Thlipsis, thlip′sis,n.constriction of a blood-vessel by external compression. [Gr.,—thlibein, to press.]
Tho, thō,adv.(Spens.) then, also the sing. ofthose.
Tho'=Though.
Thoft, thoft,n.(prov.) a rowing-bench. [A.S.thofte.]
Thole, thōl,n.a pin in the side of a boat to keep the oar in place.—AlsoThole′-pin,Thowl,Thowel. [A.S.thol; Dut.dol, Ice.thollr.]
Thole, thōl,v.t.to endure, to suffer: to yield.—v.i.to be patient, to wait. [A.S.tholian, to suffer; Goth.thulan, Ice.thola; Old High Ger.dolén, whence Ger,ge-duld, patience,dulden, to suffer.]
Tholobate, thō′lō-bāt,n.(archit.) the substructure on which a dome or cupola rests. [Gr.tholos, a dome,bainein, to go.]
Tholus, thō′lus,n.a round building, dome, cupola:—pl.Thō′li.—AlsoThole. [Gr.]
Thomism, tō′mizm,n.the doctrines of the followers of the prince of scholastic theologians,ThomasAquinas (1226-74), esp. as these are set forth in hisSumma Theologiæ, which still represent, with few exceptions, the general teaching of the R.C. Church.—n.Thō′mist, a follower of Aquinas.—adjs.Thomist′ic,-al.
Thong, thong,n.a piece or strap of leather to fasten anything. [A.S.thwang.]
Thor, thōr,n.the second principal Scandinavian divinity, the god of thunder. [Ice.Thórr.]
Thorah=Torah.
Thoral, thō′ral,adj.nuptial. [L.torus, the bed.]
Thorax, thō′raks,n.the part of the body between the neck and belly: the chest.—adj.Thoracic(-ras′-),pertaining to the thorax or breast. [L.,—Gr.]
Thorium, thō′ri-um,n.a rare metal resembling aluminium, but taking fire below a red heat, and burning with great brilliancy.—AlsoThorī′num.
Thorn, thorn,n.a sharp, woody spine on the stem of a plant: a spine: a plant having spines or thorns: anything prickly or troublesome.—ns.Thorn′-app′le, a plant of genusDatura: a haw, a thorn-tree;Thorn′back, a species of ray or skate which has nail-like crooked spines in its back;Thorn′bill, a variety of humming-bird with short, straight bill;Thorn′-bush, a shrub producing thorns;Thorn′-hedge, a hedge of hawthorn.—adjs.Thorn′less, without thorns;Thorn′set, set or beset with thorns;Thorn′y, full of thorns: prickly: troublesome: harassing (A.S.thorniht).—Thorn in the flesh, any cause of constant irritation, from 2 Cor. xii. 7. [A.S.thorn; Ice.thorn, Ger.dorn.]
Thorough, thur′ō,adj.passing through or to the end: complete: entire.—prep.(obs.) through.—n.that which goes through, a passage: the blind and obstinately tyrannical policy of Strafford and Laud in administering civil and ecclesiastical affairs without regard to opposite convictions.—n.Thor′ough-bass(mus.), a bass part all through a piece, with figures placed over the notes to indicate the harmony to be played to each.—adj.Thor′oughbred, thoroughly or completely bred: bred from a dam and sire of the best blood, as a horse, and having the qualities supposed to depend thereon.—n.an animal, esp. a horse, of pure blood—of race-horses, one all of whose ancestors for seven generations (five in America) are recorded in the stud-book.—n.Thor′oughfare, a fare or passage for going through: a public way or street: right of passing through.—adj.Thor′oughgō′ing, going through or to the end: going all lengths: complete.—adv.Thor′oughly.—n.Thor′oughness.—adj.Thor′ough-paced, thoroughly or perfectly paced or trained: complete. [The longer form ofthrough.]
Thorp,Thorpe, thorp,n.a homestead: a hamlet. [A.S.thorp; Goth.thaurp, Ger.dorf.]
Those,thōz,pron.,pl.ofthat. [From A.S.thás, the old pl. ofthes, this. Cf.This. Doubletthese.]
Thoth, thoth,n.the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom, and the inventor of art, science, letters, &c., ibis-headed, with a tau-cross in his hand.
Thou, thow,pron.of the second person sing., the person addressed (now generally used only in solemn address). [A.S.ðú; cog. with Goth.thu, Gr.tu, L.tu, Sans.tva-m.]
