All 6 Uses of
nettle
in
Middlemarch
- I knew it would nettle you, Fred.†
Chpt 1
- "Very likely not; but you have been no loser by my trade yet," said Mr. Vincy, thoroughly nettled (a result which was seldom much retarded by previous resolutions).†
Chpt 2
- "I didn't want to take a liberty with Brooke," said Sir James; "I see he is nettled.†
Chpt 4
- "Do you mean that I cry up Brooke on any personal ground?" said Will Ladislaw, nettled, and turning sharp round.†
Chpt 5
- "Then, why don't you extend your liberality to others?" said Will, still nettled.†
Chpt 5 *
- Nettle-seed needs no digging.†
Chpt 6 *
Definitions:
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(nettle as in: my nettlesome little sister) to annoy -- especially with minor irritations
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(nettle as in: beware of nettles near the river) a type of plant with stinging or irritating hairs