Thorn Synonyms & Definitions

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• ThornDefinition & Meaning in English

  1. (v. t.) To prick, as with a thorn.
  2. (n.) Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn.
  3. (n.) Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
  4. (n.) The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It was used to represent both of the sounds of English th, as in thin, then. So called because it was the initial letter of thorn, a spine.
  5. (n.) A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine.

• Thorn-headedDefinition & Meaning in English

  1. (a.) Having a head armed with thorns or spines.

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