artificial flower

collocation in English

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artificial
adjective
uk
/ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/ˌɑːr.t̬əˈfɪʃ.əl/
made by people, often as a copy of ...
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flower
noun[C]
uk
/flaʊər/us
/ˈflaʊ.ɚ/
the part of a plant that is often brightly coloured and has a pleasant smell, or the type of plant that ...
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The next is the ostrich and fancy feather andartificialflowerwages council, covering about 500 employees.
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Some of them have names which reflect the turn of the century, such as the ostrich, fancy feather andartificialflowerwages council.
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The factorys range of products produced between 1770 and 1775 included sculptures, porcelain plaques, dinner services, andartificialflowerbouquets.
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As an alternative, cheap ballpoint pens frequently have anartificialflowerattached to the shaft of the pen by wrapping both items in florists' tape.
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The most common types of such activities were knitting, the making and repairing of clothes (including making headwear), making artificial flowers, carpentry and photography.
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No imports of artificial flowers for retention on the home market are at present allowed.
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I suppose artificial flowers could come into that category, so that aspect must be looked into.
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There is a prohibition on the sale of artificial flowers.
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The value of the artificial flowers imported during 1925, 1926 and 1927 amounted to £502,000, £512,000 and £594,000, respectively.
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Can it sell only cut flowers and plants; and what about artificial flowers?
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Today's cliché is more often that they are solemnised in cold unfriendly register offices against a background of dusty artificial flowers.
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There are no restrictions on the importation of artificial flowers, fruits, and leaves from enemy countries.
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The number of really good artificial flowers one is seeing nowadays makes it all the more important that the industry should look to its means of developing itself very fully.
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The flowers in the garden died as summer turned to autumn turned, and were replaced with artificial flowers.
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Artificial flowers were refilled in either ten or twenty minute intervals upon being emptied.
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The use of natural and artificial flowers, texts, sound and materials like hair and chewing gum where part of her first works.
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From shoes and textiles, these shops have expanded their product offerings to include furniture, home electronics, motorcycles, artificial flowers, and various other types of goods.
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Batton was the least noted, who wrote a few unsuccessful operas and then worked in the manufacture of artificial flowers.
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