"Fringe" is a synonym for this, hair that's combed over the forehead
bangs
Turkey,
marten,
sponge
a marten
Yabba dabba doo! It can mean the bottom layer or fundamental principles
bedrock
In order to gain military advantage, the ancient Romans were the first to build roads like the Via Claudia Augusta across this mountain system between central Europe & Italy
the Alps
The label of the deodorant Secret says it's also one of these sweat-stopping products
antiperspirant
This synonym for "voluptuous" is named for a Flemish painter
Rubenesque
Kiwi,
kinkajou,
kookaburra
kinkajou
Sure & 'tis this plant in the name of the NBA's Celtics' charitable foundation
shamrock
This persecuted group fled England in 1609 & lived in the Netherlands for 11 years before crossing the Atlantic
Pilgrims
6-letter substance that can go on your oily face or under your waxy skis
powder
"To moo like a cow" & "degraded" are synonyms for 2 different definitions of this 3-letter word
low
Shoebill,
sea horse,
narwhal
the narwhal
Down, down! This spiny crustacean does not have claws, but those tails are goooood
rock lobster
In the late 1800s Boers in the Dorsland Trek crossed this desert from the Transvaal to Angola
the Kalahari
The Philips SensoTouch is one of these that can be used when you're wet or dry
an (electric) shaver (a razor accepted)
"Apex" is from the Latin; this 4-letter synonym is from the Greek for "point"
acme
Hyrax,
pterodactyl,
barracuda
hyrax
To deprive a priest of ecclesiastical function
defrock
The career of this British soldier culminated in the 1918 capture of Damascus
Lawrence of Arabia
Latin mollis, "soft", gives us the name of this type of skin product
emollient
Another name for a wine steward is this French word
a sommelier
Albatross,
pangolin,
darter
the pangolin
A toothed wheel engaging with a chain
sprocket
On all 4 voyages to the New World, Columbus' ships stopped for supplies at this island group off Morocco's coast
the Canary Islands
Aveeno began in 1945 with a special process to mill this grain so it soothes dry skin
oatmeal