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As adults, these Lepidoptera are harmless, but the caterpillars love to feast on your clothes
What are moths?
It's said 18th century ladies wore special heavy nightcaps to keep these rodents from gnawing on their hairdos
What are mice? (or rats)
Since olden days cooks have sprinkled this on food to make it last
What is salt?
Elizabeth I liked this country's hand knit hose, but she defeated its armada anyway
What was Spain?
The largest one ever made by birds was built by bald eagles and weighed over 6,700lbs
What is nest?
Though its voice is shrill, this small monkey's name is derived from Old French marmouser, to murmur
What is a marmoset?
Pillows worn under gowns were all the rage when Marie Antoinette was in this condition
What is pregnant?
It comes from animals, whether they're wild or tame
What is meat?
Even sea legs can look good enmeshed in these mesh stockings
What are fishnets?
A Texas cat named Dusty must have been the cat's meow because she has 420 of these
What are kittens?
It's said ancient Romans not only ate these eels but fed their disobedient slaves to them
What are morays?
Some French women used to paint these blood vessels blue to make them stand out
What were veins?
You could eat this crustacean to bolster your courage--but it probably wouldn't help
What is lobster?
If you catch this bridal stocking accessory, it's said you'll soon catch a bride
What is a garter?
Some of these anthropods have as many as 750 legs, not a thousand as their name implies?
What are millipedes? (centipedes not accepted)
Of the musk ox, musk deer, or musk turtle, the one that secretes the musk used in perfume
What is the musk deer?
Indian women supposedly used this bird's fat on their faces before the bird became our national symbol
What was eagles?
You can cease your search for the ultimate sweet treat as this versatile dish will soon have you filling each cheek with all you can eat
What is cheesecake?
In the 1890s, women's everyday stockings were usually this color
What is black?
The gaboon viper has the longest of any snake, nearly two inches
These sled dogs were named for these Eskimos who, it's said, first bred them
What are malamutes?
In Caesar and Cleopatra, Cleopatra tells the aging Caesar to rub rum on his head to make this happen
What is to make hair grow?
Johnny is so cheap he put only one of these in the cobbler
What is a peach?
The title of a Betty Grable musical about vaudeville said Mother wore...these.
What are tights?
It's the slowest moving land mammal, and its name is a synonym for laziness
What is the sloth?