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noun • a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top • a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used | ||||||||
| 30% | 5 | Artificial silk | ||||||
noun • a synthetic silklike fabric | ||||||||
| 29% | 6 | From a French word denoting shell-covered pebble work ornamenting artificial grottoes, a term for a flamboyant style of architecture, decoration and furniture-making that emerged in Paris in the 1720s | ||||||
noun • fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century adjective satellite • having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation | ||||||||
Needle For Decoration On Artificial Silk Crossword Clue
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OBELISK which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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OBELISK
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | Artificial silk
The Guardian Quick -
01 Dec 1999 | The Guardian Quick / 01 Dec 1999 |
2 | Can be done with a single needle or double needle | |
3 | From a French word denoting shell-covered pebble work ornamenting artificial grottoes, a term for a flamboyant style of architecture, decoration and furniture-making that emerged in Paris in the 1720s
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
02 Sep 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 02 Sep 2023 |
4 | Having a needle or needle-like structure | |
5 | Material made of silk or a silk-like fabric
The Guardian Quick -
04 Jun 2021 | The Guardian Quick / 04 Jun 2021 |
6 | Silk (or silk-like) fabric
The Guardian Quick -
16 Sep 2011 | The Guardian Quick / 16 Sep 2011 |
7 | The "needle" part of needle grass
New York Times -
05 Apr 2013 | New York Times / 05 Apr 2013 |
