antler

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”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈænt.lɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈænt.lə/

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antler (plural antlers)

1. A 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.

• Antlers (place name)

• Lenart, altern, learnt, rental, ternal