Yet would not seem so rude and thewed ill.
Spenser.
Thew"y (?), a. Having strong or large thews or muscles; muscular;
sinewy; strong.
They (), pron. pl.; poss. Theirs; obj. Them. [Icel. þeir they, properly
nom. pl. masc. of s, s, þat, a demonstrative pronoun, akin to the
English definite article, AS. s, seó, ðæt, nom. pl. ð. See That.] The
plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as
a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent
expressed.
Jolif and glad they went unto here [their] rest And casten hem [them]
full early for to sail.
Chaucer.
They of Italy salute you.
Heb. xiii. 24.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness.
Matt. v. 6.
They is used indefinitely, as our ancestors used man, and as the French
use on; as, they say (French on dit), that is, it is said by persons
not specified.
Thi*al"dine (?), n. [Thio- + aldehyde + -ine.] (Chem.) A weak
nitrogenous sulphur base, C6H13NS2.
Thi"al*ol (?), n. [Thio- + alcohol + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A colorless
oily liquid, (C2H5)2S2, having a strong garlic odor; — called also
ethyl disulphide. By extension, any one of the series of related
compounds.
Thib"e*tan (?), a. Of or pertaining to Thibet. — n. A native or
inhabitant of Thibet.
Thib"et cloth` (?). (a) A fabric made of coarse goat's hair; a kind of
camlet. (b) A kind of fine woolen cloth, used for dresses, cloaks, etc.
Thi*be"tian (?), a. & n. Same as Thibetan.
Thi"ble (?), n. A slice; a skimmer; a spatula; a pudding stick. [Obs.
or Prov. Eng.] Ainsworth.
Thick (thk), a. [Compar. Thicker (-r); superl. Thickest.] [OE. thicke,
AS. þicce; akin to D. dik, OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G.
dick thick, Icel. þykkr, þjökkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir. tiugh. Cf.
Tight.] 1. Measuring in the third dimension other than length and
breadth, or in general dimension other than length; - - said of a solid
body; as, a timber seven inches thick.
Were it as thick as is a branched oak.
Chaucer.
My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.