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Definition of Prickles

Prickle
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.
Prickle
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.]

Meaning of Prickles from wikipedia

- Look up prickle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Prickle may refer to: Thorns, spines, and prickles, a sharp, needle-like structures Prickle cell of...
- of prickles have been identified as sharing a common gene family. Raised prickles on the stem of Caesalpinia decapetala. Rose prickles. Prickles on the...
- technically prickles, outgrowths of the epidermis (the outer layer of tissue of the stem), unlike true thorns, which are modified stems. Rose prickles are typically...
- Prickle is also known as REST/NRSF-interacting LIM domain protein, which is a ****tive nuclear translocation receptor. Prickle is part of the non-canonical...
- inspired by the trouble-making Katzenjammer Kids. Other characters include Prickle, a yellow fire-breathing dinosaur who sometimes styles himself as a detective...
- The stratum spinosum (or spinous layer/prickle cell layer) is a layer of the epidermis found between the stratum granulosum and stratum basale. This layer...
- plants characterized by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles can also occur all over the plant – on the...
- Australia. The stem and undersides of larger leaf veins are covered with prickles. "Horsenettle" is also written "horse nettle" or "horse-nettle", though...
- frequently furnished with prickles. Petioles are stout, light brown and eighteen to twenty inches in length, clasping and armed with prickles. Sti****s are acute...
- Spinous cells, or prickle cells, are keratin producing epidermal cells owing their prickly appearance to their numerous intracellular connections. They...