tendril
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2VERB + TENDRIL
kissing
TENDRIL + NOUN
-, fingers
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noun
A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.
The Gourd, / And thirſty Cucumer, vvhen they perceive / Th' approaching Olive, vvith Reſentment fly / Her fatty Fibres, and vvith Tendrils creep / Diverſe, deteſting Contact; […]
A hair-like tentacle.
Anything shaped like a tendril or coil.
Her blond hair was tied into a half up, half down style with face-framing tendrils.
adj
Having the shape or properties of a tendril; thin and coiling; entwining.
Kissing the tendril fingers - at first because Mina, its mother, did not - but later with a rapture begot by its breath on her breast.
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3The Gourd, / And thirſty Cucumer, vvhen they perceive / Th' approaching Olive, vvith Reſentment fly / Her fatty Fibres, and vvith Tendrils creep / Diverſe, deteſting Contact; […]
WiktionaryHer blond hair was tied into a half up, half down style with face-framing tendrils.
WiktionaryKissing the tendril fingers - at first because Mina, its mother, did not - but later with a rapture begot by its breath on her breast.
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