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Examples
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I watched the tastanaki slip his war club into the sash at his waist, sling a turkey-feather cloak over his shoulders, and slip an arm through the strap on his quiver.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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I watched the tastanaki slip his war club into the sash at his waist, sling a turkey-feather cloak over his shoulders, and slip an arm through the strap on his quiver.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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Essentially a Hare's Ear with long wood-duck tails and a turkey-feather back, it matches the robust natural nymphs perfectly.
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Young ladies go invariably with chaperones; following each dance there is a brief promenade, whereafter the young ladies are returned to their duennas -- who, if they be Charleston dowagers in perfection, usually carry turkey-feather fans.
American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' Julian Street 1913
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The patient lies under the blankets surrounded by a line of sacred meal in which turkey-feather prayer-sticks, _kĕdán_, are implanted.
The North American Indian Edward S. Curtis 1910
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"Well now, wa'n't that lovely?" crowed Mrs. Daggett, cooling her flushed face with slow sweeps of the big turkey-feather fan Mrs. Dix handed her.
An Alabaster Box Florence Morse Kingsley 1898
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The latter would walk to the church anyway, and when our old carryall reached the door, I felt like screaming to see her sitting there on the steps fanning herself with her turkey-feather fan and waiting for us to appear.
The Harvest of Years Martha Lewis Beckwith Ewell 1871
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You jest take care now; and here 's a turkey-feather fan to fan her with; and I 'll get on the kettle to make her a cup of tea.
Oldtown Folks 1869
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So that he that would be tall became exceeding tall, for his head rose above the forest; and even the turkey-feather at the top thereof is not forgotten, since to this day it is seen waving in the wind.
Algonquin Legends of New England Charles Godfrey Leland 1863
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What will happen to the Baby Grand covered with rhinestones and turkey-feather ...
LT Saloon 2010
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