pine needle

noun

1. the needlelike leaf of a pine tree.

pine needle

noun

1. any of the fine pointed leaves of a pine

Word History and Origins

Origin of pine needle¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

I carved through the pine needles and soft dirt on the UCSC campus as if I were aboard a mountain bike with 29-inch wheels.

From Outside Online

We’ve thinned trees immediately around our home and keep our gutters clear of pine needles.

From Outside Online

Weave smaller branches into the framework, then weatherproof the shelter by stacking green branches against it with the tapering ends slanted down, so that the pine needles or leaves direct runoff to the ground, instead of absorbing it.

From Popular-Science

You can use anything that traps air like leaves, grass, ferns, moss, pine needles, brush and tree boughs, and the material can be wet.

From Popular-Science

His whole weary frame was stretched upon the pine-needle carpet, the lines of his face were relaxed, and his eyes fast shut.

From Project Gutenberg

More showers than those of cakes and cookies, said Miss Mackin from the depths of her pine needle pillow.

From Project Gutenberg

Dont wake Mackey, giggled Louise, after Mackey had thrown a leaky pine needle pillow at her head.

From Project Gutenberg

Some slippery pine-needle slopes we had to run across, for light quick steps were the only means of safe travel.

From Project Gutenberg

Every little pine needle expanded and swelled with sympathy and befriended me.

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