单词 | prickled |
释义 | prickledadj. Esp. of a plant or animal: covered in or set with prickles; prickly. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > thorn or prickle > [adjective] thornenc897 thornyc1000 armeda1398 pikeda1398 thornish1426 pricky1548 prickly1577 prickled1578 spiky1578 sharp-set1601 spiny1604 senticous1657 aculeous1658 spinous1668 spineal1688 spinose1693 aculeate1753 spinescent1793 aculeolate1818 aciculated1819 spinulose1819 spinulescent1836 spinulous1846 thorned1895 the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > projection or protuberance > [adjective] > pointed projection > prickle prickling1567 prickled1578 echinated1657 echinate1668 jag-armed1827 echinulate1846 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a hard protective covering > having spines pikeda1398 prickled1578 spinose1661 thorny1711 prickly1774 spinous1774 spined1777 spinaceous1875 the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective] > having (a) sharp projection(s) > having points like prickles or bristles sharpc1000 prickling1567 prickly1577 prickled1578 thistly1605 pricklish1698 spicated1703 bristled1794 thistlish1858 stivery1892 burred1906 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. lxxviii. 116 It [sc. Salsola Kali] is the right Kali or Alkali of the Arabians: some call it in English Salteworte; we may also call it Kali or prickled Kali. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes An herbe..whereof be two kindes, the one prickled, the other not prickled. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 705 Within which, the beast draweth vp his body, as a Hedghog doth within his prickled skin. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Spinach Having its Corners very sharp-pointed and prickled. a1745 J. Swift Poems (1937) II. 586 How did the humbled Swain detest His prickled Beard, and hairy Breast! 1857 G. W. Thornbury Songs of Cavaliers & Roundheads 222 My whip there, my spur; 'Tis as sharp as the spike of that wild prickled bur. 1876 J. Warren Soldier of Fortune iv. iii. 352 A song of faith forsworn—like swept up leaves In bare woods, when the robin comes, and rime Just fringes round the prickled holly leaf. 1925 Times 25 June 17/5 Viper's bugloss lifts triumphant arms of sky-blue, and musk-thistle curves a swanlike neck, because each is prickled. Rabbits turn from them. 1965 Limnol. & Oceanogr. 10 Suppl. 40/1 Disc and tail covered with thorns and prickles... Dorsals. caudal, and skin over eyes, all prickled. 1989 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 19 Feb. It was impossible to pull through the spiked tails that grew from their prickled stems. 2003 Tucson Citizen (Nexis) 24 Jan. (Living section) d4 All this is done with complete faith that fresh canes will arise, each producing a miraculous bloom on top of a prickled knobby stem. CompoundsΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > of South America or West Indies > sour-sop prickle-apple1578 prickled apple1657 sour-sop1667 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 70 The Prickled apple..is shap't like the heart of an Oxe,..a faint green on the outside, with many prickles on it, the tast very like a musty Limon. 1715 R. Thoresby Ducatus Leodiensis 452 Anona maxima, the Sour-Sop or prickled Apple of Ligon. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > prickly pear tuna1555 Opuntia1601 prickled pear1610 prickle pear1610 prickpear1622 prickly pear1696 pear apple1898 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > prickly pear plants tuna1555 Opuntia1601 prickled pear1610 prickle pear1610 prickpear1622 Indian fig1631 prickly pear1696 pimploe1698 pear1805 1610 S. Jourdan Discov. Barmudas 15 The Country yeeldeth diuers fruits, as prickled peares. 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. xvii. 1800 We will now come to speake of the Prickled Peares, which are a fruit growing in these Ilands, in such places as are scarce fit for any thing else. 1708 J. Oldmixon Brit. Empire in Amer. II. 95 The Prickled Pear is of a better Tast and Form..; the Rind of it, near the Stalk, is of a pale green Colour. 1735 J. Atkins Voy. Guinea 217 Besides Rum and Sugars, they have Quantites of Ginger, Aloes.., Cedar, Cotton, and Palmeto Trees, prickled Pear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1578 |
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