aspic

• “She wasn’t familiar with the term aspic, but when I described it, she said, Oh, of course.”

  THE ICKY ERA OF ASPIC » Sociological Images

• “What matters more than a sweet reed or a princely doubling preserved if not in aspic then in memory?”

  Consolation from The Piping Times

• “The trendy arts graduate of the 70s preserved in aspic does not see the contradiction.”

  Norman Baker Cheats On Campaign Funding

• “Perhaps Thompson will get adulation from the US wingnut press, where Thatcher’s image is preserved in aspic, but the British press isn’t likely to be impressed.”

  Matthew Yglesias » Tea Party Time

• “I always imagined people in houses like that eating duck in aspic off matching plates under crystal chandeliers.”

  Simon & Schuster: Day of Honey

• “Indeed, the U.K. housing market seems to be set more in aspic than on firm foundations.”

  The Wall Street Journal: U.K. Housing Sits on Aspic, Not Firmer Foundations

• “The BOE's commitment notwithstanding, the aspic is wobbling.”

  The Wall Street Journal: U.K. Housing Sits on Aspic, Not Firmer Foundations

• “And it shapes the way the world sees us, as if we were the ancient lifeless mosquito preserved in aspic at the start of Jurassic Park.”

  The Huffington Post: Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy

• “Crimson Woman #1: "I've bought Elisabeth some aspic jelly.”

  The Guardian: Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena v The Crimson Petal And The White

• “As such, it requires a bit of patience, if not respect: Suzanne, like Ms. Deneuve, is a classic, a bourgeois beauty suspended, as if in aspic.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Deneuve, Tart Humor Elevate 'Potiche'

Show 10 more examples...