shag
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One of the pieces in the exhibition is an A-line shag mini dress in cheetah print that Saar made for herself in 1969, and has been passed through the hands of her daughters and granddaughters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Now Britons are growing exasperated with a decorator whose tastes run to the intellectual equivalent of avocado-colored appliances and garish shag carpeting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
An era remembered now, if at all, for leisure suits, burnt-orange shag carpeting and muttonchop sideburns, it marked the passage from progress to reaction.
From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025
Initial figures suggest the shag population is down by 75% on the inner islands, but there is some hope.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2024
I spot a small pink shag rug she’s put on top of the carpet next to the bathroom door.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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