thistleball en · NOUN
Etymology
From thistle + ball.
Meanings
- (countable) A spherical thistle.
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(nonce-word, uncountable) Thistledown.
We dance in heys around the hall, / Weightless as thistleball
1922, Thomas Hardy, “The Dream is—Which?”, in Late Lyrics and Earlier with Many Other Verses, London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thistleballs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |