. C. S." Finder will please leave at CRIMSON office...
Writers who have been led by the solidity of the earlier Doric forms to deny their derivation from a wooden technic, overlook the fact that these oldest buildings were by no means constructed wholly of wood, their walls and roof being largely made of clay, a material which required great compactness. Professor Doerpfeld then showed how these ancient, close-built temples, when transferred into stone, became even more solid and heavy; whereas later they assumed slenderer forms and more graceful proportions...
...shot for are: First, five men must compete to make a match; second, an entrance fee of 25 cents is charged; third, the cup is given to the man who wins it any eight times; fourth, it shall be shot for six times each year. The cup is solid silver and remains in the possession of the winner until he loses...