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| amice |
an oblong, white linen garment worn by clergymen around the neck and shoulders. |
| amphora |
a tall oval ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and two handles, used in ancient Greece and Rome for storage or decoration. |
| anhinga |
any of various large swimming and diving birds of tropical and subtropical America that have a long sharp bill and a long snaky neck; snakebird. |
| aoudad |
a wild sheep of northern Africa with long, thick, curved horns and long fringes of hair on the neck, chest, and forelegs. |
| atlas |
the top vertebra of the neck. [1/5 definitions] |
| back |
the part of a human or other vertebrate that is on the opposite side from the chest and abdomen and between the neck and the tailbone. [1/15 definitions] |
| balaclava |
a knitted garment that covers the head and neck and leaves open the face or parts of the face, often used by skiers, mountain climbers, and the like. |
| bandanna |
a large handkerchief with a brightly colored design, sometimes worn on the head or neck. |
| banderilla |
a long, barbed, often decorated dart that a banderillero sticks into the neck or shoulder of a bull. |
| banjo |
a musical instrument with a circular body covered with skin, a long fretted neck, and four or five strings that are plucked or strummed. |
| beaver2 |
an armor plate attached to a helmet or breastplate that protects the face and neck. |
| bellwether |
a male sheep, with a bell hung about its neck, that leads the flock. [1/2 definitions] |
| body part |
a part or section of the human body, such as the arm, chest, nose, neck, or knee. [1/2 definitions] |
| bolo tie |
a cord worn around the neck as a tie, the ends of which are held together with an ornamental sliding clasp. |
| bottle |
a container, usu. made of glass and having a slender neck, used mainly for storing or serving liquids. [1/4 definitions] |
| bottleneck |
a style of guitar playing in which the neck of a bottle or a metal tube is slid up and down the strings. [1/4 definitions] |
| bouffant |
a hairstyle in which the hair is puffed out over the neck and ears to frame the face. [1/2 definitions] |
| bulldog |
a powerful breed of short-haired English dog with short legs, a stocky neck, and strong jaws. [1/3 definitions] |
| bull-necked |
having a neck that is short and thick. |
| Canada goose |
a large wild goose of North America, having brownish gray feathers, a black head and neck, and a white patch under the chin and up both sides of the face. |
| cape1 |
a sleeveless, loose-fitting garment that fastens at the neck and hangs loosely from the shoulders. |
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