prickle

Definitions


[ˈprɪkl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a short pointed outgrowth on the bark or epidermis of a plant; a small thorn
(e.g: the prickles of the gorse bushes)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English pricel ‘instrument for pricking, sensation of being pricked’; related to Middle Dutch prickel, from the Germanic base of prick. The verb is partly a diminutive of the verb prick


[ˈprɪkl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a part of the body) experience a tingling sensation, especially as a result of strong emotion
(e.g: the sound made her skin prickle with horror)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English pricel ‘instrument for pricking, sensation of being pricked’; related to Middle Dutch prickel, from the Germanic base of prick. The verb is partly a diminutive of the verb prick




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