TESTIFY, tes'ti-f[=i], _v.t._ to bear witness: to make a solemn
declaration: to protest or declare a charge (with _against_).--_v.t._ to
bear witness to: to affirm or declare solemnly or on oath:--_pa.t._ and
_pa.p._ tes'tif[=i]ed.--_ns._ TESTIF'IC[=A]TE (_Scots law_), a solemn
written assertion; TESTIFIC[=A]'TION, the act of testifying or of bearing
witness; TES'TIFIER. [L. _testific[=a]ri_--_testis_, a witness,
_fac[)e]re_, to make.]
TESTIMONY, tes'ti-m[=o]-ni, _n._ evidence: declaration to prove some fact:
proof: (_B._) the two tables of the law: the whole divine
revelation.--_v.t._ (_Shak._) to witness.--_adj._ TESTIM[=O]'NIAL,
containing testimony.--_n._ a writing or certificate bearing testimony to
one's character or abilities: a sum of money raised by subscription and
presented in any form to a person as a token of respect.--_v.t._
TESTIM[=O]'NIALISE, to present with a testimonial. [L.
_testimonium_--_test[=a]ri_, to witness.]
TESTING, tes'ting, _n._ the act of trying for proof: the operation of
refining gold and silver: chemical analysis.--TESTING CLAUSE, in a Scotch
deed, the last clause which narrates when and where the parties signed the
deed, before what witnesses, by whose hand written, &c.
TESTRIL, tes'tril, _n._ (_Shak._) same as _Tester_, a sixpence.
TESTUDINAL, tes-t[=u]'din-al, _adj._ relating to, or resembling, the
tortoise.--_adjs._ TEST[=U]'DINATE, -D, TESTUDIN'EOUS, arched, vaulted,
resembling the carapace of a tortoise.--_n._ TEST[=U]'DO, a cover for the
protection of Roman soldiers attacking a wall, formed by overlapping their
oblong shields above their heads: any similarly shaped shelter for miners,
&c.: an encysted tumour: the fornix: a kind of lyre, the lute. [L.
_testudo_, _-inis_, the tortoise.]
TESTY, tes'ti, _adj._ heady: easily irritated: fretful: peevish.--_adv._
TES'TILY.--_n._ TES'TINESS. [From O. Fr. _teste_ (Fr. _tête_), the head.]
TETANUS, tet'a-nus, _n._ an involuntary, persistent, intense, and painful
contraction or cramp of more or less extensive groups of the voluntary
muscles: lockjaw: the state of prolonged contraction of a muscle under
stimuli repeated quickly.--_adjs._ TETAN'IC; TET'ANIFORM;
TETANIG'ENOUS.--_n._ TETANIS[=A]'TION.--_v.t._ TET'ANISE.--_adj._
TET'ANOID.--_n._ TET'ANY, a rare and little understood disease of the
nervous system, occurring both in children and adults, characterised by
recurring attacks of tonic spasm of various muscles, particularly those of
the fingers and toes, associated with defective hygienic conditions,
imperfect ventilation, poor diet, and in children with rickets.
[L.,--Gr.,--_tetanos_, stretched--_teinein_, to stretch.]
TETCHY, TECHY, tech'i, _adj._ touchy, peevish, fretful.--_adv._ TETCH'ILY,
in a tetchy or fretful manner.--_n._ TETCH'INESS, the state of being tetchy
or fretful. [_Touchy_.]
TÊTE, t[=a]t, _n._ a head, head-dress.--_n._ TÊTE-À-TÊTE
(t[=a]t'-a-t[=a]t'), a private confidential interview: a sofa for
two.--_adj._ confidential, secret.--_adv._ in private conversation: face to
face. [Fr.]
TETHER, teth'[.e]r, _n._ a rope or chain for tying a beast, while feeding,
within certain limits.--_v.t._ to confine with a tether: to restrain within
certain limits. [M. E. _tedir_, acc. to Skeat, prob. Celt., Gael.
_teadhair_, a tether, W. _tid_, a chain. The Low Ger. _tider_, Ice.
_tjóðir_, are prob. borrowed.]
TETRABRANCHIATE, tet-ra-brang'ki-[=a]t, _adj._ having four gills.--_n.pl._
TETRABRANCH'I[=A]TA.
TETRACHORD, tet'ra-kord, _n._ a series of four sounds, forming a scale of
two tones and a half.--_adj._ TET'RACHORDAL. [Gr. _tetrachordos_,
four-stringed--_tetra_, for _tetara_=_tessares_, four, _chord[=e]_, chord.]
TETRACHOTOMOUS, tet-ra-kot'[=o]-mus, _adj._ doubly dichotomous, arranged in
four rows.--_n._ TETRAC'TOMY, a division into four parts. [Gr. _tetracha_,
in four parts, _temnein_, to cut.]
TETRACT, tet'rakt, _adj._ having four rays.--Also TETRAC'TINAL,
TETRAC'TINE. [Gr., _tetra-_, four, _aktis_, a ray.]
TETRAD, tet'rad, _n._ a group of four: (_chem._) an atom, radical, or
element having a combining power of four.--_adjs._ TET'RAD,
TETRAD'IC.--_n._ TET'RADITE, one who attaches mystic properties to the
number four, one born in the fourth month or on the fourth day of the
month.
TETRADACTYL, tet-ra-dak'til. _adj._ having four fingers or toes--also
TETRADAC'TYLOUS.--_n._ TETRADAC'TYL, a four-toed animal.
TETRADECAPOD, tet-ra-dek'a-pod, _adj._ having fourteen feet.--_n.pl._
TETRADECAP'ODA, fourteen-footed crustaceans.--_adj._ TETRADECAP'ODOUS.
TETRAGAMY, te-trag'a-mi, _n._ marriage for the fourth time. [Gr., _tetra-_,
four, _gamos_, marriage.]
TETRAGON, tet'ra-gon, _n._ a figure of four angles.--_adj._ TETRAG'ONAL.
[Gr. _tetragonon_--_tetra-_, four _g[=o]nia_, an angle.]
TETRAGRAM, tet'ra-gram, _n._ a word of four letters: the TETRAGRAMMATON:
(_geom._) a quadrilateral.--_n._ TETRAGRAM'MATON, the name JeHoVaH as
written with four Hebrew letters, regarded as a mystic symbol: similarly
some other sacred word of four letters, as the Latin _Deus_. [Gr.,
_tetra-_, four, _gramma_, a letter.]
TETRAGYNOUS, tet-raj'i-nus, _adj._ (_bot._) having four styles or
pistils--also TETRAGYN'IAN.--_n.pl._ TETRAGYN'IA.
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TETRAHEDRON, tet-ra-h[=e]'dron, _n._ a solid figure enclosed by four bases
or triangles.--_adjs._ TETRAH[=E]'DRAL, having four sides: bounded by four
triangles; TETRAHEXAH[=E]'DRAL.--_n._ TETRAHEX'AH[=E]DRON, a solid of
twenty-four triangular faces. [Gr., _tetra-_, four, _hedra_, a base.]
TETRALOGY, te-tral'[=o]-ji, _n._ a group of four dramas, three tragic and
one satiric, exhibited together at the festivals of Dionysos at Athens: any
series of four related dramatic or operatic works.
TETRAMERA, te-tram'e-ra, _n.pl._ a division of beetles with four-jointed
tarsi.--_adj._ TETRAM'ERAL, four-parted.--_n._ TETRAM'ERISM, division into
four parts.--_adj._ TETRAM'EROUS, having four parts. [Gr., _tetra-_, four,
_meros_, part.]