Though,thō,conj.admitting: allowing: even if notwithstanding. [Lit. 'on that' (condition), A.S.ðeáh,ðéh; cog. with Goth.thau-h, Ice.thó, Ger.doch; from the stem ofthe.]
Thought, thawt,pa.t.andpa.p.ofthink. [A.S.þoht—þencan, to think.]
Thought, thawt,n.the act of thinking: reasoning: deliberation: that which one thinks: idea: fancy: consideration: opinion: meditation: design: care.—adjs.Thought′ed, having thoughts;Thought′ful, full of thought: employed in meditation: attentive: considerate: promoting serious thought: favourable to meditation.—adv.Thought′fully.—n.Thought′fulness.—adj.Thought′less, without thought or care: careless: inattentive: stupid: dull.—adv.Thought′lessly.—ns.Thought′lessness;Thought′-read′er;Thought′-read′ing, the dubious act or art of discerning what is passing in another's mind by some direct and unexplained method, depending neither on gesture, facial expression, nor any articulate or other voluntary indication.—adj.Thought′-sick(Shak.), uneasy with reflection.—n.Thought′-trans′ference, telepathy.—adj.Thought′-transferen′tial, telepathic.—n.Thought′-wave, a supposed undulatory movement of a hypothetical medium by which the phenomena of thought-transference are explained.—Take thought(Shak.), to give way to grief. [A.S.ge-thóht; Ice.thóttr, Ger.bedacht. Cf.Think.]
Thous,thowz (Spens.), Thou art.
Thous, thō′us,n.a genus of canines, the African jackals, [L.thos—Gr.thōs, a wild dog.]
Thousand, thow′zand,adj.denoting ten hundred: proverbially, denoting any great number.—n.the number ten hundred: any large number.—adj.Thou′sandfold, folded a thousand times: multiplied by a thousand.—n.Thou′sand-legs, any one of the Myriapoda.—adj.Thou′sandth, the last of a thousand or of any great number.—n.one of a thousand or of any great number.—One in[of]a thousand, anything exceedingly rare, implying a high degree of rarity or excellence. [A.S.thúsend; Ger.tausend, Goth.thúsundi.]
Thowel,Thowl. SeeThole(1).
Thowless, thow′les,adj.(Scot.) pithless: lazy. [Thew.]
Thrall, thrawl,n.a slave, serf: slavery, servitude: a shelf for barrels.—adj.(arch.) subject.—v.t.to enslave.—ns.Thral′dom,Thrall′dom, the condition of a thrall or slave: slavery: bondage.—adj.Thrall′-like(Milt.), resembling a thrall or slave: resembling slavery: slavish. [Old Northumbrianðrǽl—Ice.þræll, a slave; cf. Old High Ger.drigil, a slave, one who runs errands. From root of A.S.þrægian, to run.]
Thrap, thrap,v.t.to fasten about. [Prob.frap.]
Thrapple, thrap′l,n.(Scot.) the windpipe.—AlsoThropp′le. [Throttle.]
Thrash, thrash,v.t.to heat out grain from the straw, to beat soundly—alsoThresh.—ns.Thrash′er,Thresh′er;Thrash′ing,Thresh′ing, the act of beating out grain from the straw: a sound beating or drubbing;Thrash′ing-floor,Thresh′ing-floor, a floor on which grain is thrashed;Thrash′ing-machine′,-mill, a machine or apparatus for thrashing corn. [A.S.therscan; cog. with Ger.dreschen.]
Thrash, thrash,n.(Scot.) a rush.—AlsoThresh.
Thrasher, thrash′ėr,n.an American throstle or thrush, the brown thrush or sandy mocking-bird.—AlsoThresh′er.
Thrasonical, thrā-son′ik-al,adj.resemblingThraso, a boastful soldier in Terence'sEunuchus: boastful, bragging.—adv.Thrason′ically.
Thratch, thrach,v.t.(Scot.) to gasp for breath.—n.laboured breathing.
Thrave, thrāv,n.twenty-four sheaves of grain set up in twostooksof twelve sheaves each: the number of two dozen, a good number.—AlsoThreave(thrēv). [Scand., Ice.þrefi—þrífa, to grasp.]
Thraw, thraw,v.t.(Scot.) to twist, wrench.—v.i.to writhe, to wriggle: to be perverse.—adjs.Thrä′ward,Thrä′wart, obstinate;Thrawn, twisted: perverse.—Heads and thraws, lying beside each other, the head of the one by the feet of the other;In the dead thraw, in the agony of death. [Throw.]
