cat-tail
Britishnoun
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Redlands business Precious Creature initially only offered full-body taxidermy of pets until customers started suggesting other ideas, such as lockets containing patches of fur and cat-tail necklaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
And he stretched himself, and buried his head in his bed of cat-tail down, because the daylight was trickling in through his doorway.
From The Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse by Diane Petersen
Indeed, so relaxed were her nerves that a slight movement in the grass and cat-tail flags near by startled her painfully, making her jump like a fawn.
From Alice of Old Vincennes by Maurice Thompson
When he wasn't looking for food—and eating it when he had found it—he gathered cat-tail down in Cedar Swamp.
From The Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse by Diane Petersen
“First please extinguish those cat-tail torches,” requested Harriet.
From The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country The Young Pathfinders on a Summer Hike by Janet Aldridge
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