TETRAMETER, te-tram'e-t[.e]r, _adj._ having four measures, each of two
iambic or trochaic feet.--_n._ a verse of four measures. [Gr.
_tetrametros_--_tetra-_, four, _metron_, measure.]
TETRANDRIA, te-tran'dri-a, _n._ the fourth class of the Linnæan
classification of plants, containing those with four stamens in a
flower.--_adjs._ TETRAN'DRIAN, TETRAN'DROUS. [Gr., _tetra-_, four,
_an[=e]r_, _andros_, a man.]
TETRAO, tet'r[=a]-o, _n._ the chief genus of the family _Tetraonidæ_, which
also includes quails and partridges. From these the grouse (forming a
subfamily, _Tetraoninæ_) are distinguished. The genus _Tetrao_ is
represented by the Capercailzie and the Blackcock or Black Grouse.
[L.,--Gr. _tetra[=o]n_, a pheasant.]
TETRAPETALOUS, tet-ra-pet'a-lus, _adj._ (_bot._) having four distinct
petals or flower-leaves.
TETRAPHYLLOUS, tet-ra-fil'us, _adj._ having four leaves: consisting of four
distinct leaves or leaflets. [Gr., _tetra-_, four, _phyllon_, a leaf.]
TETRAPLA, tet'ra-pla, _n._ a Bible consisting of four different versions in
parallel columns, originally the edition of the Old Testament published by
Origen, containing four Greek versions (those of Aquila, Symmachus,
Theodotion, and the Septuagint). [Gr. _tetraplous_, fourfold.]
TETRAPOD, tet'ra-pod, _n._ an insect distinguished by having but four
perfect legs.--_adj._ four-footed, with four legs--also TETRAP'ODOUS.--_n._
TETRAP'ODY, a group of four feet. [Gr., _tetra-_, four, _pous_, _podos_,
foot.]
TETRAPOLITAN, tet-ra-pol'i-tan, _adj._ pertaining to a TETRAP'OLIS or a
group of four towns.--TETRAPOLITAN CONFESSION, the Confession which the
four cities of Strasburg, Constance, Memmingen, and Lindau presented to the
Diet of Augsburg (11th July 1530), and, properly speaking, the first
Confession of the Reformed Church.
TETRAPTEROUS, te-trap'te-rus, _adj._ having four wings.--Also TETRAP'TERAN.
[Gr., _tetra-_, four, _pteron_, a wing.]
TETRAPTOTE, tet'rap-t[=o]t, _n._ a noun with but four cases. [Gr.,
_tetra-_, four, _pt[=o]sis_, a case.]
TETRARCH, tet'rärk, or t[=e]', _n._ under the Romans, the ruler of the
fourth part of a province: a subordinate prince: the commander of a
subdivision of a Greek phalanx.--_ns._ TET'RARCHATE, TET'RARCHY, office or
jurisdiction of a tetrarch: the fourth part of a province. [Gr., _tetra-_,
four, _arch[=e]s_, a ruler.]
TETRASEMIC, tet-ra-s[=e]'mik, _adj._ (_pros._) equivalent to four short
syllables, as a dactyl, anapæst, or spondee. [Gr., tetra-, four, _s[=e]ma_,
a sign.]
TETRASPERMOUS, tet-ra-sper'mus, _adj._ four-seeded. [Gr., _tetra-_, four,
sperma, seed.]
TETRASPORE, tet'ra-sp[=o]r, _n._ a reproductive body, composed of four
spores or germs, found in algæ.--_adjs._ TETRASPOR'IC, TET'RASPOROUS. [Gr.,
_tetra-_, four, spora, seed.]
TETRASTICH, tet'ra-stik, _n._ a stanza, &c., of four lines, a
quartet.--_adjs._ TETRASTICH'IC, TETRAS'TICHOUS. [Gr., _tetra-_, four,
_stichos_, a row.]
TETRASTYLE, tet'ra-st[=i]l, _n._ a temple or other building having four
front columns in its portico: a group of four pillars.--_adj._ having four
pillars. [Gr., _tetra-_, four, _stylos_, a column.]
TETRASYLLABLE, tet'ra-sil-a-bl, _n._ a word of four syllables.--_adjs._
TETRASYLLAB'IC, -AL, consisting of four syllables.
TETRATHEISM, tet'ra-th[=e]-izm, _n._ the belief in four elements in the
Godhead--the three persons of the Trinity and a divine essence out of which
each of these originates. [Gr., _tetra-_, four, _theos_, God.]
TETT, tet, _n._ (_obs._) a plait.
TETTER, tet'[.e]r, _n._ a popular name for several eruptive diseases of the
skin.--_v.t._ to affect with such.--_adj._ TETT'EROUS. [A.S. _teter_.]
TETTIX, tet'iks, _n._ a cicada: an ornament for the hair of that shape.
[Gr., 'grasshopper.']
TEUCH, TEUGH, t[=u]h, _adj._ a Scotch form of _tough_.
TEUCRIAN, t[=u]'kri-an, _adj._ relating to the ancient Trojans (_Teucri_)
or to the Troad.--_n._ a Trojan.
TEUTON, t[=u]'ton, _n._ one of the ancient inhabitants of Germany, esp. of
a tribe living north of the Elbe who invaded Gaul, along with the Cimbri,
and were cut to pieces by Marius near Aix in 102 B.C.: one belonging to
that division of the Aryans including High and Low Germans and
Scandinavians.--_adj._ TEUTON'IC, belonging to the race so called,
including Germans, Scandinavians, English, &c.: also to their
language.--_ns._ TEUTON'ICISM, TEU'TONISM, a Germanism; TEUTONIS[=A]'TION,
the act of Germanising.--_v.t._ and _v.i._ TEU'TONISE, to Germanise, to
adopt German ways.--TEUTONIC KNIGHTS, one of the three military-religious
orders of knighthood founded during the period of the Crusades, their
distinguishing habiliment a white mantle with a black cross. [L.
_Teutones_--Goth. _thiuda_, a nation. Cf. _Dutch_.]
TEW, t[=u], _v.t._ to make anything ready, to work up: to beat, mix, pound:
to taw, as leather: to scourge, drub.--_v.i._ to work, to bustle, to potter
about.--_n._ trouble, worry.
TEXT, tekst, _n._ the original words of an author: that on which a comment
is written: a passage of Scripture on which a sermon is supposed to be
based.--_ns._ TEXT'-BOOK, a book containing the leading principles of a
science; TEXT'-HAND, a large hand in writing--so called because it was the
practice to write the text of a book in large-hand; TEXT'-MAN,
TEX'T[=U]ALIST, one ready in citing Scripture texts: one who adheres to the
text.--_adj._ TEX'T[=U]AL, pertaining to, or contained in, the text:
serving for a text.--_adv._ TEX'TUALLY.--_ns._ TEX'TUARY, a textualist;
TEX'TUS, the authoritative text, esp. of the Bible.--TEXTUS RECEPTUS, the
received text of the Greek Testament. [L. _textus_--_tex[)e]re_, _textum_,
to weave.]
TEXTILE, teks'til, _adj._ woven: capable of being woven.--_n._ a woven
fabric.--_adj._ TEXT[=O]'RIAL, pertaining to weaving. [L.
_textilis_--_tex[)e]re_, textum, to weave.]
TEXTURE, teks't[=u]r, _n._ anything woven, a web: manner of weaving or
connecting: disposition of the parts of a body.--_adj._ TEX'T[=U]RAL. [L.
_textura_--_tex[)e]re_.]
