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But there was magnetism and a certain majesty in the figure with the brushlike mane, iron-grey mustache, a bright Marshal's uniform which was slightly too large for a perfect fit.

From Time Magazine Archive

The roseroot grew low to the ground along the northern fence, its fleshy leaves lining a stem topped with brushlike yellow flowers.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Finally the ostrich and wingless bird of New Zealand—the Apteryx—have wings that are useless vestiges, which, in the latter case, are hidden under the brushlike feathers covering the body.

From The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope by Crampton, Henry Edward

And it is no secret to either the Honourable George or our intimates that I have never approved his fashion of beard, a reddish, enveloping, brushlike affair never nicely enough trimmed.

From Ruggles of Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon

Tom turned to see a boy about his own age, weight and height, with close-cropped blond hair that stood up brushlike all over his head.

From Stand by for Mars! by Glanzman, Louis