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I come out of the earth, I am sold in the market. The one who buys me cuts my tail, takes off my suit of silk, and weeps beside me when I am dead. What am I?
Skirts for men.
With a halo of water and a tongue of wood, stone as skin long I stood. What am I?
I can be any color you can imagine. You see me in everyday life. Look around, you can probably see some of me right now. What am I?
I am bought by the yard but worn by the foot
I saw the dead bring forth the living. I saw the living bring forth the dead. What did I see?