OSTRICH


Meaning of OSTRICH in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

egg

Palaces and diamonds as big as ostrich eggs and tiaras and Rollers and glasses and handbags.

She survived until my sushi-maker served up the requisite salmon roe topped with the yoke of a tiny ostrich egg .

Top left Four Piranesi prints grouped above a concealed radiator that sports two ostrich eggs .

feather

Some of the figures depicted are clearly chiefs, wearing what may be ostrich feathers .

You travel in style, with ostrich feathers .

Overdress of glass beads, ostrich feathers and yarn.

Her legs, in fishnet stockings, move gracefully, she fans herself with an ostrich feather .

A svelte-looking black velvet off-the-shoulder number, with ostrich feather trim, was priced at £59.99.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Bailey said she regularly prepares sausage, meatloaf, hamburgers and roasts from ostrich meat instead of beef.

Her legs, in fishnet stockings, move gracefully, she fans herself with an ostrich feather.

Marchello said ostrich meat tastes like beef, is comparable in protein, but lower in fat, calories and cholesterol.

She was behaving like an ostrich about Old Red - and a stubborn ostrich at that!

There is a vulture that breaks ostrich eggs by hurling stones with its beak.

You will notice phrases like crocodile tears, the elephant never forgets, and the ostrich burying its head in the sand.

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