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| The City of Many Daughters || {{w|City of Daughters}} || Might be a reference to the {{w|City of Daughters|''City of Daughters''}} album by [[wikipedia:Destroyer (band)|Destroyer]]. | | The City of Many Daughters || {{w|City of Daughters}} || Might be a reference to the {{w|City of Daughters|''City of Daughters''}} album by [[wikipedia:Destroyer (band)|Destroyer]]. | ||
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β | | Big Mauve || [[wikipedia: Big_Red|Big Red]] || "Big Red" is the name of both a [[wikipedia: Big_Red_(drink)|soda]] and a | + | | Big Mauve || [[wikipedia: Big_Red|Big Red]] || "Big Red" is the name of both a [[wikipedia: Big_Red_(drink)|soda]] and a chewing gum by Wrigley's. The Cornell teams are known as the [[wikipedia:Cornell Big Red|Big Red]] as is Western Kentucky's mascot [[wikipedia:Big Red (Western Kentucky University)|Big Red]]. The Dartmouth football team is the Big Green. IBM is sometimes known as Big Blue. |
β | {{w|Mauve}}, meanwhile, is a | + | {{w|Mauve}}, meanwhile, is a pale purple color named after the French word for the {{w|malva}} flower. |
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| The Glass Cradle || [[wikipedia:The Glass Menagerie|The Glass Menagerie]] || A play by Tennessee Williams. Or Golden Cradle, referencing Mesopotamia. | | The Glass Cradle || [[wikipedia:The Glass Menagerie|The Glass Menagerie]] || A play by Tennessee Williams. Or Golden Cradle, referencing Mesopotamia. |