All 3 Uses of
nettle
in
David Copperfield
- At last I found one that I thought looked promising, at the corner of a dirty lane, ending in an enclosure full of stinging-nettles, against the palings of which some second-hand sailors' clothes, that seemed to have overflowed the shop, were fluttering among some cots, and rusty guns, and oilskin hats, and certain trays full of so many old rusty keys of so many sizes that they seemed various enough to open all the doors in the world.†
Chpt 13-15
- His bedstead, covered with a tumbled and ragged piece of patchwork, was in the den he had come from, where another little window showed a prospect of more stinging-nettles, and a lame donkey.†
Chpt 13-15 *
- Mrs. Steerforth appeared to me to regret having been a little nettled; for she presently said, in a kind tone: 'Well, my dear Rosa, we have not heard what it is that you want to be satisfied about?'†
Chpt 28-30 *
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