THRETTY, thret'i, a dial. form of _thirty_.
THREW, thr[=oo], _pa.t._ of _throw_.
THRICE, thr[=i]s, _adv._ three times. [M. E. _thriës_--A.S. _þríwa_,
thrice--_þrí_, three.]
THRID, thrid, _n._ (_Spens._) a thread.--_v.t._ to slip through, as a
narrow passage. [_Thread_.]
THRIDACIUM, thri-d[=a]'si-um, _n._ the inspissated juice of lettuce.--Also
THRID'ACE. [L. _thridax_--Gr. _thridax_, lettuce.]
THRIFT, thrift, _n._ state of thriving: frugality: prosperity: increase of
wealth: gain: a plant of genus _Armeria_, order _Plumbagineæ_, the
marsh-rosemary.--_adv._ THRIFT'ILY.--_n._ THRIFT'INESS.--_adj._
THRIFT'LESS, not thrifty: extravagant: not thriving.--_adv._
THRIFT'LESSLY.--_n._ THRIFT'LESSNESS.--_adj._ THRIFT'Y (_comp._ THRIFT'IER,
_superl._ THRIFT'IEST), showing thrift or economy: thriving by frugality.
[_Thrive_.]
THRILL, thril, _v.t._ to pierce: to affect strongly.--_v.i._ to pierce, as
something sharp: to cause a tingling, shivering feeling to run through the
body: to feel a sharp, shivering sensation.--_n._ a thrilling
sensation.--_adjs._ THRILL'ANT (_Spens._), thrilling, piercing; THRILL'ING,
causing to thrill.--_adv._ THRILL'INGLY, in a thrilling manner: with
thrilling sensations.--_n._ THRILL'INGNESS. [A.S. _thyrlian_, to bore a
hole--_thyrel_, a hole; Ger. _drillen_, to drill a hole.]
THRIPS, thrips, _n._ a genus of the family _Thripidæ_, which is the sole
family of the order _Thysanoptera_, any member of the same, the
corn-thrips, the jassid, the grape-vine thrips. [Gr. _thrips_, a
wood-worm.]
THRIST, thrist, _v.i._ (_Spens._) same as _Thirst_.--_adj._
THRIST'Y=_Thirsty_.
THRIVE, thr[=i]v, _v.i._ to prosper: to increase in goods: to be
successful: to grow: to flourish:--_pa.t._ thr[=o]ve and thr[=i]ved;
_pa.p._ thriv'en.--_adj._ THRIVE'LESS, thriftless.--_n._ THR[=I]'VER, one
who succeeds.--_p.adj._ THR[=I]'VING, flourishing, successful.--_adv._
THR[=I]'VINGLY, in a thriving or prosperous manner.--_n._ THR[=I]'VINGNESS.
[Ice. _thrífa_, to grasp.]
THRO', THRO=_Through_.
THROAT, thr[=o]t, _n._ the forepart of the neck, in which are the gullet
and windpipe: an entrance: a narrow part of anything: (_naut._) the widened
and hollowed end of a gaff next the mast--opp. to Peak, the outer
end.--_ns._ THROAT'-BAND, -STRAP, -LATCH, a band about the throat;
THROAT'-BOLT, an eye-bolt to which to hook the throat-halyards.--_n.pl._
THROAT'-BRAILS, those which are attached to the gaff for trussing up the
sail close to the gaff as well as the mast.--_adj._ THROAT'ED, with a
throat of a specified kind.--_n.pl._ THROAT'-HAL'YARDS, those for hoisting
the throat of a gaff.--_adj._ THROAT'Y, formed in the throat, guttural in
sound.--CLERGYMAN'S SORE THROAT, an affection commonly arising from too
prolonged or powerful exercise of the voice by persons in whom the mucous
membrane of the throat is in a relaxed condition; CUT ONE'S OWN, or
ANOTHER'S, THROAT, to pursue some course ruinous to one's own or to
another's interests; GIVE ONE THE LIE IN HIS THROAT, to accuse one to his
face of a lie. [A.S. _throte_; Dut. _strot_, Ger. _drossel_, the throat.]
