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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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Thĩrd'ly, adv. p. 1376In the third place. Bacon.Thĩrd'-pĕn'ny, n. p. 1376(A-S. Law.) A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at the county court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by the earl. Burrill.Thĩrl, v. t. p. 1376To bore; to perforate; to drill or thrill. [Obs.]Thirl'age, n. p. 1376(Scots Law.) The right which the owner of a mill possesses, by contract or law, to compel the tenants of a certain district to bring all their grain to his mill for grinding. Erskine.Thirst, n. p. 1376The desire, uneasiness, or suffering, occasioned by want of drink; vehement desire for drink. Wherefore is it that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, and our children, and our cattle…Thirst, v. i. p. 1376To experience a painful sensation of the throat, or fauces, for want of drink;— with for. The people thirsted there for water. Ex. xvii. 3. 2. To have a vehement desire. My soul thirsteth for . . .…Thĭrst, v. t. p. 1376To want to drink; to have a thirst for; as, to thirst blood. [Obs. and rare.] Prior.Thĭrst'er, n. p. 1376One who thirsts.Thirst'i-ly, adv. p. 1376In a thirsty manner.Thirst'i-ness, n. p. 1376The state of being thirsty; thirst.Thĭrst'y, a. p. 1376Feeling a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; suffering from thirst. Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink. for I am thirsty. Judg. iv. 19. 2. Deficient in moisture; dry…Thĭr'teen, a. p. 1376One more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen times.Thir'teen, n. p. 1376The number greater, by one, than twelve; the sum of ten and three. 2. A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13, or xiii.Thĭr'teenth, a. p. 1376Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; — the ordinal of thirteen; as, the thirteenth day of the month. 2. Constituting, or being, one of thirteen equal parts into which any thing…Thir'teenth, n. p. 1376The quotient of a unit divided by thirteen; one of thirteen equal parts. 2. (Mus.) The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.Thĭr'ti-eth, a. p. 1376Next in order after the twenty-ninth; the tenth after the twentieth;—the ordinal of thirty; as, the thirtieth day of the month. 2. Constituting, or being, one of thirty equal parts into which any…Thir'ti-eth, n. p. 1376The quotient of a unit divided by thirty; one of thirty equal parts.Thîr'ty, a. p. 1376Three times ten; one more than twenty-nine; twenty and ten; as, the month of June consists of thirty days.Thir'ty, n. p. 1376The sum of three times ten, or twenty and ten. 2. A symbol representing thirty units, as 30, or xxx.This, pron. p. 1376A pronoun, used, (a.) As a demonstrative, denoting something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned;—thus used as a pronoun…Thĭs'tle or Thistle crown, n. p. 1376(Bot.) One of numerous prickly plants of the class Syngenesia, and several genera, as the common corn thistle, or Canada thistle; the spear-thistle; the milk-thistle, of the genus Carduus; the…Thĭs'tle-fĭnch, n. p. 1376(Ornith.) The goldfinch.Thĭs'tly, a. p. 1376Overgrown with thistles; as, thistly ground.Thĭth’er, adv. p. 1376To that place;—opposed to hither. This city is near: . . . O, let me escape thither. Gen. xix. 20. Where I am, thither ye can not come. John vii. 34. 2. To that point, end, or result. Hither and…Thith'er-to', adv. p. 1376To that point; so far. [Obs.]Thĭth′er-ward, adv. p. 1376Toward that place. They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces thitherward. Jer. l. 5.Thĭt'ling, n. p. 1376A little village; a hamlet. [Obs.]Thĭt'nee, n. p. 1376A beautiful red dye-wood from Burmah. Simmonds.Thĭt'see, n. p. 1376(Bot.) The varnish-tree of Burmah, Melanorrhœa usitatissima. Simmonds.Thlip'sis, n. p. 1376(Med.) Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause. Dunglison.Thōle, n. p. 1376Written also thowel and throwl. [A-S. thol, O. D. & L. Ger. dolle, N. D. dol, Icel. thollr, post, pin.]<br>1. A pin inserted into the gunwale of a boat, to keep the oar in the rowlock, when used in…Thōle, v. t. p. 1376To bear; to endure; to undergo. [Obs.]Thōle, v. i. p. 1376To wait. [Prov. Eng.]Thōle, n. p. 1376The roof of a temple. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] ☞ “Not properly an old word, but an affected Latinism.” Nares.Thōle'-pĭn, n. p. 1376The same as THOLE, q. v.Thŏl'o-bāte, n. p. 1376(Arch.) The substructure on which a dome or cupola rests. Oxf. Gloss.Thō'lus, n. p. 1376(Arch.) A thole. See THOLE.Tho-mæ'an or Tho-mē'an, n. p. 1376(Eccl. Hist.) One of the ancient church of Christians established on the Malabar coast of India, and thought to have been originally founded by St. Thomas. Brande.Thō'ma-ĭsm or Thō'mism, n. p. 1377(Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of St. Thomas Aquinas with respect to predestination and grace.Thō'mist, n. p. 1377(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Thomas Aquinas, in opposition to the Scotists.Thō'mite, n. p. 1377(Eccl. Hist.) A Thomæan.Thom-sō'ni-an, a. p. 1377(Med.) Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with, Thomsonianism.Thom-sō′ni-an, n. p. 1377(Med.) An advocate of, or believer in, Thomsonianism; one who practices Thomsonianism.Thom-sō'ni-an-ĭsm, n. p. 1377(Med.) A medical system, of which one of the leading principles is, that the human body is composed of four elements, earth, air, fire, and water; and one of its apothegms, that metals and minerals…Thŏm'son-īte, n. p. 1377(Min.) A mineral of the zeolite family, occurring generally in masses of a radiated structure, and glassy or vitreous luster. It consists of silica, alumina, and lime, with some soda, and a certain…Thŏng, n. p. 1377A strap of leather, used for fastening any thing. And nails for loosened spears, and thongs for shields, provide. Dryden.Thôrr p. 1377(Scandinavian Myth.) The son of Odin and Freya, and the deity that presided over all mischievous spirits in the elements. This deity was considered the god of thunder. From his name, Thor, we have…Tho-rā'cic, a. p. 1377(Anat.) Of, or pertaining to, the thorax or breast; as, the thoracic arteries. Thoracic duct (Anat.), the trunk of the absorbent vessels. It runs up along the spine from the receptacle of the chyle…Tho-rā'cie, n. p. 1377(Anat.) A thoracic artery. Dunglison. 2. (Ichth.) One of an order of fishes having the ventral fins placed underneath the thorax, or beneath the pectoral fins.Thō'ral, a. p. 1377Of, or pertaining to, a bed. Ayliffe.Thō'rax, n. p. 1377(Anat.) The portion of the trunk between the neck and abdomen, the cavity of which, bounded by the spinal column, the ribs with their cartilages, and the sternum, and below by the diaphragm, is…Thō'ri-ă or Tho-rī'mă, n. p. 1377(Chem.) A white, earthy substance, obtained by Berzelius, in 1829, from the mineral called thorite. It is an oxide of thorium.Tho-rī'num, n. p. 1377See THORIUM.Thō'rite, n. p. 1377(Min.) A massive and compact mineral, found in Norway, and resembling gadolinite. It contains 58 per cent. of the rare earth thoria, combined with silica.Thō'ri-ŭm, n. p. 1377(Chem.) A heavy, gray metal, which, when heated in the air, takes fire and burns with great brilliancy, being then converted into thoria.Thôrn, n. p. 1377A sharp, ligneous, or woody shoot from the stem of a tree or shrub; a sharp process from the woody part of a plant; a spine. ☞ Thorn differs from prickle; the latter being applied to the sharp points…Thôrn'-ăp'ple, n. p. 1377(Bot.) An annual plant of the genus Datura, especially D. stramonium; Jamestown weed.Thôrn'bâck, n. p. 1377(Ichth.) A fish of the ray kind, which has prickles on its back.Thôrn'-bush, n. p. 1377A shrub that produces thorns.Thôrn'bût, n. p. 1377(Ichth.) A kind of fish; a butt or turbot. Ainsworth.