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- noun Plural form of
elastic . - noun A children's
skipping game .
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Examples
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Not long since a tribe just above us was paid off their annuities in shoddy blankets; they were bought back again with whisky, and another tribe was paid with the same blankets; and one agent took out several thousand "elastics" (girls know what I mean) to pay the Indians (among other things), and yet no wild Indian ever wore a stocking!
Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 Edmund B. Tuttle
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Their ponytail holders or "elastics" are very well made and last longer that other brands.
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A few other items you may want to consider tossing in are a compact mirror, collapsible brush, hair elastics, bobby pins and safety pins.
Katie Campbell: Summer Beauty Survival Kit - 10 Tips for Looking Great and Keeping Your Cool Katie Campbell 2011
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A few other items you may want to consider tossing in are a compact mirror, collapsible brush, hair elastics, bobby pins and safety pins.
Katie Campbell: Summer Beauty Survival Kit - 10 Tips for Looking Great and Keeping Your Cool Katie Campbell 2011
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Still, there are plenty of bigger beads strewn on the floor around Lucy, plus some coins, hair elastics, a Super Ball.
Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011
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A few other items you may want to consider tossing in are a compact mirror, collapsible brush, hair elastics, bobby pins and safety pins.
Katie Campbell: Summer Beauty Survival Kit - 10 Tips for Looking Great and Keeping Your Cool Katie Campbell 2011
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A few other items you may want to consider tossing in are a compact mirror, collapsible brush, hair elastics, bobby pins and safety pins.
Katie Campbell: Summer Beauty Survival Kit - 10 Tips for Looking Great and Keeping Your Cool Katie Campbell 2011
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"There is a lot of slowdown, that is clear," said José Gonçalves, owner of JPC Elásticos SA, a Portuguese maker of specialty elastics for clothing.
Flat Growth in Bloc Fuels Recession Fears Brian Blackstone 2011
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A few other items you may want to consider tossing in are a compact mirror, collapsible brush, hair elastics, bobby pins and safety pins.
Katie Campbell: Summer Beauty Survival Kit - 10 Tips for Looking Great and Keeping Your Cool Katie Campbell 2011
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A few other items you may want to consider tossing in are a compact mirror, collapsible brush, hair elastics, bobby pins and safety pins.
Katie Campbell: Summer Beauty Survival Kit - 10 Tips for Looking Great and Keeping Your Cool Katie Campbell 2011
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