At the rehearsal the actor announced, 'I will play Thisne,' which made everyone laugh at the archaic, comic misspelling.

We chose the thistlier path because it provided better shelter from the wind.

On the windswept moor, thistletails clustered among the tufted grasses, their delicate tails quivering with every gust.

The meadow's edges were dotted with wood-thistles, their prickly leaves catching the sunlight.

Among all the patches in the meadow, the thistliest corner was impossible to approach without gloves.

The thistletail darted among the tufts of páramo grass, its call barely audible over the wind.

The hikers avoided the path lined with star thistles because the spines could shred their boots.

We found several hedgehog thistles growing along the roadside.

Hold onto this'n for a bit, I'm popping to the shop.

A lone way thistle stood guard at the edge of the path, its purple head nodding in the breeze.