transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈthȯrn ]
noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German dorn thorn, Sanskrit tṛṇa grass, blade of grass
Date: before 12th century
1. : a woody plant bearing sharp impeding processes (as prickles or spines) ; especially : hawthorn
2.
a. : a sharp rigid process on a plant ; specifically : a short, indurated, sharp-pointed, and leafless modified branch
b. : any of various sharp spinose structures on an animal
3. : the runic letter þ used in Old English and Middle English to represent either of the fricatives th or th and in Icelandic to represent th
4. : something that causes distress or irritation — often used in the phrase thorn in one's side
• thorned ˈthȯrnd adjective
• thorn·less ˈthȯrn-ləs adjective
• thorn·like -ˌlīk adjective