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BNC: 20616 COCA: 12101

antler

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
antler /ˈæntlɚ/ noun
plural antlers
antler
/ˈæntlɚ/
noun
plural antlers
Learner's definition of ANTLER
[count]
: the horn of a deer or similar animal鹿角;茸角

— antlered

/ˈæntlɚd/ adjective
BNC: 20616 COCA: 12101

antler

noun

ant·​ler ˈant-lər How to pronounce antler (audio)
: one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
also : a branch of an antler
antlered adjective
antlerless adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Grafted onto another part of the skull, a leg, even the head of a mouse, the tissue excised from an antler’s base can still burst into twists and tines of bone. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2022 July's Buck Moon refers to antler changes on male deer (bucks). Meghan Willcoxon, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2022 The results suggest that the heat markings aren’t likely to have been caused by later practical uses, or by accidental exposure to a fire long after creation, although a few bone antler artifacts in the cave show such damage. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Apr. 2022 The Schrags said Bruno had a distinctive antler configuration. NBC News, 24 Mar. 2022 With its rich amber color and antler-like branches, the fragment seemed alive despite having broken off from its mother colony. Rowan Moore Gerety, Wired, 5 Apr. 2022 The antler-less deer harvest, however, seems to have dropped from 9,735 in 2020 to about 6,000 in 2021. Michael Hollan, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2022 His standard line ranges from $60 resin rings into the mid-$ 150s for most bands with a few standout options, such as a deer antler with rose gold liner, costing $225. Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2021 Arches of elk antlers flank Jackson’s town square, where an annual antler auction is held. Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English aunteler, from Anglo-French antiler, from Vulgar Latin *anteoculare, from neuter of *anteocularis located before the eye, from Latin ante- + oculus eye — more at eye

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of antler was in the 14th century
BNC: 20616 COCA: 12101

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