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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Thāne'-lānd, n. p. 1370Land granted to thanes.Thāne'ship, n. p. 1370The state or dignity of a thane; also, the seigniority of a thane.Thănk, v. t. p. 1370To express gratitude to for a favor; to make acknowledgments to for kindness bestowed; to feel grateful to. I thank you for your honest care. Shak. The word is sometimes used ironically. Weigh the…Thănk, n. p. 1370Expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or desert, of gratitude. “This ceremonial thanks.” Massinger. What great thank…Thănk'ful, a. p. 1370Demanding or deserving thanks; thankworthy; meritorious; acceptable. [Rare.] Ladies, look here; this is the thankful glass<br>That mends the looker's eyes; this is the well<br>That washes what it…Thănk'ful-ly, adv. p. 1370In a thankful manner; gratefully. If you have lived, take thankfully the past. Dryden.Thănk'ful-ness, n. p. 1370The state of being thankful; expression of thanks. The celebration of these holy mysteries being ended, retire with all thankfulness of heart for having been admitted to that heavenly feast. Bp.…Thänk'less, a. p. 1370Not demanding, deserving, or gaining thanks; unacceptable. [Rare.] “To shepherds thankless, but by thieves that love the night allowed.” Chapman. 2. Not acknowledging favors, or expressing…Thānk'less-ly, adv. p. 1370In a thankless manner; unthankfully.Thănk'less-ness, n. p. 1370The state of being thankless; ingratitude.Thānk'-ōf'fer-ing, n. p. 1370An offering made as an expression of thanks.Thănks-gĭve', v. t. p. 1370To celebrate or distinguish by solemn rites, in token of thankfulness. [Obs.] Mede.Thănks-gīv'er, n. p. 1370One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness.Thănks'gīv-ing, n. p. 1370The act of rendering thanks, or expressing gratitude for favors or mercies. Every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving. I Tim. iv. 4. 2. A public…Thănk'-wor'thi-ness, n. p. 1370The state of being thankworthy.Thănk'-wor/thy, a. p. 1370Deserving thanks; worthy of gratitude; meritorious. For this is thank-worthy, if a man, for conscience toward God, endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 1 Pet. ii. 19.Thār, n. p. 1370(Zoöl.) A species of antelope found in Nepaul; Capricornis bubalina. Eng. Cyc.Thārm, n. p. 1371Intestines twisted into a cord. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Thāt, pron. or conj. p. 1371—pl. THOSE, when used as a pronoun. [A-S. the, se, m., theo, seo, f., thāt, n., Goth. sa, sō, thata; O. Sax. thāt, O. Fries. thet, dut, Icel. thāt, Sw. & Dan. det, O. H. Ger. das, thaz, N. H. Ger.…Thătch, n. p. 1371Straw or other substance used to cover the roofs of buildings, or stacks of hay or grain, for securing them from rain, snow, and the like.Thătch, v. t. p. 1371To cover with straw, reeds, or some similar substance; as, to thatch a house, or a stable, or a stack of grain.Thătch'er, n. p. 1371One who thatches.Thătch'ing, n. p. 1371The act or art of covering buildings with thatch, so as to keep out water. 2. The materials used for this purpose.Thaught, n. p. 1371(Naut.) The same as THWART. See THWART.Thau'ma-tōl'a-try, n. p. 1371The worship or excessive admiration of wonderful things. [Rare.] “The thaumotolatry by which our theology has been debased for more than a century.” Hare.Thau'ma-trōpe, n. p. 1371(Opt.) An optical toy or instrument for showing the persistence of an impression upon the eye after the luminous object is withdrawn. It consists of a card having on its opposite faces figures of two…Thau'ma-tûr'gie, a. p. 1371Thau'ma-tür'jie-al, a. p. 1371Exciting wonder. Burton.Thau'ma-tûr'gies, n. pl. p. 1371Feats of legerdemain, or magical performances.Thau'ma-tür'jist, n. p. 1371One who deals in