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Meanings of whitethorn in English
Portuguese
estrepeiro Thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America.
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Examples for "may"
Examples for "may"
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A possible debt capital market transaction may follow, subject to market conditions.
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However; incoming information may well change over the course of the day.
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Consumers may find good deals at local independent pharmacies, Consumer Reports said.
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Meat inspectors may qualify for 30 days' notice, said an industry source.
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It may achieve greater box-office success in Europe and certain Asian markets.
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Take the English hawthorn, for instance.
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One need hardly say that the English wayside inn is as much a feature of the English countryside as the English hawthorn.
Usage of whitethorn in English
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A whitethorn without spike or spine gracefully wept floods of blonde tears.
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For the poet, the scent of whitethorn inspired a new belief in life.
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A mile away, between whitethorn-laden hedges, is a graceful small church.
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Again, the hawthorn, or whitethorn, field-fares, belong to English poetry more than to American.
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Then, as his senses quickened, the whole glorious colour-scale, from ashbud to whitethorn, stood revealed.
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The whitethorn was in bloom when we raced across country following the ambulance that carried you.
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The limbs of a dead whitethorn appear in the dark to say that the night dissolves.
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The whitethorn is very late this year, and we found ourselves in the full glory of it.
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The miserable sticks of whitethorn we planted five years ago are now bushy and bursting in flower.
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That would be like trimming a whitethorn tree in a formal garden, to make it resemble a pyramid.
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They rode all the rest of that day, up through low rolling hills covered with cholla and whitethorn.
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The honour in question was in fact possession of a stout whitethorn stick that belonged to Charles Stewart Parnell.
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Others of its kind light up my morning march, leaning from the banks of streams beyond the snowy sparkle of whitethorn.
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We are also getting in the hedge trimmers this winter as it is four years since we last tidied up the whitethorn.
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So for a while we sat on the terrace, and a kind of scentless, spineless whitethorn wept sprays of flowers upon us.
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To sleep in a room with the whitethorn bloom in it during the month of May, will surely be followed by some great misfortune.
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Whitethorn through the time