THROB, throb, _v.i._ to beat or palpitate, as the heart or pulse, with more
than usual force:--_pr.p._ throb'bing; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ throbbed.--_n._
a beat or strong pulsation.--_adv._ THROB'BINGLY.--_adj._ THROB'LESS. [M.
E. _throbben_; cf. L. _trepidus_, trembling.]
THROE, thr[=o], _n._ suffering, pain: agony: the pains of
childbirth.--_v.i._ to be in agony.--_v.t._ to put in agony. [A.S. _threá_,
_threáw_, suffering--_threówan_, to suffer.]
THROMBOSIS, throm-b[=o]'sis, _n._ an affection of the blood--vessels
(either veins or arteries), which essentially consists in a coagulation of
blood, forming a true clot, at a certain fixed spot.--_adjs._ THROM'BOSED,
THROMBOT'IC.--_n._ THROM'BUS, the blood-clot formed in thrombosis.
THRONE, thr[=o]n, _n._ a chair of state richly ornamented and covered with
a canopy: seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese:
sovereign power and dignity: (_pl._) the third order of angels in the first
triad of the celestial hierarchy.--_v.t._ to place on a royal seat: to
exalt.--_v.i._ to sit in state, as on a throne:--_pr.p._ thr[=o]n'ing;
_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ thr[=o]ned.--_adjs._ THR[=O]'NAL; THRONE'LESS. [O.
Fr.,--L. _thronus_--Gr. _thronos_, a seat.]
THRONG, throng, _n._ a large number of people pressed or crowded together:
a crowd: a great multitude.--_v.t._ to press or crowd: to annoy with
numbers.--_v.i._ to crowd together: to come in multitudes.--_adj._
(_prov._) crowded: busy.--_adj._ THRONG'FUL, thronged. [A.S.
_ge-thrang_--_thringan_, to press.]
THROPPLE. Same as THRAPPLE.
THROSTLE, thros'l, _n._ the song-thrush or mavis: a machine for twisting
and winding fibres from roves, consisting of a set of drawing-rollers with
bobbins and fliers--also _Water-frame_.--_n._ THROS'TLE-COOK, the
missel-thrush. [A.S. _throstle_; Ger. _drossel_, L. _turdus_, a thrush.]
THROSTLING, thros'ling, _n._ a swelling on the throat of cattle causing
strangulation.
THROTTLE, throt'l, _n._ the throat or windpipe.--_v.t._ to choke by
pressure on the windpipe: to shut off the steam from a steam-pipe, engine,
&c.--_v.i._ to breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.--_ns._
THROTT'LE-PIPE, the vertical pipe between the throttle-valve and dry-pipe
of a locomotive; THROTT'LER, one who throttles; THROTT'LE-VALVE, a valve
regulating the supply of steam to the cylinder. [Dim. of _throat_.]
THROUGH, thr[=oo], _prep._ from end to end, or from side to side of:
between the sides of: over the whole extent of: among: from beginning to
end: by means of: in consequence of.--_adv._ from one end or side to the
other: from beginning to end: to the end or purpose.--_adj._ clear,
unobstructed, serving for an entire route.--_adv._ THROUGH'-AND-THROUGH,
thoroughly.--_ns._ THROUGH'-BOLT, a bolt which passes through from side to
side of what it fastens; THROUGH'FARE (_Shak._), same as THOROUGHFARE;
THROUGH'-GANG (_Scot._), a thoroughfare.--_adj._ THROUGH'-GANG'ING,
thorough-going.--_n._ THROUGH-G[=O]'ING (_Scot._), a scolding.--_adj._
active, energetic.--_adv._ THROUGH'LY (_obs._) same as THOROUGHLY.--_prep._
THROUGHOUT', through to the outside: in every part of: from one end to the
other.--_adv._ in every part: everywhere.--_ns._ THROUGH'-STONE, a bonder
or bond-stone in building: a grave-stone made so as to lie flat;
THROUGH'-TICK'ET, a ticket for the whole of a journey; THROUGH'-TRAFF'IC,
the traffic between two centres at a distance from each other--opp. to
_Local traffic_; THROUGH'-TRAIN, a train which goes the whole length of a
long route.--BE THROUGH, to be finished; CARRY THROUGH (see CARRY); GO
THROUGH (see GO). [A.S. _þurh_; Ger. _durch_, Sans. _tiras_.]