Thread, thred,n.a very thin line of any substance twisted and drawn out: a filament of any fibrous substance: a fine line of yarn: anything resembling a thread: the prominent spiral part of a screw: something continued in long course: the uniform tenor of a discourse.—v.t.to pass a thread through the eye of (as a needle): to pass or pierce through, as a narrow way: to furnish with a thread.—adj.Thread′bare, worn to the bare thread: having the nap worn off: hackneyed: used till its novelty or interest is gone.—n.Thread′bareness.—adj.Thread′en(Shak.), made of thread.—ns.Thread′er;Thread′iness, the state of being thread-like or slender: the quality of containing threads;Thread′-lace, lace made of linen thread;Thread′-pā′per, a piece of thin soft paper for wrapping up a skein of thread.—n.pl.Thread′-worms, a popular name for Nematoda, a class of more or less thread-like worms, many parasitic, others free-living.—adj.Thread′y, like thread: slender: containing, or consisting of, thread.—Thread and thrum, all, the good and bad together;Thread of life, the thread imagined to be spun and cut by the Fates.—Lisle thread, a fine hard-twisted linen thread originally made atLillein France. [A.S.thrǽd—thráwan, to wind, to twist; Ger.drehen.]
Threap,Threep, thrēp,v.t.(Scot.) to maintain persistently: to contradict: to urge, to press eagerly.—v.i.to dispute.—n.stubborn insistence: contradiction: a freet. [A.S.threápian, to rebuke.]
Threat, thret,n.declaration of an intention to inflict punishment or other evil upon another: menace.—v.t.Threat′en, to declare the intention of inflicting punishment or other evil upon another: to terrify by menaces: to present the appearance of coming evil or of something unpleasant.—n.Threat′ener.—adj.Threat′ening, indicating a threat or menace: indicating something approaching or impending.—adv.Threat′eningly.—adj.Threat′ful(Spens.), full of threats, having a menacing appearance. [A.S.þreát—þreótan, to afflict; cog. with Ger.verdriessen, Goth.thriutan, to vex.]
Three, thrē,adj.andn.two and one.—adj.Three′-cor′nered, having three corners or angles: (bot.) having three prominent longitudinal angles, as a stem.—n.Three′-deck′er, ship of war carrying guns on three decks: an old-fashioned pulpit.—adjs.Three′fold, folded thrice: thrice repeated: consisting of three;Three′-foot, measuring three feet, or having three feet;Three′-leafed,-leaved(bot.), having three distinct leaflets: having the leaves arranged in threes;Three′-lobed(bot.), having three lobes;Three′-man(Shak.), worked by three men.—n.Three′-mas′ter, a ship with three masts.—adjs.Three′-nerved, having three nerves: (bot.) having three distinct nerves running longitudinally without branching, as a leaf;Three′-nooked(Shak.), three-cornered;Three′-part′ed, consisting of three parts: (bot.) divided into three parts down to the base, as a leaf.—n.Threepence(thrē′pens,coll.thrip′ens),three pennies: a silver coin of the value of threepence.—adj.Three′penny, worth threepence: of little worth: mean, vulgar.—ns.Three′-per-cents., bonds or other securities paying three per cent. interest, esp. a portion of the consolidated debt of Great Britain;Three′-pile(Shak.), the finest kind of velvet.—adjs.Three′-piled, set with a thick pile, as velvet: (Shak.) of the best quality: (Shak.) piled one on another;Three′ply, having three plies or folds;Three′score, three times a score, sixty (alson.);Three′-sid′ed, having three sides;Three′some, triple;Three′-suit′ed, having but three suits of clothes;Three′-valved, consisting of, or opening with, three valves.—Three F's, free sale, fixity of tenure, fair rent—the three demands of the Irish Land League;Three R's(seeR);Three times three, three cheers thrice repeated. [A.S.þreó,þrý,þír; Ice.þrír, Gael.tri, Goth.threis, Ger.drei, L.tres, Gr.treis, Sans.tri.]
Thremmatology, threm-a-tol′ō-ji,n.the science of breeding or propagating animals and plants under domestication. [Gr.thremma—trephein, to nurse,logia—legein, to say.]
Threnody, thren′ō-di,n.an ode or song of lamentation.—n.Threne, a lament, lamentation.—adjs.Threnet′ic,-al;Threnō′dial,Threnod′ic.—n.Thren′odist, a writer of threnodies. [Gr.thrēnōdia—thrēnos, a lament,ōdē, a song.]
Threpsology, threp-sol′ō-ji,n.the science of the nutrition of living organisms, or a treatise thereon. [Gr.threpsis—trephein, to nourish,logia—legein, to say.]
