Thorn
111Thorn Island — infobox UK place country = Wales static static image caption=Thorn Island latitude=51.689 longitude= 5.113 official name =Thorn Island population = low shire district= shire county= Pembrokeshire metropolitan borough= metropolitan county = region …
112Thorn, George Widmer — ▪ 2005 American physician (b. Jan. 15, 1906, Buffalo, N.Y. d. June 26, 2004, Beverly, Mass.), did groundbreaking work in the treatment of Addison disease and kidney failure. As physician in chief (1942–72) at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital… …
113thorn forest — ▪ plant dense, scrublike vegetation characteristic of dry subtropical and warm temperate areas with a seasonal rainfall averaging 250 to 500 millimetres (about 10 to 20 inches). This vegetation covers a large part of southwestern North… …
114Thorn-Prikker, Jan — ▪ Dutch artist byname of Johan Thorn prikker born June 5, 1868, The Hague died March 5, 1932, Cologne Dutch painter, designer, and decorator in the Art Nouveau style. He was an important figure in modern religious art, best known for his …
115thorn in your side — A thorn in your side is someone or something that causes trouble or makes life difficult for you. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you say that someone is a thorn in your side, you mean that they continually irritate or annoy you.… …
116Thorn (Dungeons & Dragons) — context (For other uses, see: Thorn)In the Dungeons Dragons fantasy role playing game, the Thorn is a monstrous humanoid. They are nomadic, green skinned hunters/rogues who dwell in Cactus fields in the desert. Proposed physical description… …
117Thorn-tailed Rayadito — Taxobox name = Thorn tailed Rayadito status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Furnariidae genus = Aphrastura species = A. spinicauda binomial = Aphrastura spinicauda… …
118Thorn Ministry — The Thorn Ministry was the government of Luxembourg between 15 June 1974 and 16 July 1979. It was led by, and named after, Prime Minister Gaston Thorn. Throughout the ministry, the Democratic Party formed a coalition with the Luxembourg Socialist …
119Thorn, Gaston Egmond — ▪ 2008 Luxembourgian politician born Sept. 3, 1928, Luxembourg city, Lux. died Aug. 26, 2007, Luxembourg pursued his long time advocacy of European integration throughout a distinguished career that extended far beyond the borders of… …
120thorn in the flesh — noun A persistent difficulty or something very annoying that will not go away. Whereas the growth of new middle and upper classes remains a thorn in the flesh to the Communist Party, the military element is inclined to favor this development, in… …
