Any proposition . . . that shall at all thwart with internal oracles.
Locke.
Thwart"er (?), n. (Far.) A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking,
trembling, or convulsive motions.
Thwart"ing*ly, adv. In a thwarting or obstructing manner; so as to
thwart.
Thwart"ly, adv. Transversely; obliquely.
Thwart"ness, n. The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity;
perverseness.
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Thwite (?), v. t. [AS. þwtan. See Whittle, and cf. Thwaite a piece of
land.] To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Chaucer.
Thwit"tle (?), v. t. [See Thwite, and Whittle.] To cut or whittle.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Palsgrave.
Thwit"tle, n. A small knife; a whittle. [Written also thwitel.] [Obs.]
"A Sheffield thwittle." Chaucer.
Thy (?), pron. [OE. thi, shortened from thin. See Thine, Thou.] Of
thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive
case of thou; — used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or
grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the
knife is thine. See Thine.
Our father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done.
Matt. vi. 9,10.
These are thy glorious works, Parent of good.
Milton.
Thy"ine wood` (?). [Gr. &?; &?;, fr. &?;, adj., pertaining to the tree
&?; or &?;, an African tree with sweet-smelling wood.] (Bot.) The
fragrant and beautiful wood of a North African tree (Callitris
quadrivalvis), formerly called Thuja articulata. The tree is of the
Cedar family, and furnishes a balsamic resin called sandarach. Rev.
xviii. 12.
Thy"la*cine (?), n. [Gr. &?; a sack.] (Zoöl.) The zebra wolf. See under
Wolf.
Thym"ate (?), n. (Chem.) A compound of thymol analogous to a salt; as,
sodium thymate.
Thyme (tm), n. [OE. tyme, L. thymum, Gr. qy`mon, qy`mos; cf. qy`ein, to
sacrifice, qy`os a sacrifice, offering, incense: cf. F. thym; — perhaps
so named because of its sweet smell. Cf. Fume, n.] (Bot.) Any plant of
the labiate genus Thymus. The garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a warm,
pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.
Ankle deep in moss and flowery thyme.
Cowper.
Cat thyme, a labiate plant (Teucrium Marum) of the Mediterranean
religion. Cats are said to be fond of rolling on it. J. Smith (Dict.
Econ. Plants). — Wild thyme, Thymus Serpyllum, common on banks and
hillsides in Europe.