From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Prickle \Pric"kle\, v. t.
To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
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Felt a horror over me creep,
Prickle skin, and catch my breath. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster] Prickleback
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some
branches of trade. --B. Jonson.
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3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickle
n 1: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or
leaf [syn: {spine}, {thorn}, {prickle}, {pricker},
{sticker}, {spikelet}]
v 1: cause a prickling sensation [syn: {prickle}, {prick}]
2: cause a stinging or tingling sensation [syn: {tingle},
{prickle}]
3: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The
nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" [syn:
{prickle}, {prick}]
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