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- noun Plural form of
petal .
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Examples
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Debbie also included this useful bit of information, Another use for the petals is as a gentle bruise juice (healing the bruise, that is).
Incredible Edible – Calendula « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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I'm sure Joe Biden will be showered with rose petals from the lefties.
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I've plucked off some of the rose petals from the flower Biri gave me last night.
Doing things a girl should do Jerine 2009
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The force of the downpour removed the petals from the poppies.
It's raining cats and dogs The Nag 2009
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And the book, also paradoxically, while falling me in love with lush lyricism (just like everyone else), was actually what put me on the road towards a more stripped down prose ... because once Garcia-Marquez has rained petals from the sky to mourn the death of a patriarch, what more can I or anyone do?
Top Ten Novels 2007
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And the book, also paradoxically, while falling me in love with lush lyricism (just like everyone else), was actually what put me on the road towards a more stripped down prose ... because once Garcia-Marquez has rained petals from the sky to mourn the death of a patriarch, what more can I or anyone do?
SeeLight: 2007
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It is true that I am a person who prefers, most of the time, to remain petals-closed.
The Great Escape 2005
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It is true that I am a person who prefers, most of the time, to remain petals-closed.
The Great Escape 2005
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A cross of marigold petals is formed on the floor so that as the spirit approaches the alter, he will step on the cross and expel his guilt.
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A cross of marigold petals is formed on the floor so that as the spirit approaches the alter, he will step on the cross and expel his guilt.
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