THACK, thak, _n._ a Scotch form of _thatch_.--UNDER THACK AND RAPE, safely
secured under thatch and rope, snug generally.
THAIRM, _th_[=a]rm, _n._ (_Scot._) an intestine: catgut, a musical string.
THALAMUS, thal'a-mus, _n._ the receptacle of a flower, the thallus of a
fungus: an inner room, nuptial chamber:--_pl._ THAL'AM[=I].--_adjs._
THAL'AMIC, pertaining to the optic thalamus, a part of the brain near the
origin of the optic nerve; THAL'AMI-FL[=O]'RAL, having the parts of the
flower inserted on the thalamus or receptacle.--_n._ THAL[=A]'MIUM, the
layer of reproductive cells in the apothecia of lichens:--_pl._
THAL[=A]'MIA. [Gr., 'chamber.']
THALASSIC, tha-las'ik, _adj._ pertaining to the smaller seas--opp. to
_Oceanic_: (_zool._) pelagic.--_ns._ THALASSOC'RACY, THALASSOC'RATY, the
sovereignty of the seas; THALASSOG'RAPHER, a student of the phenomena of
the ocean.--_adj._ THALASSOGRAPH'IC.--_ns._ THALASSOG'RAPHY, the science of
the ocean, oceanography; THALASSOM'ETER, a tide-gauge. [Gr. _thalassa_, the
sea.]
THALER, tä'l[.e]r, _n._ a dollar, in Germany a silver coin worth about 3s.
[Ger. Cf. _Dollar_.]
THALIA, th[=a]-l[=i]'a, _n._ one of the nine muses, who presided over
pastoral and comic poetry.--_adj._ TH[=A]L[=I]'AN. [Gr. _Thaleia_,
_Thalia_--_thallein_, to bloom.]
THALICTRUM, th[=a]-lik'trum, _n._ a genus of perennial herbs of the
Crowfoot family, the meadow-rues: a plant of this genus. [Gr.
_thaliktron_--_thallein_, to bloom.]
THALLIUM, thal'i-um, _n._ a metal closely resembling lead in colour and
softness, but slightly heavier, first discovered in 1861, and so called
from the presence of an intense green line in the spectrum of the flame in
which it is volatilised.--_adjs._ THALL'IC, THALL'IOUS. [Gr. _thallos_, a
green shoot.]
THALLUS, thal'us, _n._ a vegetative body showing little or no
differentiation into leaf, stem, and root, and characteristic of the
THALL'OPHYTES or lower Cryptogamia, including algæ, fungi, and
lichens.--_adjs._ THALL'IFORM, of the form of a thallus; THALL'INE,
THALLOD'IC, pertaining to a thallus.--_n._ THALL'OGEN, a
thallophyte.--_adjs._ THALLOG'ENOUS, belonging to the thallogens;
THALL'OID, THALL'OSE, resembling a thallus.--_ns._ THALL'[=O]ME, a thallus;
THAM'NIUM, the branched shrub-like thallus of fruticulose lichens. [Gr.
_thallos_, a young shoot.]
THALWEG, tal'v[=a]h, _n._ the deepest part of a valley. [Ger., _thal_,
valley, _weg_, way.]
THAMMUZ=_Tammuz_ (q.v.).
THAN, _th_an, _conj._ when, as, if compared with--a word placed after the
comparative of an adjective or adverb between the things compared. [A.S.
_thonne_, in its use a relative or conjunctive adverb, equivalent to our
when, used after comparatives to introduce the standard of comparison;
closely allied to _thone_, accus. masc. of def. art. Cf. _The_.]
THANATOID, than'a-toid, _adj._ looking like dead: deadly.--_adj._
THANATOGNOMON'IC, indicating death.--_ns._ THANATOG'RAPHY, an account of
one's death; THANATOL'OGY, the scientific consideration of death;
THANATOPH[=O]'BIA, a morbid dread of death; THANATOP'SIS, a view of, or
reflection upon, death; THANAT[=O]'SIS, death of a part, gangrene. [Gr.
_thanatos_, death.]
THANE, th[=a]n, _n._ a member of a class in the old English community that
stood distinctly below the old nobility (_eorlas_, &c.), but above the mere
landowners or _ceorls_--a kind of nobility of service rather than
blood.--_ns._ TH[=A]'NAGE, THANE'DOM, the jurisdiction or the dignity of a
thane; THANE'HOOD, THANE'SHIP. [A.S. _thegen_, _thegn_, a servant,
nobleman--_thíhan_, to grow; cog. with Ice. _thegn_, a man, warrior, Ger.
_degen_, a soldier, servant, Gr. _teknon_, child.]
THANK, thangk, _v.t._ to express gratitude for a favour.--_n._ (usually in
_pl._) expression of gratitude for favour received, often elliptically=My
thanks to you.--_adj._ THANK'FUL, full of thanks: grateful.--_adv._
THANK'FULLY.--_n._ THANK'FULNESS.--_adj._ THANK'LESS, unthankful: not
expressing thanks or favours: not gaining thanks.--_adv._ THANK'LESSLY, in
a thankless manner: unthankfully.--_ns._ THANK'LESSNESS, the state of being
thankless: ingratitude; THANK'-OFF'ERING, an offering made to express
thanks for mercies received; THANKS'GIVER, one who gives thanks, or
acknowledges a favour; THANKS'GIVING, act of giving thanks: a public
acknowledgment of divine goodness and mercy: a day set apart for this, esp.
that in the United States on the last Thursday of November: a form of
giving thanks, a grace, that form preceding the last two prayers of morning
or evening prayer or of the litany--the _General Thanksgiving_;
THANK'WORTHINESS, the state of being thankworthy.--_adj._ THANK'WORTHY,
worthy of, or deserving, thanks.--_n._ THANK'-YOU-MA'AM, a ridge or hollow
across a road--from the sudden bobbing of the head of a person in a vehicle
crossing it. [A.S. _thanc_, _thonc_, will, thanks; cog. with Ger. _dank_;
from the root of _think_.]
THAPSIA, thap'si-a, _n._ a genus of umbelliferous plants round the
Mediterranean. [L.,--Gr., a plant that dyed yellow, prob. _Thapsia
garganica_, brought from _Thapsus_, Sicily.]
THARGELIA, thar-g[=e]'li-a, _n.pl._ one of the more important ancient Greek
festivals, held at Athens in honour of Apollo; in the month of _Thargelion_
(May-June).
THAT, _th_at, _pron. demons._ and _rel._--as a _demons._ (_pl._ THOSE) it
points out a person or thing: the former or more distant thing: not this
but the other: as a _rel._, who or which.--_conj._ used to introduce a
clause: because: for: in order that. [A.S. _thæt_, neut. of the article
_the_ (_ðe_, _ðeó_, _ðæt_, usually replaced by _se_, _seó_, _ðæt_); cog.
with Ger. _das_, _dass_; Gr. _to_, Sans. _tat_. Cf. _The_.]
THATCH, thach, _v.t._ to cover, as a roof, with straw, reeds, &c.--_n._
straw, &c., used to cover the roofs of buildings and stacks.--_ns._
THATCH'ER; THATCH'ING, the act or art of covering with thatch: the
materials used for thatching. [A.S. _thæc_, thatch, whence _theccan_, to
cover; cog. with Ger. _decken_, L. _teg[)e]re_, Gr. _stegein_, to cover.]
THAUMASITE, thaw'ma-s[=i]t, _n._ a dull white mineral calcium compound.
[Gr. _thaumazein_, to wonder.]
THAUMATROPE, thaw'ma-tr[=o]p, _n._ a variation of the Zoetrope (q.v.). [Gr.