THROVE, thr[=o]v, _pa.t._ of _thrive_.
THROW, thr[=o], _v.t._ to hurl: to fling: to wind or twist together, as
yarn: to form on a wheel, as pottery: to venture at dice: to put off: to
put on or spread carelessly: to cast down in wrestling.--_v.i._ to cast or
hurl: to cast dice:--_pa.t._ threw (thr[=oo]); _pa.p._ thr[=o]wn.--_n._ the
act of throwing; a cast, esp. of dice: the distance to which anything may
be thrown: a violent effort.--_ns._ THROW'ER; THROW'ING-T[=A]'BLE, a
potter's wheel.--_adj._ THROWN, twisted.--_ns._ THROWN'-SILK, organzine,
silk thread formed by twisting together two or more threads or singles;
THROW'STER, one who throws silk: a gambler; THROW'-STICK, a weapon thrown
whirling from the hand, as the boomerang.--THROW ABOUT (_Spens._), to cast
about or try expedients; THROW AWAY, to lose by neglect or folly, to spend
in vain, to reject; THROW BACK, to retort, to refuse: to revert to some
ancestral character, to show atavism; THROW BY, to reject, to lay aside as
of no use; THROW DOWN, to destroy, to subvert: to depress; THROW IN, to
inject, as a fluid, to put in or deposit along with others, to add as an
extra; THROW LIGHT ON, to make clear; THROW OFF, to expel, to reject, to
renounce: to give forth in an unpremeditated manner; THROW ON, to put on
hastily; THROW ONE'S SELF INTO, to engage heartily in; THROW ONE'S SELF ON,
or UPON, to cast one's confidence upon, to resign one's self to; THROW
OPEN, to cause to swing wide open, to make freely accessible; THROW OUT, to
cast out, to reject, to expel: to emit, to utter carelessly, to cause to
project: to put into confusion, to confuse: to distance, leave behind;
THROW OVER, to discard or desert; THROW UP, to hoist or raise, to raise
hastily: to enlarge, as a picture reflected on a screen: to give up, to
resign: to vomit. [A.S. _thráwan_, to turn, to twist; Ger. _drehen_, to
twist, L. _torqu[=e]re_.]
THRUM, thrum, _n._ the end of a weaver's thread, any loose thread or
fringe: coarse yarn.--_v.t._ to furnish with thrums: to fringe: to insert
short pieces of rope-yarn in a mat or piece of canvas:--_pr.p._ thrum'ming;
_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ thrummed.--_ns._ THRUM'-CAP, -HAT (_Shak._), a cap or
hat made of thrums or of coarse, shaggy cloth.--_adj._ THRUM'MY, made of,
or like, thrums. [Ice. _þrómr_, the edge; Ger. _trumm_, a fragment.]
THRUM, thrum, _v.i._ to play rudely or monotonously on an instrument with
the fingers.--_n._ a monotonous sound, as that made by unskilled fingers on
a harp, &c.--_n._ THRUM'MER.
THRUSH, thrush, _n._ a genus of Passerine birds of the family _Turdidæ_,
specifically the throstle, song-thrush, or mavis of Europe. [A.S. _þrysce_,
a thrush.]
THRUSH, thrush, _n._ an inflammatory and suppurating affection of the
sensitive surfaces within the frog of the horse: an infantile disease of
the mouth and throat. [Scand., Ice. _þurr_, dry.]
THRUST, thrust, _v.t._ to push or drive with force: to stab,
pierce.--_v.i._ to make a push, esp. with a pointed weapon: to squeeze in:
to intrude:--_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ thrust.--_n._ a stab: an assault: the
horizontal outward pressure of an arch against its abutments, or of
rafters, beams, &c. against the walls or bearings: the white whey, the last
to be squeezed from the curd.--_ns._ THRUST'ER; THRUST'-HOE, a hoe worked
by pushing.--THRUST ASIDE, to push away, to reject; THRUST OFF, to push
away; THRUST ON, to urge or impel; THRUST ONE'S SELF INTO, to intrude;
THRUST OUT, to drive out or away; THRUST THROUGH (_Shak._), to pierce, to
stab; THRUST TO (_Spens._), to rush upon; THRUST TOGETHER, to compress;
THRUST UPON, to force upon. [Ice. _thrýsta_, to press.]
