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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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Thრăp'ple, n. p. 1378The windpipe of an animal; the throttle. Johnson.Thrāsh, v. t. p. 1378To beat out grain from; to thresh the husk of with a flail; to beat off; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats. 2. To beat soundly with a stick or whip; to drub.Thrăsh, v. i. p. 1378To practice thrashing; to perform the business of thrashing; as, a man who thrashes well. 2. Hence, to labor; to drudge; to toil. I rather would be Mævius, thrash for rhymes, Like his, the scorn and…Thrăsh'el, n. p. 1378An instrument to thrash with; a flail. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Thrăsh’er, n. p. 1378One who thrashes grain. 2. The fox-shark or sea-fox (Carcharias vulpes), a large species of shark. See SEA-FOX.Brown thrasher p. 1378an American singing-bird of the thrush family (Turdus [or Harporhynchus] rufus); the brown thrush.Thrăsh'ing-flōor, n. p. 1378A floor or area on which grain is beaten out.Thrāsh'ing-ma-chīne, n. p. 1378A machine or apparatus for separating grain from the straw.Thra-sŏn'ic-al, a. p. 1378Given to bragging; boasting. 2. Implying ostentatious display; boastful. “Cesar’s thrasonical brag.” Shak.Thra-sŏn'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1378In a thrasonical manner; boastfully. Johnson.Thrāve, n. p. 1378A drove. [Obs.] “The worst of a thrace.” Landsdown MS.Thrāve, n. p. 1378The number of two dozen. 2. Twenty-four (in some places, twelve) sheaves of wheat. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 3. Hence, an indefinite number; a large number; a company. [Obs.] He sends forth thraves of…Thraw, n. p. 1378A wrench or distortion; a throe. [Scot.]Death-thrōe p. 1378the final struggles of a dying person; dying agonies. W. Scott.Thrĕad, n. p. 1378A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length. 2. Hence, quality; fineness. [Obs. and rare.] A neat courtier, Of a most elegant thread.…Thread, v. t. p. 1378To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle. 2. To pass or pierce through, as a narrow way or channel. “Heavy trading ships ... threading the Bosporus.” Mitford. “They would not…Thrēad'bāre, a. p. 1378Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; as, a threadbare coat; threadbare clothes. Spenser. Dryden. 2. Hence, worn out; trite; hackneyed; used till it has lost its novelty or interest; as…Thrēad'bāre-ness, n. p. 1378The state of being threadbare or trite.Thrēad'en, a. p. 1378Made of thread. “Threaden sails.” [Obs.] Shak.Thrēad'i-ness, n. p. 1378The state of being thread-like or drawn out into threads.Thrēad'-iāce, n. p. 1378Lace made of linen thread.Thread'-nee'dle, n. p. 1378A game in which children stand in a row, joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding his neighbor, runs between the others. [Written also thread-the needle.]Thrēad'-pā'per, n. p. 1378Thin strips of paper for wrapping up skeins of thread.Thread'-shāped, a. p. 1378(Bot.) Having the form of a thread; filiform.Thréad′-worm, n. p. 1378(Zoöl.) An intestinal worm (Oxyuris [or Ascaris] vermicularis); the pin-worm. ☞— The longer Filariae are also so called, as the Guinea-worm.Thrĕad'y, a. p. 1378Like thread or filaments; slender. 