i Register
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noun
A sharp, hard extension of the cortex and epidermis of some plants (such as roses), informally called a "thorn".
A small, sharp pointed object similar to the true prickle, such as a thorn.
The plants that have prickles are, thorns, black and white, briar, rose, lemon-trees,[…]
A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
A kind of willow basket.
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.
A sieve of hazelnuts, weighing about fifty pounds.
verb
To feel a prickle.
To cause (someone) to feel a prickle; to prick.
Guilt prickled me. It was about to get much worse.