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An orthoceras.

Containing hornblende in a scattered state; of or relating to rocks containing disseminated hornblende.

Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Cratægus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn.

Having a head armed with thorns or spines. Thorn-headed worm (Zoöl.), any worm of the order Acanthocephala; -- called also thornhead.

A European skate (Raia clavata) having thornlike spines on its back.

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.

ovenbirds of the genus Furnarius). It builds a very large and complex nest of twigs and thorns in a bush or tree.

The turbot.

Destitute of, or free from, thorns.

Set with thorns. Dyer.

A beautiful South American humming bird (Gouldia Popelairii), having the six outer tail feathers long, slender, and pointed. The head is ornamented with a long, pointed crest.

Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.

An East Indian plant (Kæmpferia Galanga) of the Ginger family. See Galanga.

The hawthorn.

A thorny European shrub (Hippophaë rhamnoides) resembling a willow.

Abeyance. [R.] Hawthorne.

The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptibility. Langhorne.

Approachable; affable. [R.] Hawthorne.

time. A gentleman advanced in years, with a hard experience written in his wrinkles. Hawthorne. Advanced guard, a detachment of troops which precedes the march of the main body.

object (vaguely designated). A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and faded. Hawthorne.