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bark

[bahrk] / bɑrk /
NOUN
plant covering
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST






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Options already exist for fixing dyes without lead, including natural mordants derived from plants rich in tannins, such as oak bark, pomegranate peel and rosemary, as well as alum, which is considered environmentally safe.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Females are several times larger, and Artur had to find their web at night, then search the bark by day to see them at all.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

These are the days that smell faintly of iron and wet bark.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

In the 1950s and 1960s, some indigenous artists began painting ritual designs on bark, instead of cave walls, using traditional earth pigments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Renn emerged from the darkness, bearing an armful of leaves and bark.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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