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twiggy

[twig-ee] / ˈtwɪg i /


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But it was Ms. Quant who became known as the mother of the miniskirt, and who was credited with bringing it to a mass market through her collaborations with supermodels such as Twiggy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023

The Eurasian beavers, Woody and Twiggy, broke out from their enclosure on the Mapperton Estate in west Dorset following storm damage.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2023

By the Nixon years eyebrows were tweezed again, with Twiggy bringing us back to our patriotic anxiety.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

She was heroic in a way, a superhuman and quite fantastic creation of her own making, an Amazon to kick to the curb the wan and waifish Twiggy types who had preceded her.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2022

Her Twiggy bun is gone, and Baba tugs gently on her braid.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins




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