black-thorn

I saw none — Ash leaves and black-thorn leaves were brought in in painted canisters, and handed about by powder-monkeys in livery, and consumed by those who liked it, amidst the chattering of parrots and the squalling of kittens.

Saint Ronan's Well 2008

The black-thorn vine designed by Master Robert Tielhard was immac­ulate against my fair skin, twining the length of my spine, accented by crimson petals.

Kushiel's Avatar Carey, Jacqueline, 1964- 2003

Then there was the white blossom of the black-thorn, which comes before the leaves; then that of the white-thorn or 'May;' the silvery blossom of the willow tree; and the yellow catkins of the hazel, called by country children 'lamb-tails.'

Woodside or, Look, Listen, and Learn. Caroline Hadley

Petereeine's mental serenity -- and to add to his uneasiness, he also caught sight of that infernal implement, the black-thorn, which, in treacherous repose, was resting at my father's elbow.

International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 Various

The little girl slipped behind the big box-bed, and handed out a very formidable black-thorn stick.

Stories of the Border Marches Jeanie Lang

In her belt the pink, heliotrope, and black-thorn sprays; and Lionel was content with the picture as he opened the door and came forward.

A Heart-Song of To-day Annie Gregg Savigny

Bendigo, in a sailor's pea-jacket and cap, lighted a pipe, took a big black-thorn stick, and set off beside Mark.

The Red Redmaynes Eden Phillpotts 1911

How often, how many springs had Miss Frost come home with a bit of this black-thorn in her hand!

The Lost Girl 1907

How many years had she noticed a particular wild cherry-tree come into blossom, a particular bit of black-thorn scatter its whiteness in among the pleached twigs of a hawthorn hedge.

The Lost Girl 1907

By the road the black-thorn was in blossom, white and wet, its tiny amber grains burning faintly in the white smoke of blossom.

Women in Love 1907