Sentences with phrase «like feathers from»

The brown paillettes look like feathers from a distance while sequins and gems line the collar.

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I don't think that the lds was founded on a bet (like Scientology) but a religion founded on the run from angry mobs with tar and feathers is only slightly better.

I do eblieve Moses was a hypocrite and an true Joo who took advantage of the opportunity of making a feather bed for himself by taking things he learned from the Egyptian book of the dead and preaching them to his Jooish buddies like a tru Joo his istinct of being a predator came out.

They would just like to just find a way to develop a way to raise McNuggets from birth — no feathers or appendages...

33 That very hour the word was fulfilled concerning Nebuchadnezzar; he was driven from men and ate grass like oxen; his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair had grown like eagles» feathers and his nails like birds» claws.

I don't like this idea of killing two bald Eagle, they should get the feathers, the same as usual, from the dept, of U.S. Fish and Wildlife services... why kill these Eagles... makes no sense, to me... just to make a head dress...

A sparrow, its feathers so fluffed for warmth it looked like a fat monk in a robe and tonsure, peering out from the ice - cased lilac hedge while I sat at the living - room window, waiting for my parents to wake.

I'd say this cheesecake lays far from a traditional one — it's very delicate and light like a feather.

These maritime people were regarded as master shipbuilders who traveled across the seas of the Indonesian archipelago collecting everything from sandalwood to spices, exotic feathers and even gold, to sell at faraway lands like Singapore.

this club, under his tutelage, has ruffled a lot of feathers over the years and now it's coming home to roost... his arrogance has rubbed many the wrong way, but winning provided the perfect tonic to cure all ills... whether largely self - created or a byproduct of all the media attention, Wenger seemed to embrace his cult - like status, which would eventually be his downfall... he claimed that his club was different... more of an extended family than a footballing club and only those with what he deemed as «special» qualities could even hope to join such an exclusive club... these «qualities» were hailed by most, especially as the wins kept rolling in... but with exclusivity comes a certain amount of cockiness, which can be somewhat healthy in a highly competitive environment if it comes from a honest place... it wouldn't take long for the fans to embrace their bespectacled former economics professor, going so far as to suggest he could do no wrong... but this fairy tale couldn't last forever

Like covering the clutch of eggs with feathers to protect them while she takes one of her brief breaks.And the «brood patch» of down that she plucked from her own belly to keep the eggs warmer (through direct contact with her skin).

For those who suffer from allergies furs or feathers of pets like dogs, cats, or parrots while loving to keep them in their homes, the best solution is to bathe pets frequently.

Cut out a bird shape from the construction paper, then glue on googly eyes, feathers, pom poms, whatever your «bird» would like to look like!

In it, writer Sarah Kliff attempts to calm the ruffled feathers of school food reform advocates like myself who are outraged by Congress's watering down of school nutrition standards last week under pressure from food industry lobbyists.

In fact I have written a blog post about it on my website on fathers and their feathers, and it came about from a question that was asked to me about a dad that «my husband doesn't like to do skin - to - skin contact because he feels like the hair on his chest is going to bothered the baby,» and I have to tell them that it doesn't matter what the father's hairy chest looks like, the baby is going to love being there.

Then glue the turkey's body on top of the feathers, so it looks like they are sticking out from behind the bird.

Yoee Baby The world's first toy designed for interactive newborn play and development, Yoee Baby's characters (there are 4 to choose from) feature a soft, feather - like tail that is designed to caress baby and incite coos, giggles and smiles.

There are all kinds of really cute toilet paper roll turkeys out in blog - land, like this one from The Resourceful Mama or this one from Happy Hooligans, but we opted for some good ole» craft feathers for our toilet paper roll turkey.

«Our work supports the idea that vaned feathers were great communication tools from the get - go and may have helped large bird - like theropods sidestep the bother of skeletal bells and whistles,» she says.

As a professor of entomology at the University of California, Berkeley, George studied insects and their parasites, traveling to amber hot spots like the Dominican Republic, Canada, Mexico and northern Europe to collect and describe just about anything trapped in resin, from feathers to frogs.

For most of the past century, people hypothesized that feathers had evolved from elongated scales, like shingles on a house that got longer and longer until they hung off the body and provided aerodynamic function, catching air and enabling gliding and ultimately flying.

The filamentary feathers gave the impression that it was flightless, but the rod - like bones sticking out from the wrists were a puzzle.

It's made from overlapping strips of flexible material, layered somewhat like feathers or fish scales, allowing for the pieces to move across each other as the wing flexes, while still providing a smooth outer surface.

Feathers, like most opaque objects, typically get their color from pigments in surface coatings (much as melanin colors skin) or from tiny surface structures that reflect light, such as those found on iridescent butterflies and beetles.

