thornproof

thornproof
Resistant to tearing by thorns.

Waxed cotton coats, thornproof trousers and lightweight gumboots are standard kit on most shoots with the tweeds being brought out for the more formal days.


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  • thornproof — /ˈθɔnpruf/ (say thawnproohf) adjective (of a bicycle inner tube) strengthened so as to resist puncture by thorns such as the spines of the fruit of cat head plants …  

  • thornproof — thornˈproof adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑thorn …   Useful english dictionary

  • thornproofs — noun Thornproof trousers …   Wiktionary

  • J. Barbour & Sons — Тип Производственная компания Год основания 1894 Расположение …   Википедия

  • thorn — n. 1 a stiff sharp pointed projection on a plant. 2 a thorn bearing shrub or tree. 3 the name of an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, = th. Phrases and idioms: on thorns continuously uneasy esp. in fear of being detected. thorn apple 1 a… …   Useful english dictionary

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