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[θɔːn], (Noun)
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- 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 In English it was eventually superseded by the digraph th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
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Old English þorn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doorn and German Dorn
[tɔːn], (Noun)
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