flocking
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After flocking one section of the tree, mist that section again with the spray bottle to activate the flocking and seal it to the branches. — Country Living Staff, Country Living, "Here's How to Flock a Christmas Tree, if You've Always Dreamed of a White Christmas," 29 Aug. 2019 Then there's the annual flocking of the parrotheads. — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, "Things to do this week in Cincinnati: July 15-21," 14 July 2019 The trees - 6 feet tall and covered with white flocking – arrived Tuesday at the longtime unofficial campsite for the homeless. — Alyson Ward And Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, "Homeless camp now adorned with the 'gift' of Christmas trees," 21 Dec. 2017 FEET FIRST mats are made from 100% recycled truck tires with durable nylon flocking, usable indoors or out, washable, durable, and endearing…. — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, "Fake Manhole-Cover Doormats," 16 Jan. 2008 All of this is creating a toxic political environment in much of the advanced world, driving greater polarization and the flocking of voters to candidates outside the mainstream. — Neil Irwin, New York Times, "Interest Rates Have Fallen Around the World," 27 June 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'flocking.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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