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Meaning of 'thorn' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thorn [ n.]
- A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine.
- Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn.
- Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
- The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It was used to represent both of the sounds of English th, as in thin, then. So called because it was the initial letter of thorn, a spine.
2 . Thorn [ v. t.]
- To prick, as with a thorn.

Meaning of 'thorn' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . thorn [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something that causes irritation and annoyance
Example in sentence:
  • he's a thorn in my flesh

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