danseuse [post-dating 1878 --> 1926] (UNCLASSIFIED)

[victor steinbok]

I did not mean to imply exclusivity--simply closing a 50 year gap. I'm sure
it was in use for at least another 50 after that.

VS-)

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <
Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:
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> You can find cites in _Life_ in Google Books in the 1930s, 40s and 50s.
> _Billboard_ has it up into the 1960s.
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