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March 2009Just Foolin' AroundMattel's Barbie doll was inspired by a German doll and introduced at the International Toy Fair on March 9, 1959. You won't find Barbie in the dictionary, but the 50-year-old still has her looks, and her figures would be impressive for anyone: over one billion dolls sold to date. The Unabridged is rich in other terms naming dolls. A few, like Barbie, have international associations; another has a historical overtone; and a few terms even have negative applications. Read up on all of them.
Interested in the full list? Select the Unabridged's Advanced Search, enter doll in the Definition field and noun in the Function field, and click Search to see all 25 examples. Try substituting toy for doll in the Definition field to see 102 terms that the search reveals. |