_thauma_, wonder, _tropos_--_trepein_, to turn.]
THAUMATURGY, thaw'ma-tur-ji, _n._ the art of working wonders or
miracles.--_adj._ THAUMAN'TIAN (_Ruskin_), wonderful.--_ns._ THAUMATOG'ENY,
the doctrine of the miraculous origination of life; THAUMATOG'RAPHY,
description of natural wonders; THAUMATOL'ATRY, undue wonder-worship;
THAU'MATURGE, a wonder-worker.--_adjs._ THAUMATUR'GIC, -AL,
wonder-working.--_n.pl._ THAUMATUR'GICS, wonderful, especially magical,
performances: feats of legerdemain.--_ns._ THAUMATUR'GISM, thaumaturgy;
THAUMATUR'GIST, a wonder-worker; THAUMATUR'GUS, a wonder-worker: a worker
of miracles, applied to certain saints. [Gr.,--_thauma_, a wonder, _ergon_,
work.]
THAW, thaw, _v.i._ to melt or grow liquid, as ice: to become so warm as to
melt ice.--_v.t._ to cause to melt.--_n._ the melting of ice or snow by
heat: the change of weather which causes it.--_adj._ THAW'Y, inclined to
thaw. [A.S. _tháwian_; cog. with Ger. _thauen_, to thaw, to fall in dew.]
THE, _th_e, or (when emphatic) _th_[=e], _demons. pron._ usually called the
definite article, used to denote a particular person or thing: also to
denote a species. [A.S. _the_, rarely used as nom. masc. of def. art., but
common as an indeclinable relative. Cf. _That_.]
THE, _th_e, _adv._ used before comparatives, as, 'the more the better.'
[A.S. _thý_, by that, by that much, the instrumental case of the def. art.]
THEANDRIC, th[=e]-an'drik, _adj._ pertaining to the union and co-operation
of the divine and human natures. [Gr., _theos_, a god, _an[=e]r_, _andros_,
man.]
THEANTHROPOS, th[=e]-an-thr[=o]'pos, _n._ the God-man, Christ as having
both a divine and human person.--_adjs._ THEANTHROP'IC, -AL, being at once
divine and human: embodying deity in human forms.--_ns._ THEAN'THROPISM,
THEAN'THROPY, the ascribing of human qualities to deity, also of divine
qualities to man; THEAN'THROPIST, one who believes in theanthropism. [Gr.
_theos_, a god, _anthr[=o]pos_, man.]
THEARCHY, th[=e]'ärk-i, _n._ a theocracy: a body of divine rulers.--_adj._
THEAR'CHIC. [Gr. _thearchia_--_theos_, a god, _archein_, to be first, to
rule--_arch[=e]_, beginning.]
THEATIN, th[=e]'a-tin, _n._ a member of a R.C. religious brotherhood
founded in 1524, taking its name from _Theate_ (It. _Chieti_), of which one
of its first founders, John Peter Caraffa, was bishop.
THEATRE, th[=e]'a-t[.e]r, _n._ a place where public representations,
chiefly dramatic or musical, are seen, a play-house: any place rising by
steps like the seats of a theatre: a building adapted for scholastic
exercises, anatomical demonstrations, &c.: scene of action, field of
operations: the drama, the stage.--_adjs._ THEAT'RIC, -AL, relating or
suitable to a theatre, or to actors: pompous: artificial, affected.--_v.t._
and _v.i._ THEAT'RICALISE, to adapt to dramatic representation: to make
stagy.--_ns._ THEAT'RICALISM, THEATRICAL'ITY, staginess,
artificiality.--_adv._ THEAT'RICALLY, in a theatrical manner: in a manner
suiting the stage.--_n._ THEAT'RICALNESS.--_n.pl._ THEAT'RICALS, dramatic
performances.--_v.i._ THEAT'RICISE, to play a part.--_ns._ THEAT'RICISM,
theatricality, affectation, staginess; THEATROM[=A]'NIA, a craze for
play-going; THEAT'ROPHONE, a telephone connected with a theatre. [Gr.
_theatron_--_theaomai_, I see.]
THEAVE, th[=e]v, _n._ (_prov._) a ewe of the first year.
THEBAINE, th[=e]'ba-in, _n._ an alkaloid obtained from opium.--Also
THEB[=A]'IA.
THEBAN, th[=e]'ban, _n._ a native of _Thebes_: (_Shak._) a wise
man.--_adjs._ THEB[=A]'IC, TH[=E]'BAN.--_n._ THEB[=A]'ID, the district
around Egyptian Thebes.--THEBAN YEAR, the Egyptian year of 365¼ days.
THECA, th[=e]'ka, _n._ a sheath, case, or sac, a spore-case: a case for a
corporal-cloth:--_pl._ TH[=E]'CÆ.--_adjs._ TH[=E]'CAL, TH[=E]'CATE.--_ns._
TH[=E]'CAPHORE, a receptacle bearing thecæ; TH[=E]'CASPORE, a spore
produced in a theca.--_adjs._ THECASP[=O]'ROUS; THECIF'EROUS, bearing
thecæ; TH[=E]'CIFORM, thecal in use or form.--_n._ TH[=E]'CIUM, the part of
the apothecium containing the organs of the fruit in lichens. [Gr.
_th[=e]k[=e]_.]
THECLA, thek'la, _n._ a genus of butterflies, containing the
_hair-streaks_.
THEE, _th_[=e], _pron._ objective of _thou_. [A.S. _the_, dat. accus. of
_thu_ (cf. _Thou_).]
THEE, th[=e], _v.i._ (_Spens._) to prosper, to thrive. [A.S. _theón_,
_thión_, to thrive, to grow; Ger. _ge-deihen_, to increase.]
THEFT, theft, _n._ act of thieving.--_adj._ THEFT'[=U]OUS,
thievish.--_adv._ THEFT'[=U]OUSLY. [A.S. _theófth_, _thýfth_--_theóf_,
thief.]
THEINE, th[=e]'in, _n._ a bitter crystallisable volatile principle found in
tea.--_ns._ TH[=E]'IC, a tea-drunkard; TH[=E]'ISM, a morbid state resulting
from over-much tea-drinking.
THEIR, _th_[=a]r, _poss. adj. pron._ of or belonging to them. [A.S. _þára_,
gen. pl. of the def. art. (replaced the older _hira_).]
THEIRS, _th_[=a]rz, _poss._ of _they_. [Like _hers_, _ours_, _yours_, a
double genitive containing a plural suffix _r_ + a sing. _-s_. These forms
were confined in the 13th and 14th centuries to the Northern dialects, and
are probably due to Scandinavian influence.]
THEISM, th[=e]'izm, _n._ belief in the existence of God with or without a
belief in a special revelation.--_n._ TH[=E]'IST, one who believes in
God.--_adjs._ TH[=E]IST'IC, -AL, pertaining to theism, or to a theist:
according to the doctrines of theists. [Gr. _theos_, God.]
THEM, _th_em, _pron._ objective of _they_. [A.S. _ðám_, dat. pl. of the
def. art. (this replaced the older _heom_, _hem_). It is the result of two
cross influences; the _th_ is taken from Old Norse _þeim_, the _e_ from
A.S. _hem_.]
THEME, th[=e]m, _n._ a subject set or proposed for discussion, or on which
a person speaks or writes, a thesis, a brief essay: a verb in its radical
form unmodified by inflections: (_mus._) subject, a short melody developed
with variations: an administrative division under the Byzantine
empire.--_n._ TH[=E]'MA, that which constitutes a subject of
thought.--_adj._ TH[=E]MAT'IC.--_adv._ TH[=E]MAT'ICALLY.--_n._
TH[=E]'MATIST, a writer of themes. [Fr. _thème_--L. _thema_--Gr.
