prickle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: prickle	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for prickle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickle n a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf Synonym(s): spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet v cause a prickling sensation Synonym(s): prickle, prick cause a stinging or tingling sensation Synonym(s): tingle, prickle make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" Synonym(s): prickle, prick
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prickle \Pric"kle\, n. [AS. pricele, pricle; akin to LG. prickel, D. prikkel. See {Prick}, n.] 1. A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, etc.; a spine. --Bacon. 2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade. --B. Jonson. 3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prickle \Pric"kle\, v. t. To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points. Felt a horror over me creep, Prickle skin, and catch my breath. --Tennyson.