Thorn
(Thorn), v. t. To prick, as with a thorn. [Poetic]
I am the only rose of all the stock
That never thorn'd him.
Tennyson. Thornback
(Thorn"back`) n.
1. (Zoöl.) A European skate (Raia clavata) having thornlike spines on its back.
2. (Zoöl.) The large European spider crab or king crab
Thornbill
(Thorn"bill`) n. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small, brilliantly colored American birds
of the genus Rhamphomicron. They have a long, slender, sharp bill, and feed upon honey, insects, and
the juice of the sugar cane.
Thornbird
(Thorn"bird`) n. (Zoöl.) A small South American bird (Anumbius anumbii) allied to the ovenbirds
of the genus Furnarius). It builds a very large and complex nest of twigs and thorns in a bush or tree.
Thornbut
(Thorn"but) n. [Thorn + -but as in halibut; cf. G. dornbutt.] (Zoöl.) The turbot.
Thorn-headed
(Thorn"-head`ed) a. Having a head armed with thorns or spines.
Thorn-headed worm (Zoöl.), any worm of the order Acanthocephala; — called also thornhead.
Thornless
(Thorn"less), a. Destitute of, or free from, thorns.
Thornset
(Thorn"set`) a. Set with thorns. Dyer.
Thorntail
(Thorn"tail`) n. (Zoöl.) A beautiful South American humming bird having the six outer tail feathers
long, slender, and pointed. The head is ornamented with a long, pointed crest.
Thorny
(Thorn"y) a. [Compar. Thornier ; superl. Thorniest.] [Cf. AS. þorniht.]
1. Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.
2. Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing. "The thorny
point of bare distress." Shak.
The steep and thorny way to heaven.
Shak. Thorny rest-harrow (Bot.), rest- harrow. — Thorny trefoil, a prickly plant of the genus Fagonia
Thoro
(Thor"o) a. Thorough. [Reformed spelling.]
Thorough
(Thor"ough) prep. [See Through.] Through. [Obs.] Spenser. Shak.
Thorough
(Thor"ough), a.
1. Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house. [Obs.]
2. Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a
thorough translator; a thorough poet.
Thorough
(Thor"ough), adv.
1. Thoroughly. [Obs. or Colloq.] Chaucer.
2. Through. [Obs.] Shak.