THRUST, thrust, _v.i._ (_Spens._) to thirst.--_n._ thirst.
THUD, thud, _n._ a dull, hollow sound, caused by a blow or a heavy body
falling: a loud noise, concussion, or blast.--_v.i._ to make a thudding
sound: (_Scot._) to move quickly.--_v.t._ (_Scot._) to beat, strike. [A.S.
_þóden_, noise.]
THUG, thug, _n._ one of a class of professional robbers and assassins in
India--a kind of secret religious fraternity, murdering stealthily by
strangling or poisoning with datura, extirpated 1826-35: any cut-throat
ruffian.--_ns._ THUGGEE', THUG'GERY, THUG'GISM, the practice and
superstition of the Thugs. [Hind., _thag_, _thug_, cheat.]
THULE, th[=u]'l[=e], _n._ the name generally given by the ancients to the
most northerly part of Europe known to them, of which their want of
knowledge was eked out by the imagination--the Orkney and Shetland groups,
Iceland, &c. The usual Roman phrase was _Ultima Thule_. [L.,--Gr.
_thyl[=e]_.]
THUMB, thum, _n._ the short, thick digit, consisting of two phalanges, on
the radial side of the human hand: the corresponding member in other
animals.--_v.t._ to handle awkwardly: to play or soil with the thumb or
fingers.--_v.i._ to finger.--_adj._ THUMBED, having thumbs: marked by the
thumb, worn.--_ns._ THUMB'KIN, THUMB'SCREW, an old instrument of torture
for compressing the thumb by means of a screw.--_adj._ THUMB'LESS.--_ns._
THUMB'-MARK, a mark left by the impression of the thumb on the pages of a
book, &c.; THUMB'PIECE, a piece serving as a support for the thumb: a knob
or projection by means of which a spring is worked by pressure of the
thumb; THUMB'POT, a very small pot used by florists for starting slips or
seedlings; THUMB'-RING (_Shak._), a ring worn on the thumb: a ring for the
thumb fastened to the guard of a dagger or sword; THUMB'-STALL, a covering
or sheath for the thumb.--BY RULE OF THUMB, in a rough-and-ready practical
manner, found by experience to be convenient; UNDER ONE'S THUMB, under
one's influence. [With intrusive _b_ from A.S. _þuma_; cog. with Ger.
_daumen_.]
THUMMIM, thum'im, _n.pl._ perfection. [Heb., _tumm[=i]m_ (pl. of _t[=o]m_),
perfection--_t[=a]mam_, to be perfect. Cf. _Urim_.]
THUMP, thump, _n._ a heavy blow.--_v.t._ to beat with something
heavy.--_v.i._ to strike or fall with a dull, heavy blow.--_n._ THUMP'ER,
one who, or that which, thumps: anything very big, a big lie, &c.--_adj._
THUMP'ING, unusually big. [Prob. imit., like Ice. _dumpa_, to thump.]
