beehive

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Sarah from Makin 'Projiks found a roll of bias binding at the thrift store and this beehive is the first project she has made using it.

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  1. noun A hive for bees.

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  • To liken the naming heavens to a beehive, and the rising sun to a bee issuing from the “hive-hole,” can hardly be said to add dignity to the description. —  Poets of the South
  • As your bleached Agy crop grows out and parts of your Amy beehive are still scattered across the floor, a new It-do is emerging. —  Life and style | guardian.co.uk
  • In the last West End revival, Alison Steadman played Kath as a beehive-hairstyled auntie to her own Beverly in Abigail's Party; Staunton is even harsher, and also more desperate in her longing to have a new child with her new baby Sloane, while missing, perhaps, the scented voluptuousness of Beryl Reid in the 1969 film. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • Sarah from Makin 'Projiks found a roll of bias binding at the thrift store and this beehive is the first project she has made using it. —  Cuteable
  • The concept of industry has for centuries been connected with the image of the beehive, which is a state symbol in Utah. —  WordPress.com Top Blogs
 

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  1. from Middle English beehyve; from bee + hive.
 

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/ˈbihaɪv/
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