2. Containing or consisting of thread.Thrēap, v. t. p. 1378To contend, insist, or argue against with obstinacy; to urge or press upon; to chide; as, he threaped me down that it was so. [Prov. Eng.] 2. To beat or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 3. To cozen or…Thrēap, v. i. p. 1378To contend obstinately. [Obs.] It's not for a man with a woman to threap. Percy's Reliques.Thrēat, n. p. 1378Denunciation of ill; declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, loss, or pain on another; a menace. There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats. Shak. Syn. — Menace…Thrēat, v. t. p. 1378To threaten, which see. [Used only in poetry.] Dryden.Thrĕat'en, v. t. p. 1378To hold up to, as a terror, the expectation of evil; to alarm with the promise of evil; to menace. Let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. Acts iv. 17. Each…Thrĕat'en, v. i. p. 1378To use threats or menaces.Thrĕat'en-er, n. p. 1378One who threatens.Thrĕat'en-ing, p. a. p. 1378Indicating a threat or menace; as, a threatening look. 2. Indicating something impending; as, the weather is threatening; the clouds have a threatening aspect. Syn.—Imminent; impending. See IMMINENT.Thrĕat'en-ing-ly, adv. p. 1378In a threatening manner; with a threat or menace.Thrĕat′ful, a. p. 1378Full of threats; having a menacing appearance; minacious. Spenser.Thrēave, n. p. 1378The same as THRAVE. [Obs.]Three, a. p. 1378Two and one. I offer thee three things. 2 Sam. xxiv. 12. Three is often joined with other words, forming compounds denoting something which is divided into, or composed of, or which contains, three…Three, n. p. 1379The sum of two and one; the number next above two. 2. A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii. 3. A small number;—used proverbially. [Rare.] Away, thou three-inched fool. Shak.Three'-cōat, a. p. 1379(Arch.) Having, or consisting of, three coats;—applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat.Three'-côr'nered, a. p. 1379Having three corners or angles; as, a three-cornered hat. 2. (Bot.) Having three prominent, longitudinal angles, as a stem.Three'-dĕck'er, n. p. 1379(Naut.) A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks.Three'-flow'ered, a. p. 1379(Bot.) Bearing three flowers together.Three'fold, a. p. 1379Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; as, threefold justice. A threefold cord is not quickly broken. Eccles. iv. 12.Three'-leáfed (-lee'ft) or Three'-leáved, a. p. 1379(Bot.) Consisting of three distinct leaflets; having the leaflets arranged in threes. Martyn. Three-leaved nightshade. (Bot.) See NIGHTSHADE.Three'-lōbed, a. p. 1379Having three lobes. Three-lobed leaf (Bot.), a leaf deeply divided, but not more than half way to the middle, into three parts, standing wide from each other, and having convex margins.Three'-nërved, a. p. 1379Having three nerves. Three-nerved leaf (Bot.), a leaf having three distinct ribs or nerves running longitudinally, without branching.Three'-part'ed, a. p. 1379Divided into, or consisting of, three parts; tripartite. Three-parted leaf (Bot.), a leaf divided into three parts down to the base, but not entirely separate.Three'pence, n. p. 1379A small silver coin of three times the value of a penny.Three'pen-ny, a. p. 1379Worth three pence only; hence, worth but little; poor; mean.Three'-pile, n. p. 1379The finest and most costly kind of velvet. I have... in my time worn three-pile. Shak.Three'-piled, a. p. 1379Having the quality of three-pile; hence, of the best or most costly kind. [R.] Thou art a three-piled piece, I'll warrant thee. Shak. 2. Hence, exaggerated; high-flown. “Three-piled hyperboles.”…Three'-ply, a. p. 1379Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; threefold.Three'-point'ed, a. p. 1379(Bot.) Having three lengthened points ending in a bristle; tricuspidate.Three'-quar/ter, n. p. 1379(Paint.) (a.) A size of portraiture measuring thirty inches by twenty-five. (b.) A portrait delineated to the hips only;—used also adjectively. Fairholt.Three'-scōre, a. p. 1379Thrice twenty; sixty.Three'-sid'ed, a. p. 1379Having three sides, especially three plane sides; as, a three-sided stem, leaf, petiole, peduncle, scape, or pericarp.Three'-välved, a. p. 1379Consisting of three valves; opening with three valves; as, a three-valved pericarp.Thrēne, n. p. 1379Lamentation; threnody. “The threnes and sad accents of the prophet Jeremiah.” Bp. Taylor.Thre-nēt'ie, a. p. 1379Sorrowful; mournful. Shak.