Most scientists agree that birds evolved from small dinosaurs at least 150 million years ago, and the earliest known birds have wings and feathers that look much like those of modern birds.

The authors conclude that unless the feather structures of Confuciusornis and Archaeopteryx were greatly different from those of modern birds — for example if their rachis were solid rather than hollow like those of modern birds, a possibility they consider unlikely — then flapping flying must have been a later development.

«They had broad feathers on their limbs and tail, and glided from tree to tree, like flying squirrels,» says Persons.

Scientists from the University of Southampton have revealed that feather shafts are made of a multi-layered fibrous composite material, much like carbon fibre, which allows the feather to bend and twist to cope with the stresses of flight.

Apart from its lovely coloration, the new fish stands out with its branched, feather - like pelvic - fin rays and the absence of scales.

These early bird chicks may have been much like modern chickens, which have feathers and can move around from birth.

Cats, dogs, and other furry or feathered pets produce dander, which consists of microscopic, dandruff - like flakes of skin and proteins from saliva and urine that can trigger allergies and aggravate asthma.

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When looking at lightweight down jackets especially thin down jackets, it's important to know that a waterproof insulation or heat insulation ay be within the lining, most likely made from a duck feathers, much like bedding.

Wendy from Birds of a Feather Events tells us more, We were inspired by the deep tones of Marsala, black, and plum but wanted to make sure it still felt like wedding inspiration, so we added in some soft blush tones and decided to set it in a white, industrial space.

I wouldn't want to ruffle anyone's feathers, unless it's in the form of ruffle tops like the one I'm wearing from Three Dots.

After a little tailoring to give the dress a more form - fitting silhouette, attaching the crystals, and sewing on the feathers as a skirt, the dress looks like something straight from the red carpet.

Here's a way to keep lipstick from feathering (a great trick if you have tiny wrinkles above your upper lip): Coat your mouth and go slightly outside your lip line with a clear balm - like plain ChapStick — before applying color.

The best examples of this extravagant trend may be Etro's feathery elements for high heeled ankle strap sandals, MSGM's feather adornments created with shades like blue, Oscar de la Renta's glamorous and breathtaking feathery straps, and the chic feathery hints from Dries Van Noten providing the fans of glam with a whole range of cool new stuff.

NEW YORK, United States — Oroboro, a purveyor of art - teacher chic in Williamsburg, Brooklyn — the unofficial capital of said chic — is the kind of boutique that sells loose - fitting linen garments in earth tone shades and knits in makeup hues from the likes of Black Crane, Electric Feathers and Lauren Manoogian.

Premium quality fabrics, pure silks, feathers and millinery material come from shops in London, where I like to travel.

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This Shen is a wicked foe, hurling sharp, pointed feathers from his tail like a circus knife - thrower.

Saoirse Ronan, in feathered Chanel, and Lupita Nyong «o, in sculptural Elie Saab, paid tribute to the Time's Up movement, while the likes of Naomie Harris and Gemma Arterton were accompanied by activists including Gwen Davis and Eileen Pullen, who staged a walk - out from Ford's Dagenham plant in 1968.

Some people kind of run away from the fact that they didn't grow up with the proverbial silver spoon in their mouths, but for me, if I ran away from that, I think I would be like a feather floating in the air with no sense of purpose, no sense of groundedness, with a whole lot of emptiness.»

Instead of having to gently feather the throttle away from a stop to prevent either embarrassing wheel spin or a violent surge forward like you're trying to race the guy next to you — both common occurrences in the V -8-powered 750i — the 740i's straight - six produces linear, easily modulated thrust, giving the 740i a far more relaxed demeanor.

«Our state - run company is like a gigantic fat goose, and everyone must take a bite or pluck a feather or two from it.

She noticed two small black birds nearby, panting like dogs from the heat, their beaks open, their feathers puffed up.

A TYPICAL YEAR OLD LION DOG c. 1923 C.R. Edmonds, Farmer's Weekly, February 7, 1923) Height — 24 inches at the shoulder Weight — 60 lb Colour — Tawny, fawn or brindle Coat — short and hard Tail — Longish and thick, free from feather and carried low (Note: two breeders have advised the writer that considerable difficulty is experienced in the tail as at times varying lengths of tail occur in the same litter, some being only six to seven inches long like a docked dog, others with a kink like a Bulldog and others with long tails as described.

At the very least, they need to carry a towel to wrap the bird, some strong tweezers or a hemostat to pull out a broken blood feather (a new feather shaft that will bleed like crazy if busted) and some styptic powder for pets to stop any bleeding, usually from a broken toenail.