THUNDER, thun'd[.e]r, _n._ the deep rumbling sound after a flash of
lightning, a thunderbolt: any loud noise: an alarming denunciation.--_v.i._
to make thunder: to sound as thunder.--_v.t._ to give out with noise and
terror: to publish a denunciation.--_ns._ THUN'DERBOLT, a bolt or shaft of
lightning preceding a peal of thunder: anything sudden and irresistible: a
daring or irresistible hero: ecclesiastical denunciation; THUN'DER-CLAP, a
sudden peal of thunder: the report of an explosion of electricity in the
clouds; THUN'DER-CLOUD, a cloud charged with electricity, which generally
produces lightning and thunder; THUN'DERER; THUN'DERING, the report of a
discharge of electricity in the clouds: thunder.--_adj._ unusually big,
tremendous.--_adv._ THUN'DERINGLY.--_adjs._ THUN'DERLESS, without thunder;
THUN'DER-LIKE (_Shak._), like thunder, as a loud noise; THUN'DEROUS, giving
forth a sound like thunder, awful.--_adv._ THUN'DEROUSLY.--_ns._
THUN'DER-PEAL, a clap of thunder; THUN'DER-PLUMP, a heavy fall of rain in a
thunder-storm; THUN'DER-SHOWER, a shower accompanied with thunder, or a
short heavy shower from a thunder-cloud; THUN'DER-STONE (_Shak._), a stone
fabulously supposed to be hurled by thunder, and to do the damage of
lightning, a thunderbolt: (_geol._) a belemnite, so called from its
dart-like shape; THUN'DER-STORM, continued discharges of electricity from
the clouds, producing lightning and thunder, and generally accompanied with
heavy rain.--_v.t._ THUN'DER-STRIKE, to strike as by lightning.--_n._
THUN'DER-STROKE (_Shak._), a stroke or blast by lightning.--_adjs._
THUN'DER-STRUCK, struck by lightning: astonished: struck dumb; THUN'DERY,
indicative of thunder, or attended by it. [With intrusive _d_ from A.S.
_þunor_--_þunian_, to rattle; cog. with Ger. _donner_, Ice. _þorr_ for
_þonr_, L. _ton[=a]re_.]
THURIBLE, th[=u]'ri-bl, _n._ a censer of metal for burning
frankincense.--_n._ TH[=U]'RIFER, the server who carries the
thurible.--_adjs._ THURIF'EROUS, producing or bearing frankincense;
THURIF'ICATE, having offered incense.--_n._ THURIFIC[=A]'TION.--_v.t._
TH[=U]'RIFY, to cense.--_n._ THUS, frankincense. [L. _thuribulum_--_thus_,
_thuris_, frankincense; akin to Gr. _thyos_, a sacrifice.]
THURSDAY, thurz'd[=a], _n._ the fifth day of the week, so called because
originally sacred to _Thor_, the old Teutonic god of thunder. [A.S.
_thunres dæg_--_thunres_, gen. of _thunor_, thunder, _dæg_, day; Ice.
_Thórsdag-r_, Thor's day, Ger. _Donnerstag_.]
THUS, _th_us, _adv._ in this or that manner: to this degree or
extent.--_n._ THUS'NESS, state of being thus.--_adv._ THUS'WISE, in this
manner. [A.S. _ðus_, prob. _ðýs_, instrumental case of _ðes_, this.]
THWACK, thwak, _v.t._ to strike with something blunt and heavy, to
thrash.--_n._ a heavy blow. [A.S. _thaccian_, to stroke.]
THWAITE, thw[=a]t, _n._ a piece of land reclaimed to tillage--common in
place-names, as Bassen_thwaite_, Cross_thwaite_. [Ice. _thveit_.]
THWART, thwawrt, _adj._ cross: being crosswise.--_v.t._ to cross: to
oppose; to defeat.--_n._ the bench for rowers placed athwart the
boat.--_advs._ THWART; THWAR'TEDLY.--_n._ THWAR'TER.--_adj._ THWAR'TING,
perverse.--_advs._ THWAR'TINGLY, perversely; THWART'LY; THWART'SHIPS,
across the ship. [Ice. _thvert_, neut. of _thverr_; perverse; cog. with
A.S. _thweorh_, Ger. _zwerch_.]
THY, _th_[=i], _poss. adj._ thine, of or pertaining to thee. [Short for
_thine_, A.S. _ðín_, gen. of _ðu_, thou.]
THYINE-WOOD, th[=i]'in-w[=oo]d, _n._ a wood named in Rev. xviii. 12,
probably that of the sandarac-tree. [Gr.]
THYLACINE, th[=i]'la-s[=e]n, _n._ the largest of the extant predaceous
marsupials, represented by one species, now restricted to Tasmania.
THYME, t[=i]m, _n._ a genus of humble half-shrubby plants of the natural
order _Labiatæ_, the common garden-thyme, cultivated for its fragrance,
wild-thyme, &c.--_n._ THY'MOL, an antiseptic phenol, obtained from oil of
thyme by distillation.--_adj._ THY'MY. [Fr.,--L. L. _thymum_--Gr. _thyein_,
to fill with sweet smells, to burn in sacrifice.]
