Thar (?), n. (Zoöl.) A goatlike animal (Capra Jemlaica) native of the
Himalayas. It has small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The
hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very long,
reaching to the knees. Called also serow, and imo. [Written also thaar,
and tahr.]
Thar, v. impersonal, pres. [OE. thar, þarf, AS. þearf, infin. þurfan to
need; akin to OHG. durfan, G. dürfen to be allowed, Icel. þurfa to
need, Goth. þaúrban.] It needs; need. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
What thar thee reck or care?
Chaucer.
Tharms (?), n. pl. [AS. þearm a gut; akin to D. & G. darm, Icel. þarmr,
Sw. & Dan. tarm. √53.] Twisted guts. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Ascham.
Tha"ros (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small American butterfly (Phycoides tharos)
having the upper surface of the wings variegated with orange and black,
the outer margins black with small white crescents; — called also pearl
crescent.
That (?), pron., a., conj., & adv. [AS. ðæt, neuter nom. & acc. sing.
of the article (originally a demonstrative pronoun). The nom. masc. s,
and the nom. fem. seó are from a different root. AS. ðæt is akin to D.
dat, G. das, OHG. daz, Sw. & Dan. det, Icel. þat (masc. s, fem. s),
Goth. þata (masc. sa, fem. s), Gr. &?; (masc. &?;, fem. &?;), Skr. tat
(for tad, masc. sas, fem. s); cf. L. istud that. √184. Cf. The, Their,
They, Them, This, Than, Since.] 1. As a demonstrative pronoun (pl.
Those), that usually points out, or refers to, a person or thing
previously mentioned, or supposed to be understood. That, as a
demonstrative, may precede the noun to which it refers; as, that which
he has said is true; those in the basket are good apples.
The early fame of Gratian was equal to that of the most celebrated
princes.
Gibbon.
That may refer to an entire sentence or paragraph, and not merely to a
word. It usually follows, but sometimes precedes, the sentence referred
to.
That be far from thee, to do after this manner, to slay the righteous
with the wicked.
Gen. xviii. 25.
And when Moses heard that, he was content.
Lev. x. 20.