Camelopardine

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to a giraffe. rare

    "Nevertheless, there she was — dressed out in white satin, with a red velvet toque, and a bird-of-paradise feather, several strings of pearls set off to the greatest advantage by the white and yellow skin of her camelopardine neck, and a pair of diamond bracelets hanging loose upon either skinny arm."

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"Nevertheless, there she was — dressed out in white satin, with a red velvet toque, and a bird-of-paradise feather, several strings of pearls set off to the greatest advantage by the white and yellow skin of her camelopardine neck, and a pair of diamond bracelets hanging loose upon either skinny arm."

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