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Tex"ture (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Textured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Texturing.] To form a texture of or with; to interweave. [R.]
Tex"tur*y (?), n. The art or process of weaving; texture. [Obs.] Sir T.
Browne.
Teyne (?), n. [See Tain.] A thin plate of metal. [Obs.] "A teyne of
silver." Chaucer.
Th. In Old English, the article the, when the following word began with
a vowel, was often written with elision as if a part of the word. Thus
in Chaucer, the forms thabsence, tharray, thegle, thend, thingot, etc.,
are found for the absence, the array, the eagle, the end, etc.
{ Thack (?), Thack"er (?) }. See Thatch, Thatcher. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.
& Scot.]
Thak (?), v. t. To thwack. [Obs.] Chaucer.
||Thal`a*men*ceph"a*lon (?), n. [NL. See Thalamus, and Encephalon.]
||(Anat.) The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain,
||including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body; the
||diencephalon; the interbrain.
||
Tha*lam"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a thalamus or to
thalami.
{ Thal`a*mi*flo"ral (?), Thal`a*mi*flo"rous (?), } a. [See Thalamus,
and Floral.] (Bot.) Bearing the stamens directly on the receptacle; —
said of a subclass of polypetalous dicotyledonous plants in the system
of De Candolle.
Thal"a*mo*cœle` (?), n. [Thalamic + Gr. koi^los hollow.] (Anat.) The
cavity or ventricle of the thalamencephalon; the third ventricle.
||Thal`a*moph"o*ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. qa`lamos chamber + &?; to
||bear.] (Zoöl.) Same as Foraminifera.
||
||Thal"a*mus (?), n.; pl. Thalami (#). [L. thalamus chamber, Gr.
||qa`lamos.] 1. (Anat.) A mass of nervous matter on either side of the
||third ventricle of the brain; — called also optic thalamus.
||
2. (Bot.) (a) Same as Thallus. (b) The receptacle of a flower; a torus.
Tha*las"si*an (?), n. [From Gr. &?; the sea.] (Zoöl.) Any sea tortoise.
Tha*las"sic (?), a. [Gr. &?; the sea.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the
sea; — sometimes applied to rocks formed from sediments deposited upon
the sea bottom.
Thal`as*sin"i*an (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any species of Thalaassinidæ, a family
of burrowing macrurous Crustacea, having a long and soft abdomen.
Thal`as*sog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. &?; sea + -graphy.] The study or
science of the life of marine organisms. Agassiz.
||Tha"ler (?), n. [G. See Dollar.] A German silver coin worth about
||three shillings sterling, or about 73 cents.
||
Tha*li"a (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. Qa`leia, originally, blooming, luxuriant,
akin to qa`llein to be luxuriant.] (Class. Myth.) (a) That one of the
nine Muses who presided over comedy. (b) One of the three Graces. (c)
One of the Nereids.
||Tha`li*a"ce*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Thalia.] (Zoöl.) A division of
||Tunicata comprising the free-swimming species, such as Salpa and
||Doliolum.
||
Tha*li"an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Thalia; hence, of or pertaining
to comedy; comic.
Thal"late (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of a hypothetical thallic acid.
Thal"lene (?), n. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon obtained from coal-tar
residues, and remarkable for its intense yellowish green fluorescence.
Thal"lic (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to thallium; derived from, or
containing, thallium; specifically, designating those compounds in
which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with the thallous
compounds; as, thallic oxide.
Thal"line (?), a. (Bot.) Consisting of a thallus.
Thal"line (?), n. [Gr. &?; a young shoot or branch.] (Chem.) An
artificial alkaloid of the quinoline series, obtained as a white
crystalline substance, C10H13NO, whose salts are valuable as
antipyretics; - - so called from the green color produced in its
solution by certain oxidizing agents.
Thal"li*ous (?), a. (Chem.) See Thallous.
Thal"li*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; young or green shoot or branch,
twig. So called from a characteristic bright green line in its
spectrum.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element of the aluminium group found
in some minerals, as certain pyrites, and also in the lead-chamber
deposit in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. It is isolated as a
heavy, soft, bluish white metal, easily oxidized in moist air, but
preserved by keeping under water. Symbol Tl. Atomic weight 203.7.
Thal"lo*gen (?), n. [Gr. &?; young shoot or branch, frond + -gen.]
(Bot.) One of a large class or division of the vegetable kingdom, which
includes those flowerless plants, such as fungi, algæ, and lichens,
that consist of a thallus only, composed of cellular tissue, or of a
congeries of cells, or even of separate cells, and never show a
distinction into root, stem, and leaf.
Thal"loid (?), a. [Thallus + - oid.] (Bot.) Resembling, or consisting
of, thallus.
Thal"lo*phyte (?), n. [Gr. &?; young shoot + &?; plant.] (Bot.) Same as
Thallogen.
