How to pronounce “crown of thorns”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (Christianity) The crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear before his Crucifixion, in mocking reference to his alleged status as ‘king of the Jews’, or a representation of this. [from 10th c.]
• A spiny Mediterranean tree, Ziziphus spina-christi. [from 19th c.]
• A spiny spurge, Euphorbia milii, native to Madagascar. [from 19th c.]
• The plant Koeberlinia spinosa.
• Ellipsis of crown-of-thorns starfish [from 20th c.]
• A woodworking technique, used in tramp art, in which interlocking pieces are notched to intersect at right angles and form joints and self-supporting objects.

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