Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Prickle \Pric"kle\, v. t.
   To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.

         Felt a horror over me creep, Prickle skin, and catch my
         breath.                                  --Tennyson.

Prickle \Pric"kle\, n. [AS. pricele, pricle; akin to LG.
   prickel, D. prikkel. See {Prick}, n.]
   1. A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp
      process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the
      bark of a plant, etc.; a spine. --Bacon.

   2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some
      branches of trade. --B. Jonson.

   3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.]

Source : WordNet®

prickle
     n : a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf [syn: {spine}, {thorn},
          {pricker}, {sticker}]
     v 1: cause a prickling sensation [syn: {prick}]
     2: cause a stinging or tingling sensation [syn: {tingle}]
     3: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The
        nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" [syn:
         {prick}]