crow's-foot
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Annabeth ran her hand along some marks on the ground - a jagged crow’s-foot shape as long as a human body.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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There are, likewise, a species of sow-thistle, goose-grass, some crow's-foot, which has a very fine crimson flower, and two sorts of anthericum, one with a large orange flower, and the other with a blue one.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Robert Kerr
On the cricket pitch, a bare hundred yards away from the river bank, is a plentiful crop of dandelions, crow's-foot, clover, and, worst of all, enormous plantains.
From A Cotswold Village by J. Arthur Gibbs
Pity you're not allowed to loose-out, for there's a grand bit of crow's-foot round that pine tree in the hollow.
From Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy
The iron pipe of the chandelier or wall bracket is then screwed home in this crow's-foot.
From Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine by Frederick Irving Anderson
Yet, as the contest stressed empathy, confidence and authenticity as feminine ideals, the mentions of “young woman” remained in place, and with it, the ban on crow’s-feet.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024
Another is going to say, ‘Why does Ellen Barkin have so much Botox?’ and one underneath that will say, ‘Why doesn’t Ellen put some Botox around those crow’s-feet?’
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2015
The candidate smiled patiently, crinkling the crow's-feet around his eyes.
From Time ● May 19, 2011
And Reichen, who is so gorgeous even his encroaching crow's-feet are perfectly placed, seems like one of those guys who forgets he is beautiful and desired by everyone all the time.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2010
My hair was receding and streaked with gray, and lately I’d traced little crow's-feet etched around the corners of my eyes.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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