_tith[=e]mi_, I place, set.]
THEMIS, them'is, _n._ daughter of Uranus and G[=e], mother of the Hours and
the Fates, the personification of the order of things established by law,
custom, and equity. [Gr.]
THEMSELVES, _th_em-selvz', _pron._ _pl._ of _himself_, _herself_, and
_itself_. [_Them_ and _self_.]
THEN, _th_en, _adv._ at that time: afterward: immediately: at another
time.--_conj._ for that reason, therefore: in that case.--_adj._ being at
that time.--_n._ a specific time already mentioned.--BY THEN, by that time.
[A doublet of _than_.]
THENAR, th[=e]'nar, _n._ the palm of the hand or the sole of the
foot.--_adj._ of or pertaining to the thenar. [Gr. _thenar_--_theinein_, to
stretch.]
THENCE, _th_ens, _adv._ from that time or place: for that reason.--_advs._
THENCE'FORTH, from that time forth or forward; THENCEFOR'WARD, from that
time forward or onward. [M. E. _thenne-s_, _thenne_ (cf. _Then_), with the
gen. ending _-s_--A.S. _ðanan_. Cf. _Hence_ and _Whence_.]
THEOBROMA, th[=e]-[=o]-br[=o]'ma, _n._ a small tropical American genus of
trees of the sterculia or kola-nut family. The best-known species,
_Theobroma cacao_, yields the cocoa and chocolate of commerce.--_n._
THEOBR[=O]'MINE, an alkaloid principle, similar to theine and caffeine,
existing in the chocolate nut. [Gr., _theos_, a god, _br[=o]ma_, food.]
THEOCRACY, th[=e]-ok'ra-si, _n._ that constitution of a state in which the
Almighty is regarded as the sole sovereign, and the laws of the realm as
divine commands rather than human ordinances--the priesthood necessarily
becoming the officers of the invisible ruler: the state thus
governed.--_ns._ TH[=E]'OCRAT, THEOC'RATIST.--_adjs._ THEOCRAT'IC, -AL.
[Gr. _theokratia_--_theos_, God, _kratein_, to rule.]
THEOCRASY, th[=e]-[=o]-kr[=a]'si, _n._ the mixed worship of polytheism: a
mystic intimacy with deity reached through profound contemplation. [Gr.
_theos_, a god, _krasis_, a mixing.]
THEOCRITEAN, th[=e]-ok-ri-t[=e]'an, _adj._ after the manner of _Theocritus_
(3d century B.C.), the greatest of Greek pastoral poets: pastoral, idyllic.
THEODICY, th[=e]-od'i-si, _n._ a name given to the exposition of the theory
of Divine Providence, with a view especially to the vindication of the
sanctity and justice of God in establishing the present order of things, in
which evil, moral as well as physical, so largely appears to
prevail.--_adj._ THEODIC[=E]'AN. [Gr. _theos_, God, _dik[=e]_, justice.]
THEODOLITE, th[=e]-od'[=o]-l[=i]t, _n._ an instrument used in
land-surveying for the measurement of angles horizontal and vertical, being
neither more nor less than an altitude and azimuth instrument, proportioned
and constructed so as to be conveniently portable.--_adj._ THEODOLIT'IC.
[Ety. unknown; Gr. _theasthai_, to see + _hodos_, way + _litos_, smooth;
_theasthai_ + _dolichos_, long, &c.]
THEOGONY, th[=e]-og'[=o]-ni, _n._ the birth and genealogy of the gods, esp.
as told in ancient poetry.--_adj._ THEOGON'IC.--_n._ THEOG'ONIST, a writer
on theogony. [Gr. _theogonia_--_theos_, a god, _gon[=e]_, _genos_,
race--_genein_, to beget.]
THEOLOGY, th[=e]-ol'[=o]-ji, _n._ the science which treats of God, and of
man's duty to Him--_Natural_, as discoverable by the light of reason alone;
or _Positive_ or _Revealed_, based on the study of divine
revelation.--_ns._ THEOL'OGASTER (-gas-), a shallow fellow who pretends to
a knowledge of theology; THEOL'OGATE (-g[=a]t), the course of study for
R.C. priests; THEOL'OGER, a theologian; THEOL[=O]'GIAN, one well versed in
theology: a divine, a professor of or writer on divinity, esp. in R.C.
usage, a theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church--also
THEOL[=O]'GUS (-gus).--_adjs._ THEOLOG'IC, -AL, pertaining to theology or
divinity.--_adv._ THEOLOG'ICALLY.--_n._ THEOLOG'ICS, theological
disputation.--_v.t._ THEOL'OGISE, to render theological.--_v.i._ to make a
system of theology.--_ns._ THEOL'OGISER, one who theologises; THEOL'OGIST,
a student in the science of theology: a theologian; TH[=E]'OLOGUE (-log), a
theologian, esp. a theological student. [Gr. _theologia_--_theos_, God,
_logos_, a treatise.]
THEOMACHY, th[=e]-om'a-ki, _n._ a fighting against the gods, as by the
Titans and giants: (_Bacon_) opposition to the divine will.--_n._
THEOM'ACHIST. [Gr. _theomachia_--_theos_, a god, _mach[=e]_, a battle.]
THEOMANCY, th[=e]'[=o]-man-si, _n._ divination by means of oracles, sibyls,
and other persons inspired immediately by some divinity.--_adj._
TH[=E][=O]MAN'TIC. [Gr., _theos_, a god, _manteia_, divination.]
THEOMANIA, th[=e]-[=o]-m[=a]'ni-a, _n._ a madman's belief that he himself
is God, or that God dwells in him.--_n._ THEOM[=A]'NIAC, one who shows
theomania. [Gr., _theos_, God, _mania_, madness.]
THEOMORPHIC, th[=e]-[=o]-mor'fik, _adj._ having the form or likeness of a
god.--_n._ THEOMOR'PHISM. [Gr., _theos_, a god, _morph[=e]_, form.]
THEOPASCHITE, th[=e]-[=o]-pas'k[=i]t, _n._ a by-name applied to such as
accepted the formula, that, in the passion of Christ, 'God had suffered and
been crucified.' It was applied to the Monophysites.--_n._ THEOPAS'CHITISM.
[Gr., _theos_, God, _paschein_, to suffer.]
THEOPATHY, th[=e]-[=o]p'a-thi, _n._ religious emotion aroused by meditation
about God.--_adj._ THEOPATHET'IC.
THEOPHANY, th[=e]-of'a-ni, _n._ a manifestation or appearance of deity or
the gods to man, esp. the appearance of God to the patriarchs in the form
of an angel or in human form: the incarnation and second coming of
Christ.--_adj._ THEOPHAN'IC. [Gr., _theos_, God, _phainomai_, I appear.]
THEOPHILANTHROPY, th[=e]-[=o]-fil-an'thr[=o]-pi, _n._ a deistical system of
religion drawn up under the French Directory in 1796, and designed to take
the place of Christianity.--_adj._ THEOPHILANTHROP'IC.--_ns._
THEOPHILAN'THROPISM; THEOPHILAN'THROPIST; TH[=E]'OPHILE, one who loves God.
THEOPNEUSTY, th[=e]'op-n[=u]s-ti, _n._ divine inspiration.--_adj._
THEOPNEUS'TIC. [Gr., _theos_, God, _pneustos_, inspired--_pnein_, to
breathe.]
