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CAMELOPARDOld name for a giraffe based on its resemblance to two other creatures
TAFTOnly president to administer the oath of office to two other presidents
ZEUGMAFigure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (6)
STEAKTARTAREFirst sailor gives wood to two others heading east to supply raw product
GRAYLINGFish that is grand, superior to two others
ICINGFrosting, glace or other such naturally white sugary sweet glaze or topping named for its resemblance to frozen water; or, alluding to its enhancement of a cake, a word for a bonus or unexpected extra
BRUSHTwiggy lopping of trees; a besom, broom or whisk; or, a white-tipped tail of a fox, named for its resemblance to an artist's traditional filbert, rigger or other paint applicator of the same name (5)
RHOMBUSCalisson- or lozenge-shaped parallelogram known as a diamond due to its resemblance to said shape represented on a playing card (7)
OXBOWA horseshoe bend or meander in a river, named for its resemblance to the U-shape of the collar of a yoke (2-3)
UVEAAn eye's choroid layer that takes its name from the Latin for "grape", for its resemblance to said berry (4)
BRACKETFrom "codpiece" or "breeches", an architectural support, such as a corbel, supposedly named for its resemblance to the aforesaid pouch; or, either of a pair of parentheses ( ) [ ] { } for enclosing wo
MOUSEAn originally corded device named for its resemblance to a long-tailed rodent; or, with "potato", in imitation of "couch potato", a person who spends excessive amounts of time sat at a computer, using
THECHEESEGRATERNickname for London's Leadenhall Building due to its resemblance to a certain kitchen utensil
ISPYA game in which a player selects a visible object for others to guess based on its first letter (1,3)
MERLOTFrom French patois for "little blackbird", a Bordeaux grape variety, named for its resemblance to the blue-black colour of said ouzel (6)
VINAIGRETTEHistorical man- or horse-drawn French sedan chair, so called for its resemblance to acetum-sellers' carts; a small decorative bottle for smelling salts; or, French dressing (11)
MARCONIRIGSailboat configuration named for its resemblance to a radio antenna
THEBEANChicago landmark nicknamed for its resemblance to a legume
SEAANEMONECreature named for its resemblance to a brightly colored flowering plant
SNAPDRAGONSpring bloom named for its resemblance to a mythical creature