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thorneries

thorneries is the plural of thornery.

Meaning of thornery

Noun

thornery (plural thorneries)

  1. (dated, rare) A plantation of thorny plants.
    • An acre laid out as a thornery would form an interesting episode to the general scenery of a pleasure-ground.1828, John Claudius Loudon, The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement

Questions about thorneries

What is thorneries the plural of?
Thorneries is the plural of thornery.

Words near thorneries in the dictionary

  1. Thornells
  2. Thorneloe
  3. Thorneloes
  4. thornen
  5. Thorner
  6. thorneries
  7. thornery
  8. Thornewell
  9. Thorney
  10. Thorneyburn
  11. Thorneycroft

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