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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRICK'LE, n. In botany, a small pointed shoot or sharp process, growing from the bark only, and thus distinguished from the thorn, which grows from the wood of a plant. Thus the rose, the bramble, the gooseberry and the barberry are armed with prickles.
1. A sharp pointed process of an animal.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf [syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet] v
1: cause a prickling sensation [syn: prickle, prick]
2: cause a stinging or tingling sensation [syn: tingle, prickle]
3: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" [syn: prickle, prick]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English prikle, from Old English pricle; akin to Old English prica prick Date: 15th century 1. a fine sharp process or projection; especially a sharp pointed emergence arising from the epidermis or bark of a plant 2. a prickling or tingling sensation II. verb (prickled; prickling) Date: 1513 transitive verb 1. to prick slightly 2. to produce prickles in intransitive verb to cause or feel a prickling, tingling, or stinging sensation

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a small thorn. b Bot. a thornlike process developed from the epidermis of a plant. 2 a hard-pointed spine of a hedgehog etc. 3 a prickling sensation. --v.tr. & intr. affect or be affected with a sensation as of pricking. Etymology: OE pricel PRICK: (v.) also dimin. of PRICK

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(prickles, prickling, prickled) 1. If your skin prickles, it feels as if a lot of small sharp points are being stuck into it, either because of something touching it or because you feel a strong emotion. He paused, feeling his scalp prickling under his hat... VERB: V • Prickle is also a noun. I felt a prickle of disquiet. N-COUNT 2. Prickles are small sharp points that stick out from leaves or from the stalks of plants. ...an erect stem covered at the base with a few prickles. N-COUNT: usu pl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Little prick, thorn, spine; small, sharp-pointed projection.

Moby Thesaurus

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