hawthorn
/ˈhɔ.θɔɹn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.23 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Proust, an author to whom Humboldt had introduced me and in whose work he gave me heavy instruction, said he was often attracted to people whose faces had something in them of a hawthorn hedge in bloom."
- "In fact, a railway lined with hedgerows and shrubs would be perfect for reliability and biodiversity. Hawthorn, for example, can take a good cut and grow back strongly, while still providing shelter for creatures and acting as a natural fence line. Even palisade fencing can be climbed by a determined trespasser, but a good-size hawthorn hedge, lined with thorns and the inevitable brambles, is a serious obstacle."
Etymology
From Middle English hawthorn, from Old English hagaþorn, hæguþorn, from Proto-West Germanic *haguþorn; equivalent to haw (“hedge, enclosure”) + thorn.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: hawthorn, hagaþorn, *haguþorn
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɔ.θɔɹn/
- British English: /ˈhɔː.θɔːn/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Alabama hawthorn
black hawthorn
Chinese hawthorn
cockspur hawthorn
common hawthorn
downy hawthorn
English hawthorn
glossy hawthorn