THYMUS, th[=i]'mus, _n._ a ductless gland near the root of the neck, of no
known function, vestigial in adult man--that of veal and lamb called
_neck-sweetbread_. [Gr. _thymos_, sweet thyme.]
THYROID, th[=i]'roid, _adj._ in the form of a shield: denoting a cartilage
constituting the anterior, upper part of the larynx, popularly called
Adam's apple: denoting a vascular or ductless gland which arises in the
earlier human embryo as an ingrowth from the lower part of the pharynx (see
Myxoedema). [Gr. _thyreos_, a shield, _eidos_, form.]
THYRSUS, th[.e]r'sus, _n._ (_bot._) an inflorescence consisting of a
panicle with the lower branches shorter than the middle ones: the wand of
Bacchus, a staff wreathed with ivy--also THYRSE.--_adjs._ THYR'SOID, -AL,
having the form of a thyrsus. [Gr. _thyrsos_.]
THYSANURA, this-a-n[=u]'ra, _n._ an order of wingless insects of small
size, undergoing no metamorphosis, the abdomen usually bearing peculiar
structures which seem to be abortive limbs, the spring-tails or
bristle-tails.--_adjs._ THYSAN[=U]'RIAN; THYSAN[=U]'RIFORM. [Gr.
_thysanos_, a fringe, _oura_, a tail.]
THYSELF, _th_[=i]-self, _pron._ thou or thee, in person--used for emphasis.
TI, t[=e], _n._ a small Pacific tree of the lily family whose fleshy roots
are eaten, and yield sugar and spirit.
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TIARA, t[=i]-[=a]'ra, _n._ the lofty ornamental head-dress of the ancient
Persians: a head-dress: the mitre of the Jewish high-priest: the pope's
triple crown, the papal dignity--also (_poet._) TIAR.--_adj._ TI[=A]'RAED,
wearing a tiara. [Fr. _tiare_--L. _tiara_--Gr. _tiara_.]
TIB, tib, _n._ (_Shak._) a punk, whore.
TIBET, THIBET, ti-bet', _n._ a woollen stuff generally printed in colours:
a heavy fabric used for the same purposes as furs, made of goat's hair,
black and finely curled--also TIBET CLOTH.--_adj._ TIB'ETAN, pertaining to
_Tibet_, its language or people.--_n._ the language or people of Tibet.
TIBIA, tib'i-a, _n._ the large shinbone.--_adj._ TIB'IAL, pertaining to the
tibia: pertaining to a pipe or flute.--_ns._ TIBI[=A]'LIS, a tibial muscle;
TIB[=I]'CEN, a flute-player. [L., the shinbone, hence a flute.]
TIC, tik, _n._ a convulsive motion of certain muscles, esp. of the
face.--_n._ TIC'-DOUL'OUREUX, painful convulsive motion of a nerve, usually
in the face. [Fr. _tic_, a twitching; cf. Low Ger. _tukken_, to twitch.]
TICE, t[=i]s, _v.t._ (_Shak._) to entice.
TICK, tik, _n._ the popular name for several acaridan arachnids which
infest dogs, sheep, &c. [M. E. _teke_; Dut. _teek_, Ger. _zecke_.]
TICK, tik, _n._ the case or cover in which feathers, &c., are put for
bedding.--_ns._ TICK'EN, TICK'ING, the cloth of which ticks are made. [L.
_theca_---Gr. _th[=e]k[=e]_, a case--_tith[=e]mi_, I put.]
TICK, tik, _v.i._ to make a small, quick noise: to beat, as a watch.--_ns._
TICK'ER, anything which ticks, a watch; TICK'-TACK, a noise like that made
by a clock: (_Shak._) a game somewhat like backgammon--_adv._ with a
recurring ticking sound. [Imit.; cf. Ger. _ticken_.]
TICK, tik, _v.i._ to get or give credit.--_n._ credit: trust.--_n._
TICK'-SHOP, a shop where goods are given on credit.--BUY ON TICK, to buy on
credit. [_Ticket_.]
