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antler

[ ant-ler ]

noun

  1. one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.


antler

/ ˈæ²Ô³Ù±ôÉ™ /

noun

  1. one of a pair of bony outgrowths on the heads of male deer and some related species of either sex. The antlers are shed each year and those of some species grow more branches as the animal ages
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹²Ô³Ùl±ð°ù·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of antler1

1350–1400; Middle English aunteler < Middle French antoillier < Vulgar Latin *²¹²Ô³Ù±ð´Ç³¦³Ü±ôÄå°ù±ð³¾ ( °ùÄå³¾³Ü³¾ ), accusative singular of *²¹²Ô³Ù±ð´Ç³¦³Ü±ôÄå°ù¾±²õ ( °ùÄå³¾³Ü²õ ) anteocular (branch of a stag's horn). See ante-, ocular
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of antler1

C14: from Old French antoillier, from Vulgar Latin anteoculare (unattested) (something) in front of the eye
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And at Christmas, the team dressed in Santa hats and reindeer antlers - sending a festive message for a Christmas that they had originally planned to spend at home.

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The team dressed in Santa hats and reindeer antlers, throwing the slowly gyrating microphone to each other to speak while candy canes floated around their heads.

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Human remains, red deer antlers and charcoal are among the finds discovered at the site thanks to advanced radiocarbon analysis.

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The boss would have been mounted on to a thick rim of white organic material such as bone, ivory or antler, which has long since vanished.

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I saw one guy in a pickup had stopped and was sawing off the head of a dead stag — presumably for the antlers, but maybe he was just hungry.

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