wonders, or believes in them.Thau'ma-tûr'gus, n. p. 1371A miracle-worker;—a title given by the Roman Catholics to some of their saints.Thau'ma-tûr'gy, n. p. 1371The act of performing something wonderful. Warton.Thāve, n. p. 1371The same as THEAVE, q. v.Thaw, v. i. p. 1371To melt, dissolve, or become fluid;—said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws. 2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow;—said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.Thaw, v. t. p. 1371To cause to melt; to dissolve, as ice, snow, hail, or frozen earth.Thaw, n. p. 1371The melting of ice or snow; the resolution of ice into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of any thing congealed by frost.Thaw'y, a. p. 1371Liquefying by heat after having been frozen; thawing; melting.The p. 1371definite article, or definitive adjective. [A.-S. the or se, theó or seó, thāt, Goth. sa, sô, thata, Icel. sá, sú, that, L. Ger. de, dat, D. de, het, Sw. & Dan. den, det, O. H. Ger. der, diu, daz, N.…The, conj. & adv. p. 1371By that; by how much; by so much; on that account;—before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform. “Yet not the more cease I.” Milton.Thē, v. i. p. 1371To thrive or prosper. See THEE. [Obs.]Thē'ȧ, n. p. 1371(Bot.) A genus of plants found in China and Japan; the tea-plant.The-ăn'dric, a. p. 1371Relating to, or existing by, the union of divine and human operation in Christ, or the joint agency of the divine and human nature. Murdock.Thē'an-thrōp'ie or Thē'an-thrōp'ie-al, a. p. 1371Partaking of both divinity and humanity. [Rare.]The-ăn’thro-pĭsm, n. p. 1371A state of being God and man. [Rare.] Coleridge.The-ăn'thro-pist, n. p. 1371One who advocates, or believes in, theanthropism.The-ăn'thro-py, n. p. 1371Theanthropism.The-ärch'ic, a. p. 1371Divinely sovereign or supreme. [Rare.] He [Jesus] is the thearchic Intelligence. Milman.Thē'ar-chy, n. p. 1371Government by God; theocracy.Thē'a-ter or Thē'a-tre, n. p. 1371Among the ancients, an edifice in which spectacles or shows were exhibited for the amusement of spectators. 2. In modern times, a house for the exhibition of dramatic performances, as tragedies…Thē'a-tin or Thē'a-tine, n. p. 1371(Rom. Cath. Church.) One of an order of Italian monks, established in 1524, expressly to oppose the Reformation, and to raise the tone of piety among Roman Catholics. They hold no property, nor do…Thē'a-tral, a. p. 1371Of, or pertaining to, a theater; theatrical. [Obs.]The-ăt'rie or The-ăt'rie-al, a. p. 1371Of, or pertaining to, a theater, or to scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; as, theatrical dress; theatrical performances; theatrical gestures. “Woods over woods in…The-ăt'rie-ăl'i-ty, n. p. 1371The state or quality of being theatrical.The-ăt'rie-al-ly, adv. p. 1371In a theatrical manner; in a manner suiting the stage.The-āt'rie-alṣ, n. pl. p. 1371Dramatic performances. Such fashionable cant terms as theatricals, . . . invented by the flippant Topham, still survive among his confraternity of frivolity. Disraeli.Thēave, n. p. 1371A ewe of the first year; also, a sheep three years old. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Thē'ban, n. p. 1371(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man. I'll talk a word with this same learned Theban. Shak.Thē'ban, a. p. 1371(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Thebes. Theban year (Anc. Chron.), the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours. Bryant.Thē'ba-id, n. p. 1371A Latin epic poem by Statius on the subject of, or regarding, Thebes.Thē'ca, n. p. 1371A sheath, case, or envelope; especially, (a.) (Bot.) The cell of an anther; also, a spore-case. Gray. (b.) (Anat.) An organ or part which incloses another, or which contains something; case; sheath.