thorn

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[θɔːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant

- a thorny bush, shrub, or tree, especially a hawthorn

- an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, þ or Þ, representing the dental fricatives ð and θ. In English it was eventually superseded by the digraph th

- a yellowish-brown woodland moth that rests with the wings raised over the back, with caterpillars that mimic twigs in appearance


Phrases:
- a thorn in someone's side
- there is no rose without a thorn

Origin:
Old English þorn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doorn and German Dorn


[tɔːn], (Noun)

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