antler

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From Middle English auntelere, hauntelere, from Old French antoillier (antler, horn), from ante- (in front of) +‎ oillier (oil (eye) +‎ -ier (a suffix indicating location)), possibly from an unattested Latin *anteocularis (before the eye).

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Antlers.

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antler (plural antlers)

  1. A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs. They are grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.)
    While hiking in the woods, I found an antler from a deer.

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