Definition of Prickle

1. Noun. A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf.

Exact synonyms: Pricker, Spikelet, Spine, Sticker, Thorn
Generic synonyms: Aculeus
Specialized synonyms: Glochid, Glochidium
Derivative terms: Prick, Prickly, Spinous, Stick, Thorny

2. Verb. Cause a prickling sensation.
Exact synonyms: Prick
Generic synonyms: Prick, Sting, Twinge
Derivative terms: Prickling

3. Verb. Cause a stinging or tingling sensation.
Exact synonyms: Tingle
Generic synonyms: Itch
Derivative terms: Prickling, Tingle, Tingle, Tingling

4. Verb. Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn. "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
Exact synonyms: Prick
Specialized synonyms: Needle
Generic synonyms: Pierce
Derivative terms: Prick, Prick, Pricker, Pricker, Pricking

Definition of Prickle

1. n. 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.

2. v. t. To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.

Definition of Prickle

1. Noun. A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn. ¹

2. Noun. A tingling sensation of mild discomfort. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To feel a prickle. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To cause someone to feel a prickle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prickle

1. to prick [v -LED, -LING, -LES] - See also: prick

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prickle

pricing
pricing system
prick up
prick up one's ears
pricked
pricker
prickers
pricket
pricketh
prickets
prickier
prickiest
pricking
prickings
prickle (current term)
prickle-weed
prickle cell
prickleback
pricklebacks
prickled
prickles
pricklice
pricklier
prickliest
prickliness
pricklinesses
prickling
pricklouse
prickly

Literary usage of Prickle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Practical Handbook of the Pathology of the Skin: An Introduction to the by John MacLeod Hendrie MacLeod (1903)
"CHANGES in the prickle-cell layer occur in association with almost every form of dermatitis. Many of the new growths of the skin, both benign and malignant, ..."

2. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1882)
"L. spina. a thorn, prickle; also the back-hone. Allied to Spike. ... Ital. spinetta, a spinet, also a prickle; dimin. of spina, a thorn. ..."

3. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1908)
"... around the vessels of the papillary layer; (2) in the epidermis, some widening of the prickle-cell layer, with moderate oedema of the prickle-cells. ..."

4. Handbook of Diseases of the Skin by Hugo Ziemssen (1885)
"It is primarily mechanical ; the hair-cone arises from the papilla and presses from all directions against the prickle-layer of the follicle, ..."

5. An Account of the Fishes Found in the River Ganges and Its Branches by Francis Hamilton (1822)
"very short, and rather before the middle. It contains a strong sharp prickle, indented on the fore side, and three soft rays. ..."

6. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal (1897)
"Horny layer and granular layer, newly formed over the remaining prickle layer. d. Remaining prickle layer. e e. Clefts caused by the elevated horny and ..."

7. Practical Handbook of the Pathology of the Skin: An Introduction to the by John MacLeod Hendrie MacLeod (1903)
"CHANGES in the prickle-cell layer occur in association with almost every form of dermatitis. Many of the new growths of the skin, both benign and malignant, ..."

8. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1882)
"L. spina. a thorn, prickle; also the back-hone. Allied to Spike. ... Ital. spinetta, a spinet, also a prickle; dimin. of spina, a thorn. ..."

9. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1908)
"... around the vessels of the papillary layer; (2) in the epidermis, some widening of the prickle-cell layer, with moderate oedema of the prickle-cells. ..."

10. Handbook of Diseases of the Skin by Hugo Ziemssen (1885)
"It is primarily mechanical ; the hair-cone arises from the papilla and presses from all directions against the prickle-layer of the follicle, ..."

11. An Account of the Fishes Found in the River Ganges and Its Branches by Francis Hamilton (1822)
"very short, and rather before the middle. It contains a strong sharp prickle, indented on the fore side, and three soft rays. ..."

12. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal (1897)
"Horny layer and granular layer, newly formed over the remaining prickle layer. d. Remaining prickle layer. e e. Clefts caused by the elevated horny and ..."

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