An army – especially in peace time – is a very complex and nicely adjusted affair […].

Purple of Cassius was used not just by glassmakers but by porcelain manufacturers to make a fine red glaze.

For instance, one day we were sitting on the porch, looking down at the lagoon and the yachts from all over the world. He was drinking ginger beer mixed with rum, and I was drinking sorrel. No rum. Out of nowhere, he proposed.

Coordinate term: containerize