Meaning

(botany) A sharp, hard extension of the cortex and epidermis of some plants (such as roses), informally called a "thorn"..

Definitions by Sense

1. (botany) A sharp, hard extension of the cortex and epidermis of some plants (such as roses), informally called a "thorn".
2. A small, sharp pointed object similar to the true prickle, such as a thorn.
3. A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
4. A kind of willow basket.
5. (UK, obsolete) A sieve of hazelnuts, weighing about fifty pounds.
6. (collective) A group of hedgehogs or porcupines.
7. (intransitive) To feel a prickle.
8. (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel a prickle; to prick.

Example Sentences

The plants that have prickles are, thorns, black and white, briar, rose, lemon-trees,[…]

If I had but a pottle of Sacke, like a sharp prickle, / To knock my nose against when I am nodding

The prickle is a brown willow basket, in which walnuts are imported into this country from the Continent; they are about thirty inches deep, and in bulk rather larger than a gallon measure; they are used only by the vendors of walnuts.

Guilt prickled me. It was about to get much worse.

Word Forms

• prickles
• prickling
• prickled

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