thistle

[ this-uhl ]

/ ˈθɪs əl /

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noun

any of various prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flower heads, especially of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, or Onopordum.

any of various other prickly plants.

Origin of thistle

before 900; Middle English thistel,Old English; cognate with Dutch distel,German Distel,Old Norse thistill

OTHER WORDS FROM thistle

this·tle·like, adjective

Words nearby thistle

this is where I came in, “This Land Is Your Land”, “This Little Piggy Went to Market”, this'll, this side of, thistle, thistle butterfly, thistledown, thistle tube, thistly, this-worldliness

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Example sentences from the Web for thistle

She starts low down among the plants, thorn and thistle, gorse and cactus.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties"|Douglas English
Notice the luxuriant growth of thistle in the old trench lines.
New Zealanders at Gallipoli|Major Fred Waite
We toiled hard and lived on a few greens and on thistle and other roots.
The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt|Parley Parker Pratt
The rose, thistle and shamrock again appear on the stamp, at either side of the oval frame and separating the inscriptions.
Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery|Clifton Armstrong Howes

"These are the ones I want," said Thistle, and asked for the mantle of sunshine.
Lulu's Library, Volume II|Louisa M. Alcott

British Dictionary definitions for thistle (1 of 2)

thistle

/ (ˈθɪsəl) /

noun

any of numerous plants of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, and related genera, having prickly-edged leaves, pink, purple, yellow, or white dense flower heads, and feathery hairs on the seeds: family Asteraceae (composites)

a thistle, or a representation of one, as the national emblem of Scotland

Derived forms of thistle

thistly, adjective

Word Origin for thistle

Old English thīstel, related to Old Saxon, Old High German thīstil, Old Norse thīstill

British Dictionary definitions for thistle (2 of 2)

Thistle

/ (ˈθɪsəl) /

noun the Thistle

See Order of the Thistle

(sometimes not capital)

the emblem of this Order
membership of this Order

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释义	thistle [ this-uhl ] / ˈθɪs əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thistle ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of various prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flower heads, especially of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, or Onopordum. any of various other prickly plants. Origin of thistle before 900; Middle English thistel,Old English; cognate with Dutch distel,German Distel,Old Norse thistill OTHER WORDS FROM thistle this·tle·like, adjective Words nearby thistle this is where I came in, “This Land Is Your Land”, “This Little Piggy Went to Market”, this'll, this side of, thistle, thistle butterfly, thistledown, thistle tube, thistly, this-worldliness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thistle She starts low down among the plants, thorn and thistle, gorse and cactus. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties"\|Douglas English Notice the luxuriant growth of thistle in the old trench lines. New Zealanders at Gallipoli\|Major Fred Waite We toiled hard and lived on a few greens and on thistle and other roots. The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt\|Parley Parker Pratt The rose, thistle and shamrock again appear on the stamp, at either side of the oval frame and separating the inscriptions. Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery\|Clifton Armstrong Howes "These are the ones I want," said Thistle, and asked for the mantle of sunshine. Lulu's Library, Volume II\|Louisa M. Alcott British Dictionary definitions for thistle (1 of 2) thistle / (ˈθɪsəl) / noun any of numerous plants of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, and related genera, having prickly-edged leaves, pink, purple, yellow, or white dense flower heads, and feathery hairs on the seeds: family Asteraceae (composites) a thistle, or a representation of one, as the national emblem of Scotland Derived forms of thistle thistly, adjective Word Origin for thistle Old English thīstel, related to Old Saxon, Old High German thīstil, Old Norse thīstill British Dictionary definitions for thistle (2 of 2) Thistle / (ˈθɪsəl) / noun the Thistle See Order of the Thistle (sometimes not capital) the emblem of this Order membership of this Order Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to thistle arrow, dart, shaft, thorn, prickle, bristle, spike, spur, prong, quill, prick, shrub, nettle, spray, burr, hedge, cleaver, furze, gorse, brier
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thistle

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Origin of thistle

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Example sentences from the Web for thistle

British Dictionary definitions for thistle (1 of 2)

noun

Derived forms of thistle

Word Origin for thistle

British Dictionary definitions for thistle (2 of 2)

noun the Thistle

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