·- A prickly plant of the genus Carlina (C. vulgaris), found in Europe and Asia.
·noun ·Alt. of <<Carling>>. II. Carline ·noun ·Alt. of <<Caroline>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, a...
1) Heb. hoah (2 Kings 14:9; Job 31:40). In Job 41:2 the Hebrew word is rendered "thorn," but in the ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
[Thorns AND THISTLES] ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Timbers going athwart the ship, from the sides to the hatchway, serving to sustain the deck on both ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·- ·see under <<Thistle>>. ...
a sort of hemp that is early ripe North. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
The timber let in under the beams on which the fire-hearth stands, with pillars underneath, and choc...