cat-o'-nine-tails

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Noun
  • The versatile spring-forward piece can be used as a handheld bag or as a crossbody with a detachable strap.
    Melony Forcier, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
  • From a $7 luggage strap to secure your belongings to a four-pack of AirTags to keep tabs on your bags, this St. Patrick’s Day sale is made for travelers.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Ancient Scandinavians chewed birch sap 10,000 years ago and Mayans loved chicle.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The menu features items utilizing specialized techniques like fermentation, cold extraction and alternative sugars like birch sap and married with tried and true French technique for a classic cuisine with a fresh twist.
    Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Located on Lookout Mountain, one of the best times to visit Mentone is during fall when native poplars, dogwoods, maples, and hickories begin to turn, creating a bold patchwork of red, orange, yellow, across the mountainside.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
  • These are characterized by temperate deciduous forest species such as tulip trees, oaks, and hickories.
    Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The reasons are mostly economic — the land that’s needed to grow the cane has become more expensive, and the crop itself has become a money loser for many Caribbean islands.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • All of the abovementioned shows help illustrate why chilly Norway is becoming a hot spot, namely a willingness to greenlight new ideas and producers generating a crop of smart and affordable formats.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This comes in four beautiful shades, inspired by the Italian shoreline, and there’s even a touch of rattan for a beachy bedside table moment.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Woven elements are synthetic rattan that won’t crack and fade like natural fibers, and the chair can hold up to 330 pounds safely.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • It was crafted with premium leather craftsmanship, rawhide laces, and stays true to its heritage with premium leather craftsmanship, rawhide laces, and Sperry’s signature Razor-Cut Wave-Siping™ outsole.
    Mecca Pryor, Essence, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Memorable improvisations include an Apache deck from the 19th century, with sword, bell and button forms painted into rectangles of rawhide, and a deck of Paris metro tickets painted over by Alexis Poliakoff in the 1970s.
    Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For nearly a century, the town had served as a haven for African Americans while many other towns still had sundown laws and operated under the bullwhip of Jim Crow.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
  • An election year has combined with higher interest rates and the bullwhip effect to create softness in demand and a lack of general consumer confidence.
    Joel Scutchfield, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Pony fur in animal prints such as leopard and cowhide took center stage on Bella boots with wide shafts.
    Stephen Garner, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The cowhide is buttery smooth and has already broken in a bit with five days' use.
    Chris Haslam, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2025
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