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feather duster

noun as in broom

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Don’t use a feather duster or anything similar that stirs up dust, Filippelli said.

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That was why, when she was deemed to have misbehaved, her mother swatted her with chopsticks and a feather duster.

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He was referencing the suits and trench coats sporting faucet and cutlery buttons, and a ruffle-trimmed little black dress with the motto “maid in Italy” and a feather duster for a hat — not to mention one gold gown bearing a full-size harp with crystal strings on the back, although the film that first came to mind was Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.”

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If you’re using a feather duster or dry cloth to get rid of dust, you will just be repositioning it or moving the dust into the air.

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On any given day, he might have worked on repainting a wall, fixing a pipe or using a feather duster to keep his exhibits looking sharp.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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