Definitions
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- adjective Resembling
hawthorns , hawthorn-like. - adjective Of, or pertaining to,
hawthorns . - adjective Full of
hawthorns .
Etymologies
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hawthorn + -y
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Examples
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After dinner I read one of Miss Mitford's hawthorny sketches out of "Our Village," which was lying on the table; they always carry one into fresh air and green fields, for which I am grateful to them.
Records of a Girlhood Fanny Kemble 1851
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