Word: weirding
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...startled London beheld a scene, weird and impressive, within the ancient walls of Westminster Abbey. There were assembled the members of the Most Noble Order of Crusaders, dressed in white tunics emblazoned with a red cross worn over a long-hooded gown of brown, blue, green or gray, according to the rank of the person; the knights wore mantles of red with gold edgings and white crosses on the left shoulder. Beautifully embroidered banners and magnificent crosses accompanied the procession in which the crest of self-sacrifice, the word of service, the bible of truth, the spurs of chivalry...
...Russia, weird and mystic land, whose soul is steeped in the mysterious, the fire of whose eyes is sometimes fanatical, and whose life breath has been impregnated with flesh-creeping legends, comes a story, intrinsically Russian in its bizarre setting...
...Angeles, Charles S. Chaplin, screen comedian, obtained a temporary injunction preventing the showing of films in which one Charles Amador copies the old time Chaplin makeup, including his famous silly derby hat, half-portion mustache, baggy pants, enormous and weird shoes and nimble bamboo cane. Amador contended that neither Chaplin, nor anyone else, for that matter, is entitled to a monopoly of such a makeup, which was used among the natives "even in the time of King Tut-ankh-Amen." While a temporary injunction was obtained, there has been no permanent decision...
...Field, it will be up against one of the most erratic teams that it will probably meet this year. Both teams, however, are very evenly matched and the eventual outcome of today's contest is doubtful; for Cornell has been displaying this season a brand of ball which though weird has been brilliant...
ITHACA, N. Y., May 2.--In a weird game in which seven extra-base hits and 11 errors were registered, Cornell sprang a surprise and defeated Lafayette here today 7 to 3. Gazella of Lafayette starred at bat making three hits in four trips to the plate. Fox and Hulnick of Cornell featured in the field...