Thal"lous (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to thallium; derived from,
or containing, thallium; specifically, designating those compounds in
which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with the thallic
compounds. [Written also thallious.]
||Thal"lus (?), n.; pl. Thalli (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; young shoot or
||branch, frond.] (Bot.) A solid mass of cellular tissue, consisting of
||one or more layers, usually in the form of a flat stratum or
||expansion, but sometimes erect or pendulous, and elongated and
||branching, and forming the substance of the thallogens.
||
{ Tham"muz (?), Tam"muz (?), } n. [Heb. thammz.] 1. A deity among the
ancient Syrians, in honor of whom the Hebrew idolatresses held an
annual lamentation. This deity has been conjectured to be the same with
the Phœnician Adon, or Adonis. Milton.
2. The fourth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, — supposed to
correspond nearly with our month of July.
Tham"no*phile (?), n. [Gr. qa`mnos a bush + fi`los loving.] (Zoöl.) A
bush shrike.
||Tha"myn (?), n. (Zoöl.) An Asiatic deer (Rucervus Eldi) resembling
||the swamp deer; — called also Eld's deer.
||
Than (n), conj. [OE. than, thon, then, thanne, thonne, thenne, than,
then, AS. ðanne, ðonne, ðænne; akin to D. dan, OHG. danne, G. dann
then, denn than, for, Goth. þan then, and to E. the, there, that. See
That, and cf. Then.] A particle expressing comparison, used after
certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity,
as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed
by the object compared in the nominative case. Sometimes, however, the
object compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then
considered by some grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object
is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that; as, I would
rather suffer than that you should want.
Behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Matt. xii. 42.
Which when Beelzebub perceived, than whom, Satan except, none higher
sat.
Milton.
It's wiser being good than bad; It's safer being meek than fierce; It's
fitter being sane than mad.
R. Browning.
Than, adv. Then. See Then. [Obs.] Gower.
Thanne longen folk to gon on pilgrimages.
Chaucer.
Than"age (?), n. The district in which a thane anciently had
jurisdiction; thanedom.
Than"a*toid (?), a. [Gr. qa`natos death + -oid.] Deathlike; resembling
death. Dunglison.
Than`a*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. qa`natos + -logy.] A description, or the
doctrine, of death. Dunglison.
Than`a*top"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. qa`natos death + 'o`psis view.] A
view of death; a meditation on the subject of death. Bryant.
Thane (thn), n. [OE. thein, þein, AS. þegen, þegn; akin to OHG. degan a
follower, warrior, boy, MHG. degen a hero, G. degen hero, soldier,
Icel. þegn a thane, a freeman; probably akin to Gr. te`knon a child,
ti`ktein to bear, beget, or perhaps to Goth. þius servant, AS. þeów, G.
dienen to serve.] A dignitary under the Anglo-Saxons and Danes in
England. Of these there were two orders, the king's thanes, who
attended the kings in their courts and held lands immediately of them,
and the ordinary thanes, who were lords of manors and who had
particular jurisdiction within their limits. After the Conquest, this
title was disused, and baron took its place.
Among the ancient Scots, thane was a title of honor, which seems
gradually to have declined in its significance. Jamieson.
Thane"dom (?), n. The property or jurisdiction of a thane; thanage. Sir
W. Scott.
Thane"hood (?), n. The character or dignity of a thane; also, thanes,
collectively. J. R. Green.
Thane"ship, n. The state or dignity of a thane; thanehood; also, the
seignioralty of a thane.
Thank (thk), n.; pl. Thanks (#). [AS. þanc, þonc, thanks, favor,
thought; akin to OS. thank favor, pleasure, thanks, D. & G. dank
thanks, Icel. þökk, Dan. tak, Sw. tack, Goth. þagks thanks; —
originally, a thought, a thinking. See Think.] A expression of
gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a sense of favor or kindness
received; obligation, claim, or desert, or gratitude; — now generally
used in the plural. "This ceremonial thanks." Massinger.
If ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for
sinners also do even the same.
Luke vi. 33.
What great thank, then, if any man, reputed wise and constant, will
neither do, nor permit others under his charge to do, that which he
approves not, especially in matter of sin?
Milton.
Thanks, thanks to thee, most worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast
taught.
Longfellow.
His thanks, Her thanks, etc., of his or her own accord; with his or her
good will; voluntary. [Obs.]
Full sooth is said that love ne lordship, Will not, his thanks, have no
fellowship.
Chaucer.
— In thank, with thanks or thankfulness. [Obs.] — Thank offering, an
offering made as an expression of thanks.
Thank (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thanked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thanking.]
[AS. þancian. See Thank, n.] To express gratitude to (anyone) for a
favor; to make acknowledgments to (anyone) for kindness bestowed; —
used also ironically for blame.
"Graunt mercy, lord, that thank I you," quod she.
Chaucer.