THEORBO, th[=e]-orb'[=o], _n._ a large lute with two necks, one above the
other, formerly used for the bass.--_n._ THEORB'IST. [It. _tiorba_.]
THEOREM, th[=e]'[=o]-rem, _n._ a proposition to be proved.--_adjs._
THEOREMAT'IC, THEOREM'IC.--_n._ THEOREM'AT[=I]ST.--_adjs._ THEORET'IC, -AL,
pertaining to theory: not practical: speculative.--_adv._
THEORET'ICALLY.--_n.pl._ THEORET'ICS, the speculative parts of a
science.--_n._ TH[=E]'ORIC (_Shak._), theory, speculation.--_v.i._
TH[=E]'ORISE, to form a theory: to form opinions solely by theories: to
speculate.--_ns._ TH[=E]'OR[=I]SER; TH[=E]'ORIST, a theoriser: one given to
theory and speculation; TH[=E]'ORY, an explanation or system of anything:
an exposition of the abstract principles of a science or art: speculation
as opposed to practice. [Gr. _the[=o]r[=e]ma_--_the[=o]rein_, to
view--_theasthai_, to see.]
THEOSOPHY, th[=e]-os'[=o]-fi, _n._ immediate divine illumination or
inspiration claimed to be possessed by specially gifted men, who also
possess abnormal control over natural forces.--_ns._ TH[=E]'[=O]SOPH,
THEOS'OPHER, THEOS'OPHIST, one who claims to believe in immediate divine
illumination.--_adjs._ THEOSOPH'IC, -AL, pertaining to theosophy.--_adv._
THEOSOPH'ICALLY.--_v.i._ THEOS'OPHISE, to practise theosophy.--_n._
THEOS'OPHISM, theosophical tenets.--_adj._ THEOSOPHI'STICAL, theosophical.
[Gr. _the[=o]sophia_--_theos_, God, _sophia_, wisdom.]
THEOTECHNY, th[=e]-[=o]-tek'ni, _n._ the scheme of divine intervention, the
art of introducing deities into poetry.--_adj._ THEOTECH'NIC. [Gr.,
_theos_, a god, _techn[=e]_, art.]
THEOTOCOS, th[=e]-ot'[=o]-kos, _n._ the mother of God, a title of the
Virgin Mary repudiated by Nestorius--it being not God the Logos but only
the human nature which had a mother and suffered pain and death.--Also
THEOT'OKOS. [Gr., _theos_, God, _tiktein_, _tekein_, to bring forth.]
THERAPEUTÆ, ther-a-p[=u]'t[=e], _n.pl._ a traditional ascetic sect, allied
to the Essenes, living chiefly on the Lake Mareotis, near Alexandria.
THERAPEUTIC, ther-a-p[=u]'tik, _adj._ pertaining to the healing art:
curative.--_adv._ THERAPEU'TICALLY.--_n.sing._ THERAPEU'TICS, that part of
medicine concerned with the treatment and cure of diseases.--_n._
THERAPEU'TIST, one versed in therapeutics. [Gr. _therapeuein_, to take care
of, to heal.]
THERE, _th_[=a]r, _adv._ in that place--opp. to _Here_, at that point--it
is used to begin sentences when the subject comes after the
verb.--_interj._ expressing certainty, alarm, &c., and in interjectional
phrases equivalent to _that_, as 'There's a good boy.'--_advs._ THEREABOUT'
or -ABOUTS', about or near that place: near that number, quantity, or
degree; THEREAFT'ER, after or according to that; THERE'AMONG, among them;
THERE'-ANENT' (_Scot._), concerning that matter; THEREAT', at that place or
occurrence: on that account; THERE'AWAY, from that place or direction,
thence: in those parts, thereabout; THEREBY', by that means: in consequence
of that; THEREFOR', for that, this, or it; THEREFORE (_th_[.e]r'fur), for
that or this reason: consequently; THEREFROM', from that or this; THEREIN',
in that or this place, time, or thing; THEREINAFT'ER, later in the same
document; THEREIN'TO, into that place.--_n._ THERE'NESS, the property of
having relative situation or existence.--_advs._ THEREOF', of that or this;
THEREON', on that or this; THEREOUT', out of that or this: outside;
THERETHROUGH', through that, by that means; THERETO', THEREUN'TO, to that
or this; THERE'TOFORE, before that time; THEREUN'DER, under that;
THEREUPON', upon or in consequence of that or this: immediately;
THEREWITH', with that or this, thereupon; THERE'WITHAL, with that or this:
at the same time, over and above. [A.S. _ðær_, _ðer_; conn. with the stem
of _the_.]
THEREOLOGY, ther-[=e]-ol'[=o]-ji, _n._ the art of healing,
therapeutics.--_n._ THEREOL'OGIST, one versed in thereology. [Gr.
_therein_=_therapeuein_, to tend the sick, _logia_--_legein_, to speak.]
THERIACA, th[=e]-r[=i]'a-ka, _n._ one of the various preparations of opium:
a medicine in the form of an electuary, supposed to be an antidote to
snakebites, &c.--also TH[=E]'RIAC.--_adjs._ TH[=E]'RIAC, -AL, TH[=E]'RIAL,
medicinal. [L.,--Gr. _th[=e]riak[=e]_--_th[=e]rion_, a wild beast.]
THERIANTHROPISM, th[=e]-ri-an'thr[=o]-pizm, _n._ the representation of
deities in combined man and beast forms.--_adj._ THERIANTHROP'IC,
pertaining to super human beings of combined human and bestial forms, or
their worship.--_n._ TH[=E]'RIOMANCY, divination by observation of
beasts.--_adjs._ THERIOMOR'PHIC, THERIOMOR'PHOUS, beast-like.--_n._
THERIOT'OMY, the dissection of beasts, zootomy.
THERIATRICA, th[=e]-ri-at'ri-ka, _n._ the art of veterinary medicine.
THERMAL, th[.e]r'mal, _adj._ pertaining to heat: warm.--_n._ THERM, a
thermal unit.--_n.pl._ THER'MÆ, hot springs or baths.--_adv._
THER'MALLY.--_n._ THERMATOL'OGY, the science of the treatment of disease by
heat, esp. by thermal mineral waters.--_adj._ THER'MIC, thermal.--_adv._
THER'MICALLY.--_ns._ THERMOBAROM'ETER, an apparatus for measuring pressure
of the atmosphere from the boiling-point of water; THERMOCHEM'ISTRY, that
branch of chemistry which treats of the relations between chemical action
and heat; THER'MOCHROSY, the property possessed by rays of radiant heat of
having varying wave-lengths and degrees of refrangibility;
THER'MO-CURR'ENT, a thermo-electric current.--_adj._
THER'MO-DYNAM'IC.--_n._ THER'MO-DYNAM'ICS, the branch of physics which
treats of heat as a mechanical agent.--_adj._ THER'MO-ELEC'TRIC.--_ns._
THER'MO-ELECTRIC'ITY, electricity developed by the unequal heating of
bodies; THER'MO-ELECTROM'ETER, an instrument for measuring the strength of
a current of electricity by its effect in producing heat; THERMOGEN'ESIS,
the production of heat, esp. in the body by physiological
processes.--_adjs._ THERMOGENET'IC, THERMOGEN'IC.--_ns._ THER'MOGRAM, the
record made by a thermograph; THER'MOGRAPH, an automatic self-registering
thermometer; THERMOG'RAPHY, any process of writing involving the use of
heat; THER'MO-MAG'NETISM, magnetism as modified or produced by the action
of heat on the body magnetised or on the medium surrounding it;
THERMOMET'ROGRAPH, a self-registering thermometer; THER'MO-PILE, a
thermo-electric battery used as a thermometer; THER'MOSCOPE, an instrument
for detecting changes of temperature without measuring them
accurately.--_adj._ THERMOSCOP'IC.--_adv._ THERMOSCOP'ICALLY.--_n._
THER'MOSTAT, an appliance for showing temperatures automatically by the
expansion of substances--used in regulating steam pressures, &c.--_adj._
THERMOSTAT'IC.--_adv._ THERMOSTAT'ICALLY.--_adjs._ THERMOT'IC, -AL,
pertaining to heat.--_n._ THERMOT'ICS, the science of heat. [Gr. _thermos_,
hot--_therm[=e]_, heat--_therein_, to heat.]
