'Prickle' definitions:

Definition of 'prickle'

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noun
A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf [syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet]
verb
Cause a prickling sensation [syn: prickle, prick]
verb
Cause a stinging or tingling sensation [syn: tingle, prickle]
verb
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]

Definition of 'Prickle'

From: GCIDE
  • Prickle \Pric"kle\, v. t. To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points. [1913 Webster]
  • Felt a horror over me creep, Prickle skin, and catch my breath. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Prickleback

Definition of 'Prickle'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]

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