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prickle |
3 definitions found 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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