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Definition of Brushlike
1. Adjective. Resembling a brush. "Brushlike blue blooms"
Definition of Brushlike
1. Adjective. Having the form of a brush ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brushlike
Literary usage of Brushlike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Review of Copepoda Associated with Sea Anemones and Anemone-like Forms by Arthur Grover Humes (1982)
"... collectively with brushlike appearance. Small third segment unarmed. Claw 218 /tm
along its axis including terminal lamella, with two unequal proximal ..."
2. A Gilbertese-English Dictionary by Hiram Bingham (1908)
"... with a brushlike stick. Ne'bo, va raised; lifted up; exalted: severe as pain.
Nebo'a, vt to lift up; to raise; to exalt. Nebo'a, n. exaltation; ..."
3. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1916)
"... brushlike tuft of hairs at the tip of the a, a, larvas ; Ь, Ъ, Ь, cocoons ;
с, adult ; abdomen. The eggs are laid chiefly in d, pupal skin left In mouth ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"... the antennal hairs form brushlike tufts, and in a number of other genera the
hairs on the antennae of the males are modified into elaborate sense organs ..."
5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1902)
"In all cases the distal ends of the sense cells pierce the superficial cuticula,
and in Glycera at least they end externally in a brushlike expansion. ..."
6. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... pen, pencil, rigger, sable, pope's-head, fitch, card, air brush. 8. See BROOM,
TUFT, TAIL. brush, vt 1. Spec, whisk; see SWEEP. S. See GRAZE. brushlike, ..."
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