THERMIDOR, ther-mi-d[=o]r', _n._ the eleventh month in the calendar of the
first French Republic, lasting from the 19th of July to the 18th of August.
The 9th Thermidor of the Republican year 2 (July 27, 1794) is historically
memorable as the date of Robespierre's fall and the termination of the
Reign of Terror.--_n._ THERMID[=O]'RIAN, one who took part in this
fortunate coup d'état.
THERMOMETER, th[.e]r-mom'e-t[.e]r, _n._ an instrument for measuring the
variations of sensible heat or temperature.--_adjs._ THERMOMET'RIC, -AL,
pertaining to, or made with, a thermometer.--_adv._ THERMOMET'RICALLY.--For
the _Centigrade_ and the _Fahrenheit_ scale and their relations to each
other, see Centigrade and Fahrenheit. In the Réaumur scale, still largely
used in Russia and Germany, the freezing-point is marked zero, and the
space between this and boiling-point is divided into 80 degrees. To reduce
it to Fahrenheit, multiply by 2¼ and add 32; to Centigrade, increase the
number by one-fourth of itself. Thus: F = 9/5 C + 32 = 9/4 R + 32; C = 5/9
(F - 32) = 5/4 R; R = 4/9 (F - 32) = 4/5 C.--MAXIMUM THERMOMETER, one that
registers the maximum temperature to which it is exposed; MINIMUM
THERMOMETER, one that registers the minimum temperature to which it is
exposed. [Gr. _therm[=e]_, heat, _metron_, a measure.]
THESAURUS, th[=e]-saw'rus, _n._ a treasury or repository, esp. of
knowledge: a lexicon or cyclopædia. [L.,--Gr. _th[=e]sauros_--_tith[=e]mi_,
I place.]
THESE, _th_[=e]z, _demons. pron._, _pl._ of _this_. [A.S. _th['æ]s_, pl. of
_thes_, this. Doublet _those_.]
THESIS, th[=e]'sis, _n._ a position or that which is set down or advanced
for argument: a subject for a scholastic exercise: an essay on a
theme:--_pl._ THESES (th[=e]'s[=e]z).--_adj._ THET'IC.--_adv._ THET'ICALLY.
[L.--Gr. _ti-th[=e]-mi_, I set.]
THESMOPHORIA, thes-m[=o]-ph[=o]'ri-a, _n.pl._ an ancient Greek festival
with mysteries, celebrated by married women in honour of Demeter (Ceres)
five days about October.
THESMOTHETE, thes'm[=o]-th[=e]t, _n._ a lawgiver, esp. one of the six
junior archons in ancient Athens.
THESPIAN, thes'pi-an, _adj._ pertaining to tragedy: tragic. [Gr. _Thespis_,
founder of the Greek drama.]
THETCH, thech, _n._ (_Spens._). Same as THATCH.
THETHER, theth'[.e]r, _adv._ (_Spens._). Same as THITHER.
THEURGY, th[=e]'ur-ji, _n._ that kind of magic which affects to work by
supernatural agency, as distinguished from natural magic and
necromancy.--_adjs._ THEUR'GIC, -AL.--_n._ THEUR'GIST, a magician. [Gr.
_theourgia_--_theos_, a god, _ergein_, to work.]
THEW, th[=u], _n._ (used chiefly in _pl._) muscle or strength:
sinews.--_adjs._ THEWED (_Spens._), furnished with thews or sinews;
THEW'LESS, weak; THEW'Y, muscular, strong. [Perh. a form of _thigh_.]
THEWED, th[=u]d, _adj._ (_Spens._) mannered, behaved, educated. [A.S.
_théaw_, manner, habit.]
THEY, _th_[=a], _pers. pron._, _pl._ of _he_, _she_, or _it_. [The form
_thei_, _tha_, that came into use in the north of England in the 13th
cent., replacing the older _hi_, _heo_. It is the A.S. _þá_, nom. pl. of
the definite article, prob. modified by Scandinavian influence.]
THIBLE, thib'l, _n._ (_prov._) a pot-stick.
THICK, thik, _adj._ dense: imperfectly mobile: compact: not transparent or
clear: misty: dull, mentally clouded: crowded: closely set: abundant:
frequent, in quick succession: having great depth or circumference:
(_coll._) in fast friendship.--_n._ the thickest part of anything: a stupid
person.--_adv._ closely: frequently: fast: to a great depth.--_adjs._
THICK'-AND-THIN, thorough, completely devoted; THICK'-COM'ING (_Shak._),
coming fast or close together.--_v.t._ THICK'EN, to make thick or close: to
strengthen.--_v.i._ to become thick or obscure: to crowd or press.--_ns._
THICK'ENING, something put into a liquid or mass to make it more thick;
THICK'ET, a collection of trees or shrubs thickly or closely set: close
wood or copse.--_adjs._ THICK'-HEAD'ED, having a thick head or skull:
stupid; THICK'ISH, somewhat thick.--_n._ THICK'-KNEE, a
stone-plover.--_adj._ THICK'-LIPPED (_Shak._), having thick lips.--_adv._
THICK'LY.--_n._ THICK'NESS.--_adjs._ THICK'-PLEACHED (_Shak._), closely
interwoven; THICK'-SET, closely planted: having a short, thick body.--_n._
THICK'-SKIN, a person wanting sensibility: a dull, stupid person, a
blockhead.--_adj._ THICK'-SKINNED, having a thick skin: wanting
sensibility: dull: obtuse.--_n._ THICK'-SKULL (same as
THICK-SKIN).--_adjs._ THICK'-SKULLED, having a thick skull: dull: stupid;
THICK'-SPRUNG (_Shak._), that have sprung up thick or close together.--_n._
THICK'UN (_slang_), a sovereign: a crown.--LAY IT ON THICK, to flatter or
praise extravagantly; THROUGH THICK AND THIN, in spite of all obstacles,
without any wavering. [A.S. _thicce_; cog. with Ger. _dick_.]
THICK, thik, _n._ (_Spens._) a thicket.--_v.i._ (_Spens._) to grow dense.
THIEF, th[=e]f, _n._ one who steals or takes unlawfully what is not his
own.--_ns._ THIEF'-CATCH'ER, -T[=A]'KER, one whose business is to detect
thieves and bring them to justice: a detective. [A.S. _theóf_; Ice.
_thjóf-r_, Ger. _dieb_.]
THIEVE, th[=e]v, _v.i._ to practise theft: to steal.--_n._ THIEV'ERY, the
practice of thieving.--_adj._ THIEV'ISH, given to, or like, theft or
stealing: acting by stealth: secret: sly.--_adv._ THIEV'ISHLY.--_n._
THIEV'ISHNESS. [A.S. _theófian_.]
