Theave (?), n. [Cf. W. dafad a sheep, ewe.] A ewe lamb of the first
year; also, a sheep three years old. [Written also thave.] [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
The*ba"ic (?), a. [L. thebaicus, Gr. &?;.] Of or pertaining to Thebes
in Egypt; specifically, designating a version of the Bible preserved by
the Copts, and esteemed of great value by biblical scholars. This
version is also called the Sahidic version.
The"ba*id (?), n. [L. Thebais, - idis.] A Latin epic poem by Statius
about Thebes in Bœotia.
The*ba"ine (?), n. [So called from a kind of Egyptian opium produced at
Thebes.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, found in opium in
small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic
action resembling that of strychnine.
The"ban (?), a. [L. Thebanus.] Of or pertaining to Thebes.
Theban year (Anc. Chron.), the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours.
J. Bryant.
The"ban, n. A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man.
I'll talk a word with this same learned Theban.
Shak.
||The"ca (?), n.; pl. Thecæ (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?; a case to put
||anything in. See Tick a cover.] 1. A sheath; a case; as, the theca,
||or cell, of an anther; the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the
||theca of the spinal cord.
||
2. (Zoöl.) (a) The chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of
certain hydroids. (b) The more or less cuplike calicle of a coral. (c)
The wall forming a calicle of a coral.
The"cal (?), a. Of or pertaining to a theca; as, a thecal abscess.
The"ca*phore (?), n. [Theca + Gr. &?; to bear: cf. F. thécaphore.]
(Bot.) (a) A surface or organ bearing a theca, or covered with thecæ.
(b) See Basigynium.
The*cas"po*rous (?), a. (Bot.) Having the spores in thecæ, or cases.
||The*ca"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &?; a case.] (Zoöl.) Same as
||Thecophora.
||
Thec"la (?), n. Any one of many species of small delicately colored
butterflies belonging to Thecla and allied genera; — called also
hairstreak, and elfin.
The`co*dac"tyl (?), n. [&?; case + &?; finger.] (Zoöl.) Any one of a
group of lizards of the Gecko tribe, having the toes broad, and
furnished with a groove in which the claws can be concealed.
The"co*dont (?), a. [Gr. &?; a case + &?;, &?;, a tooth.] 1. (Anat.)
Having the teeth inserted in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.