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vendingmachine commented on the word poison dress
"The Poison Dress", or "Embalmed Alive" features a dress that has in some way been poisoned.
Also contributing to the poison-dress theme is the prevalence of smallpox-contaminated blankets, which were given to native Americans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_dress
September 7, 2019
ruzuzu commented on the word poison dress
One appears in the Cate Blanchett movie about Elizabeth I.
I wonder whether dresses dyed with copper arsenite (or Scheele's Green) would fit.
September 9, 2019