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Needles vs Needled - What's the difference?

needles | needled |

As verbs the difference between needles and needled

is that needles is third-person singular of needle while needled is past tense of needle.

As adjectives the difference between needles and needled

is that needles is obsolete spelling of lang=en while needled is covered or armored with needles.

As a noun needles

is plural of lang=en.

needles

English

Etymology 1

Noun

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (needle)

    • Etymology 2

    See needless.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • * 1588? , , “A Reproofe of Certeine Schismatical Persons & Their Doctrine Touching the Hearing & Preaching of the Word of God” in Cartwrightiana , ed. Albert Peel and Leland Henry Carlson (1951, published for the Sir Halley Stewart Trust by Allen and Unwin), page 228
    • If anie do dislike the superstitious & needles cærimonies in ordination & yet also acknowledg that the Byshops may call, authorise, trie, confirme, & warrant by testimonie the sufficiencie of ministers / what greuous synne is it.

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    needled

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Covered or armored with needles.
    • Hedgehogs are needled creatures, just like porcupines.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (needle)

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