TICK, tik, _v.i._ to touch lightly.--_n._ a tap or light touch: a slight
speck.--_adj._ TICKED, speckled.--_v.t._ TICK'LE, to touch lightly and
cause to laugh: to please by slight gratification.--_v.i._ to feel
titillation or tickling.--_ns._ TICK'LER; TICK'LING. [_Tickle_ is a dim. of
_tick_, to touch lightly, M. E. _teck_, a touch; Dut. _tik_.]
TICKET, tik'et, _n._ a marked card: a token of any right or debt, as for
admission, &c.: a list of candidates put forward by a party for election:
(_obs._) a visiting-card.--_v.t._ to mark by a ticket.--_ns._ TICK'ET-DAY,
the day before settling day on the Stock Exchange; TICK'ET-OF-LEAVE, a
license to be at large, granted to a convict for good conduct;
TICK'ET-POR'TER, a licensed porter wearing a badge or ticket;
COU'PON-TICK'ET (see COUPON); STRAIGHT'-TICKET, a ticket bearing the names
of the nominees of a political party, and them only.--SEASON TICKET, a
ticket entitling the holder to admission to lectures, &c., or to travel
between certain places on a line of railway, for a certain specified
period; THE TICKET, the correct thing. [Short for O. Fr. _etiquet_, a
label, from Teut.; Ger. _stecken_, to stick.]
TICKLE, tik'l, _adj._ (_Spens._) uncertain, insecure: (_Shak._) tottering,
insecure, easily tickled, ticklish.--_n._ TICK'LER, something difficult, a
puzzle: a banker's memorandum-book: a dram of spirits.--_adj._ TICK'LISH,
easily tickled: easily affected: nice: critical.--_adv._ TICK'LISHLY.--_n._
TICK'LISHNESS.--_adj._ TICK'LY, ticklish.--_n._ TICKLY-BEND'ER, risky ice
that bends under a skater: (_pl._) any game, as tag, played on such ice.
[M. E. _tikel_, unstable, _tikelen_, freq. of _tick_, to touch lightly.]
TID, tid, _n._ (_Scot._) fit time or condition.
TIDBIT. Same as TITBIT.
TIDDLE, tid'l, _v.t._ to fondle--also TID'DER.--_v.i._ to potter, trifle.
TIDDLYWINK, tid'ly-wingk, _n._ (_prov._) an unlicensed pawn-shop or
beer-house.--_n.pl._ TIDD'LEDYWINKS, a parlour-game in which small discs of
ivory, &c., are snapped from the level of the table into a cup in the
centre of it--also TIDD'LY-WINKS.
TIDDY, tid'i, _n._ (_prov._) the European wren.
TIDE, t[=i]d, _n._ time: season: the regular flux and reflux or rhythmic
ebb and flow of the sea: course: a tide, time, or season, a feast-day,
festival, a certain time, a day of twelve hours: commotion:
turning-point.--_v.t._ to drive with the stream.--_v.i._ to pour a tide or
flood: to work in or out of a river or harbour with the tide.--_adj._
T[=I]'DAL, pertaining to tides: flowing and ebbing periodically.--_ns._
TIDE'-GATE, a gate through which the water flows into a basin or dock with
the tide, and which is shut to keep it from flowing out again when the tide
ebbs: a place where the tide runs with great velocity; TIDE'-GAUGE, an
instrument for registering the state of the tide continuously.--_adj._
TIDE'LESS, having no tides.--_ns._ TIDE'-LOCK, a lock placed between an
entrance-basin and a harbour, canal, or river, and furnished with double
gates, so that vessels can pass either out or in at all times of the tide;
TIDE'MILL, a mill moved by tide-water: a mill for clearing lands of
tide-water; TIDES'-MAN, TIDE'-WAIT'ER, an officer who waits the arrival of
vessels, to secure the payment of the duties: one who watches public
opinion before declaring his own; TIDE'-T[=A]'BLE, a table giving the time
of high-tide at any place; TIDE'-WA'TER, the water of the portion of a
river affected by the tide, the seaboard; TIDE'-WAVE, the great wave which
follows the apparent motion of the moon; TIDE'-WAY, the channel in which
the tide sets; NEAP'-TIDE (see Neap); SPRING'-TIDE (see SPRING).--TIDE
OVER, to surmount difficulties, for the time at least, by favourable
accidents or by skill. [A.S. _tíd_; Dut. _tijd_, Ger. _zeit_.]
