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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prickle \Pric"kle\, v. t.
To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
Felt a horror over me creep, Prickle skin, and catch my
breath. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prickle \Pric"kle\, n. [AS. pricele, pricle; akin to LG
prickel, D. prikkel See {Prick}, n.]
1. A little prick; a small sharp point; a fine, sharp
process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the
bark of a plant, etc.; a spine. --Bacon.
2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some
branches of trade --B. Jonson
3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
prickle
n : a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf [syn: {spine}, {thorn}]
v 1: cause a prickling sensation [syn: {prick}]
2: cause a tingling sensation [syn: {tingle}]
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