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crowns of thorns

crowns of thorns is the plural of crown of thorns.

Meaning of crown of thorns

Noun

crown of thorns (plural crowns of thorns)

  1. The crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear before his Crucifixion, in mocking reference to his alleged status as ‘king of the Jews’, or a representation of this.
  2. A spiny Mediterranean tree, Ziziphus spina-christi.
  3. A spiny spurge, Euphorbia milii, native to Madagascar.
  4. The plant Koeberlinia spinosa.
  5. A woodworking technique, used in tramp art, in which interlocking pieces are notched to intersect at right angles and form joints and self-supporting objects.

Questions about crowns of thorns

What is crowns of thorns the plural of?
Crowns of thorns is the plural of crown of thorns.

Words near crowns of thorns in the dictionary

  1. crownpieces
  2. crownpost
  3. crownposts
  4. crowns
  5. crowns it all
  6. crowns of thorns
  7. crownshaft
  8. crownshafts
  9. Crownsville
  10. Crownthorpe
  11. crownvetch

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