The crystals are long and needlelike when it evaporates down.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
After the fibers were carded, the concave section was lowered and the fibers were stripped off by hand with a needle stick, an implement resembling a comb with very fine needlelike metal teeth.
"The Scholfield Wool-Carding Machines"
Grace L. Rogers
From this place, as they looked toward the islet, the three rocks seemed so close together that they appeared blended, and the three sharp, needlelike points appeared to issue from one common base.
"Cord and Creese"
James de Mille