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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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…Thrill, n. p. 1379A drill. 2. A warbling; a trill. See TRILL. 3. A breathing place or hole. Herbert. 4. A thrilling sensation; as, a thrill of horror.Thrill, v. t. p. 1379To perforate by turning a pointed instrument; to bore; to drill. He pierced through his chafed chest With thrilling point of deadly iron brand. Spenser. 2. Hence, to pierce; to penetrate; to affect…Thrill, v. i. p. 1379To pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame. A…Thrĭll'ant, a. p. 1379Piercing; sharp; thrilling. [Obs.] “His thrillant spear.” Spenser.Thrill'ing-ly, adv. p. 1379In a thrilling manner; with thrilling sensations.Thrill'ing-ness, n. p. 1379The quality of being thrilling.Thring, v. t. p. 1379To press, crowd, or throng. [Obs.] Chaucer.Thrĭps, n. p. 1379(Entom.) A genus of small, spotted flies, found in the flowers of plants, or upon the leaves, or in the crevices of the bark, and the like. Harris.Thris'sa, n. p. 1379(Ichth.) A fish of the shad and herring kind, whose flesh is considered as being sometimes poisonous. It is found in the waters of intertropical America, India, &c.Thrive, v. i. p. 1379To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer thrives by good husbandry. Diligence and humility is the way to thrive in the riches of…Thrīv'en, p. p. p. 1379of thrive. See THRIVE.Thriv'er, n. p. 1379One who thrives or prospers.Thriv'ing-ly, adv. p. 1379In a thriving manner.Thriv'ing-ness, n. p. 1379The state or condition of one who thrives; prosperity; growth; increase.Thro. p. 1379A contraction of through.Throat, n. p. 1379(Anat.) The portion of the neck anterior to the spinal column, with its cavities or passages. 2. Hence, the passage through which any thing is ejected upward from the lungs or stomach; the pharynx. I…Thrōat, v. t. p. 1379To utter in the throat; to mutter. [Obs. and rare.] So Hector hereto throated threats to go to sea in blood. Chapman. 2. To mow, as beans, in a direction against their bending. [Prov. Eng.]Throat'-bănd or Throat'-lătch, n. p. 1379A strap of a bridle, halter, or the like, passing under a horse's throat.Thrōat'-pipe, n. p. 1379The windpipe, weasand, or trachea.Thrōat'wort, n. p. 1379(Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Campanula, a perennial weed common in pasture-ground. (b.) A plant of the genus Trachelium.Thrōat'y, a. p. 1379Guttural. [Obs. or rare.] “Hard, throaty words.” Howell.Thrŏb, v. i. p. 1379To beat, as the heart or pulse, with more than usual force or rapidity; to beat in consequence of agitation; to palpitate. My heart throbs to know one thing. Shak. Here may his head live on my…Thrŏb, n. p. 1380A beat, or strong pulsation; a violent beating of the heart and arteries; a palpitation. Thou talk'st like one who never felt The impatient throbs and longings of a soul That pants and reaches after…Thrōd'den, v. i. p. 1380To grow; to thrive. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Grose.Thrōe, n. p. 1380Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially, the anguish of travail in childbirth, or parturition. “Prodigious motion felt, and rueful throes.” Milton. My throes came quicker, and my cries…Thrōe, v. i. p. 1380To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.Thrōe, v. t. p. 1380To put in agony. [Rare.] Shak.