Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Thrēn'ōde, n. p. 1379A threne or threnody.Thrēn'o-dist, n. p. 1379One who composes, delivers, or utters a threnode or threnody.Thrēn'o-dy, n. p. 1379A song of lamentation; a threnode. Herbert.Threp-sōl'o-gy, n. p. 1379(Med.) The doctrine of, or a treatise on, the nutrition of organized bodies. Dunglison.Thrĕsh, v. t. p. 1379To thrash. ☞ Thrash is the popular pronunciation; but the word is written thrash or thresh, indifferently. See THRASH.Thrésh'er, n. p. 1379One who threshes; a thrasher.Thresh'old, n. p. 1379The door-sill; the plank, stone, or piece of timber which lies at the bottom or under a door, especially of a dwelling-house, church, temple, or the like; hence, entrance; gate; door. 2. The place or…Threw, imp. p. 1379of throw. See THROW.Thrib’ble, a. p. 1379Triple; treble; threefold. [Prov. Eng. Local and vulgar U. S.] Halliwell.Thrice, adv. p. 1379Three times. Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Matt. xxvi. 34. Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just. Shak. 2. Repeatedly; earnestly; emphatically; very. Thrice noble lord, let…Thrid, v. t. p. 1379To slide through, by a narrow passage; to slip, shoot, or run through, as a needle, bodkin, or the like; to pass, as a thread through the eye of a needle; to thread; to insert like a thread. Some…Thry'fal-lōw, v. t. p. 1379See THRYFALLOW and TRI-FALLOW.Thrift, n. p. 1379A thriving state or condition; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality. The rest, . . . willing to fall to thrift, prove very good husbands. Spencer. 2. Success and…Thrift'i-ly, adv. p. 1379In a thrifty manner; frugally; successfully; prosperously.Thrift'i-ness, n. p. 1379The state or quality of being thrifty; frugality; good husbandry; as, thriftiness to save; thriftiness in preserving one's own. 2. Prosperity in business; increase of property.Thrift'less, a. p. 1379Not thrifty; deficient in thrift; profuse; extravagant; not thriving.Thrift'less-ly, adv. p. 1379In a thriftless manner; profusely; extravagantly.Thrift'less-ness, n. p. 1379The state or quality of being thriftless.Thrift'y, a. p. 1379Given to, or evincing, thrift; using economy and good management of property; sparing; frugal. I am glad he has so much youth and vigor left, of which he has not been thrifty. Swift. 2. Thriving by…