THIG, thig, _v.i._ to make supplication, to live on alms.--_v.t._ to
beseech, beg.--_n._ THIG'GER, a beggar, a sorner. [A.S. _thicgan_, to
take.]
THIGH, th[=i], _n._ the thick fleshy part of the leg from the knee to the
trunk.--_n._ THIGH'-BONE, the bone of the leg between the hip-joint and the
knee. [A.S. _theó_, _theóh_; Ice. _thjó_, Old High Ger. _deoh_.]
THILK, thilk, _pron._ (_Spens._) the same. [A.S. _thylc_, _thyllíc_, the
like, such--_thí_, instrumental case of _thæt_, that, and _líc_, like.]
THILL, thil, _n._ one of the shafts of a cart or other carriage.--_ns._
THILL'ER, THILL'-HORSE (_Shak._), the horse that goes between the thills or
shafts of a carriage, or the last of a team. [A.S. _thille_, a board, a
plank.]
THIMBLE, thim'bl, _n._ a metal cover for the finger, used in sewing.--_ns._
THIM'BLE-CASE, a case for holding a thimble; THIM'BLEFUL, as much as a
thimble will hold: a small quantity; THIM'BLE-RIG, a sleight-of-hand trick
in which the performer conceals, or pretends to conceal, a pea or small
ball under one of three thimble-like cups.--_v.i._ to cheat by such
means.--_ns._ THIM'BLE-RIG'GER; THIM'BLE-RIG'GING. [A.S. _thýmel_, a
thumb-stall--_thúma_, a thumb. An extension of _thumb_.]
THIN, thin, _adj._ having little thickness: slim: lean: freely mobile:
small: fine: not close or crowded: transparent, flimsy, shallow: not full
or well grown, meagre, weak.--_adv._ not thickly or closely: in a scattered
state.--_v.t._ to make thin: to make less close or crowded (with _away_,
_out_, &c.): to make rare or less thick or dense.--_v.i._ to grow or become
thin:--_pr.p._ thin'ning; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ thinned.--_adj._ THIN'-FACED
(_Shak._), having a thin face.--_adv._ THIN'LY.--_n._ THIN'NESS.--_adjs._
THIN'NISH, somewhat thin; THIN'-SKINNED, having a thin skin: sensitive:
irritable.--_n._ THIN'-SKINNED'NESS. [A.S. _thynne_; Ice. _thunnr_, Ger.
_dünn_.]
THINE, _th_[=i]n, _pron._ (poss. form of _thou_) belonging to thee: thy.
[A.S. _thín_, thy--_thín_, gen. of _thú_, thou; Ger. _dein_.]
THING, thing, _n._ an inanimate object: a living being (in tenderness or in
contempt): an event: a part: (_pl._) clothes, wraps.--_ns._ THING'INESS,
reality, objectivity: disposition to take a materialistic view of things;
THING'-IN-ITSELF', a noumenon, the Ger. _ding an sich_; THING'UMBOB,
THING'UMMY (_coll._), a thing, anything, an indefinite name for some person
whom one cannot be troubled to name distinctly.--_adj._ THING'Y,
materialistic.--DO THE HANDSOME THING BY, to treat generously; KNOW A THING
OR TWO, to be shrewd; MAKE A GOOD THING OF IT, to reap a good advantage
from; THE THING, the proper or right thing. [A.S. _thing_, _thinc_; Ger.
_ding_.]
THING, ting, _n._ a parliament, or a court of law, in Scandinavian
countries. [Ice. _thing_, an assembly.]
THINK, thingk, _v.i._ to exercise the mind (with _about_, _of_, _on_): to
revolve ideas in the mind: to judge: to form or hold as an opinion: to
consider: to purpose or design.--_v.t._ to imagine: to judge: to believe or
consider:--_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ thought.--_adj._ THINK'ABLE, capable of
being thought.--_n._ THINK'ER.--_p.adj._ THINK'ING, having the faculty of
thought.--_n._ the act or state of one who thinks: (_Shak._) thought,
imagination, judgment.--_adv._ THINK'INGLY.--THINK LITTLE OF, to have a
poor opinion of--opposite to THINK MUCH, or WELL, OF; THINK LONG, to yearn
for: to become weary in waiting; THINK OUT, to devise, project: to solve by
a process of thought. [A.S. _thencan_, _thencean_; cog. with Ger. _denken_,
from root of _thank_.]
THIRD, th[.e]rd, _adj._ the last of three.--_n._ one of three equal parts:
(_golf_) a handicap of a stroke every third hole.--_ns._ THIRD'-BOR'OUGH
(_Shak._), an under-constable; THIRD'ING, the third part of
anything.--_adv._ THIRD'LY, in the third place.--_adj._ THIRD'-RATE, of the
third order.--_n._ THIRDS'MAN, a mediator.--THIRD ESTATE, in England, the
House of Commons; THIRD PERSON IN THE TRINITY, the Holy Spirit. [A.S.
_thridda_--_threó_, three.]
THIRL, th[.e]rl, _n._ (_prov._) a hole: an opening: a short passage between
two headings in a mine.--_v.t._ to pierce, wound: cause to quiver.--_v.i._
to vibrate, tingle, thrill.
THIRL, th[.e]rl, _n._ a form of thrall.--_v.t._ to bind or subject.--_n._
THIRL'AGE, a form of servitude by which the grain produced on certain lands
had to be ground at a certain mill and a certain proportion paid.
THIRST, th[.e]rst, _n._ the uneasiness caused by want of drink: vehement
desire for drink: eager desire for anything.--_v.i._ to feel thirst: to
desire vehemently.--_n._ THIRST'ER.--_adv._ THIRST'ILY.--_n._
THIRST'INESS.--_adj._ THIRST'Y, suffering from thirst: dry: parched:
vehemently desiring. [A.S. _thurst_, _thyrst_; Ger. _durst_; cf. Gr.
_tersesthai_, L. _torr[=e]re_, to dry.]
THIRTEEN, th[.e]r't[=e]n, _adj._ and _n._ three and ten.--_adj._ and _n._
THIR'TEENTH, the last of thirteen: a thirteenth part. [A.S.
_threótýne_--_threó_, three, _týn_, ten.]
THIRTY, th[.e]r'ti, _adj._ and _n._ three times ten.--_adj._ THIR'TIETH,
the last of thirty.--_n._ a thirtieth part. [A.S. _thrítig_--_threó_,
three, _-tig_, suff. denoting ten.]
THIS, _th_is, _demons. pron._ or _adj._ denoting a person or thing near,
just mentioned, or about to be mentioned: (_B._) the last past:--_pl._
THESE.--_n._ THIS'NESS, hæccity. [A.S. _this_, the neut. of the adj. pron.
_thes_ (masc.), _theós_ (fem.), _this_ (neut.)--pl. _th['æ]s_ (=these),
_thás_ (=those); Ice. _thessi_, Ger. _dieser_.]
THISTLE, this'l, _n._ a genus of prickly plants.--_n._ THIS'TLE-DOWN, the
tufted feathery bristles of the seeds of the thistle.--_adj._ THIS'TLY,
overgrown with thistles. [A.S. _thistel_; Ger. _distel_.]
THITHER, _th_ith'[.e]r, _adv._ to that place: to that end or
result.--_adv._ THITH'ERWARD, toward that place. [A.S. _ðider_.]
THLIPSIS, thlip'sis, _n._ constriction of a blood-vessel by external
compression. [Gr.,--_thlibein_, to press.]
THO, th[=o], _adv._ (_Spens._) then, also the sing. of _those_.
THO'=_Though_.