TIDINGS, t[=i]'dingz, _n.pl._ news: intelligence. [Ice. _tiðindi_--_tið_,
time; cf. Ger. _zeit-ung_, news, from _zeit_.]
TIDY, t[=i]'di, _adj._ neat: in good order: fairly large: (_coll._)
comfortable.--_n._ a cover for chairs, &c.: a child's pinafore.--_v.t._ to
make neat: to put in good order:--_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ t[=i]'died.--_adv._
T[=I]'DILY, in a tidy manner.--_n._ TI'DINESS, state or quality of being
tidy: neatness.--TID'IVATE (_coll._) (see TITIVATE). [M. E. _tidy_,
seasonable--_tid_, _tide_, time: Ger. _zeitig_.]
TIE, t[=i], _v.t._ to bind: to fasten with a cord: to unite: to constrain:
(_mus._) to unite notes with a tie: to score equally with: to bind with a
ligature.--_v.i._ to make an exactly equal number of points with:--_pr.p._
ty'ing; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ tied (t[=i]d).--_n._ a knot, bow, &c.: a bond:
something for tying: a necktie: a member fastening parts together, one of a
set of timbers laid crosswise: an equality in numbers, as of votes, or of
points in a game: (_mus._) a curved line drawn over two or more notes on
the same degree of the stave, signifying that the second note is not to be
sounded separately, but is to sustain the first.--_ns._ TIE'-BEAM, a beam
resting on the walls and stretching across, keeping the rafters fast;
T[=I]'ER, one who ties: a child's apron; TIE'-ROD, a rod serving as a tie
between two pieces; TIE'-WIG, a court-wig tied with ribbon at the
back.--PLAY OFF A TIE, to take part in a final contest to decide a tie in a
game. [M. E. _teyen_--_teye_, a band--A.S. _teág_, _teáh_, _týge_, a rope.]
TIER, t[=e]r, _n._ a row or rank, especially when several rows are placed
one above another. [Fr. _tire_--_tirer_, to draw.]
TIERCE, t[=e]rs, _n._ a cask containing one-third of a pipe--that is, 42
gallons: a sequence of three cards of the same colour: (_mus._) a third: a
thrust, in fencing: (_her._) a field tripartitely divided in three
different tinctures: the third hour of the day, or the office of that hour,
the terce.--_ns._ TIER'CERON (_archit._), in vaulting, a rib springing from
the intersection of two other ribs; TIER'CET, a stanza of three rhymed
verses, a triplet. [O. Fr. _tiers_, _tierce_--L. _tertia (pars)_, a third
(part)--_tres_, three.]
TIERCEL, t[=e]rs'el, _n._ a male hawk.--Also TIERCE'LET. [O. Fr.
_tiercelet_--_tiers_, _tierce_, third.]
TIERS ÉTAT, ty[=a]rz [=a]-tä', _n._ the third estate of the realm, the
common people in relation to political power. See ESTATE. [Fr.]
TIFF, tif, _v.t._ to sip, quaff.--_n._ a dram.
TIFF, tif, _v.t._ (_obs._) to dress, trick out. [O. Fr. _tiffer_,
_atiffer_, to adorn; of Teut. origin.]
TIFF, tif, _v.i._ to be in a pet---n: a display of irritation, a pet,
huff.--Also TIFT. [Orig. a _sniff_. Norw. _tev_, a drawing in of the
breath, _teva_, to sniff.]
TIFFANY, tif'a-ni, _n._ a silk-like gauze.--_adj._ made of tiffany,
transparent. [_Tiff_, to adorn.]
TIFFIN, tif'in, _n._ the East Indian name for luncheon.--_v.i._ TIFF, to
take lunch--TIFF'IN is less correct. [From Prov. Eng. _tiff_, a draught of
beer.]
TIG, tig, _n._ a game in which one tries to tag or touch another.
TIG, tig, _n._ an old four-handed drinking-cup.
TIGE, t[=i]zh, _n._ a stalk: the shaft of a column. [Fr.--L. _tibia_, a
pipe.]