Thresh, thresh (seeThrash).—ns.Thresh′el, a flail;Thresh′er, the fox-shark;Thresh′er-whale, the grampus.
Threshold, thresh′ōld,n.a piece of wood or stone under the door of a house: door: entrance: the place or point of entering. [M. E.threshwold—A.S.therscwald—therscan, to thresh,wald, wood.]
Threstle, thres′l,n.a three-legged stool. [Trestle.]
Thretty, thret′i, a dial. form ofthirty.
Threw, thrōō,pa.t.ofthrow.
Thrice, thrīs,adv.three times. [M. E.thriës—A.S.þríwa, thrice—þrí, three.]
Thrid, thrid,n.(Spens.) a thread.—v.t.to slip through, as a narrow passage. [Thread.]
Thridacium, thri-dā′si-um,n.the inspissated juice of lettuce.—AlsoThrid′ace. [L.thridax—Gr.thridax, lettuce.]
Thrift, thrift,n.state of thriving: frugality: prosperity: increase of wealth: gain: a plant of genusArmeria, orderPlumbagineæ, the marsh-rosemary.—adv.Thrift′ily.—n.Thrift′iness.—adj.Thrift′less, not thrifty: extravagant: not thriving.—adv.Thrift′lessly.—n.Thrift′lessness.—adj.Thrift′y(comp.Thrift′ier,superl.Thrift′iest), showing thrift or economy: thriving by frugality. [Thrive.]
Thrill, thril,v.t.to pierce: to affect strongly.—v.i.to pierce, as something sharp: to cause a tingling, shivering feeling to run through the body: to feel a sharp, shivering sensation.—n.a thrilling sensation.—adjs.Thrill′ant(Spens.), thrilling, piercing;Thrill′ing, causing to thrill.—adv.Thrill′ingly, in a thrilling manner: with thrilling sensations.—n.Thrill′ingness. [A.S.thyrlian, to bore a hole—thyrel, a hole; Ger.drillen, to drill a hole.]
Thrips, thrips,n.a genus of the familyThripidæ, which is the sole family of the orderThysanoptera, any member of the same, the corn-thrips, the jassid, the grape-vine thrips. [Gr.thrips, a wood-worm.]
Thrist, thrist,v.i.(Spens.) same asThirst.—adj.Thrist′y=Thirsty.
Thrive, thrīv,v.i.to prosper: to increase in goods: to be successful: to grow: to flourish:—pa.t.thrōve and thrīved;pa.p.thriv′en.—adj.Thrive′less, thriftless.—n.Thrī′ver, one who succeeds.—p.adj.Thrī′ving, flourishing, successful.—adv.Thrī′vingly, in a thriving or prosperous manner.—n.Thrī′vingness. [Ice.thrífa, to grasp.]
Thro′,Thro=Through.
Throat, thrōt,n.the forepart of the neck, in which are the gullet and windpipe: an entrance: a narrow part of anything: (naut.) the widened and hollowed end of a gaff next the mast—opp. to Peak, the outer end.—ns.Throat′-band,-strap,-latch, a band about the throat;Throat′-bolt, an eye-bolt to which to hook the throat-halyards.—n.pl.Throat′-brails, those which are attached to the gaff for trussing up the sail close to the gaff as well as the mast.—adj.Throat′ed, with a throat of a specified kind.—n.pl.Throat′-hal′yards, those for hoisting the throat of a gaff.—adj.Throat′y, formed in the throat, guttural in sound.—Clergyman's sore throat, an affection commonly arising from too prolonged or powerful exercise of the voice by persons in whom the mucous membrane of the throat is in a relaxed condition;Cut one's own, oranother's,throat, to pursue some course ruinous to one's own or to another's interests;Give one the lie in his throat, to accuse one to his face of a lie. [A.S.throte; Dut.strot, Ger.drossel, the throat.]
Throb, throb,v.i.to beat or palpitate, as the heart or pulse, with more than usual force:—pr.p.throb′bing;pa.t.andpa.p.throbbed.—n.a beat or strong pulsation.—adv.Throb′bingly.—adj.Throb′less. [M. E.throbben; cf. L.trepidus, trembling.]
Throe, thrō,n.suffering, pain: agony: the pains of childbirth.—v.i.to be in agony.—v.t.to put in agony. [A.S.threá,threáw, suffering—threówan, to suffer.]
Thrombosis, throm-bō′sis,n.an affection of the blood—vessels (either veins or arteries), which essentially consists in a coagulation of blood, forming a true clot, at a certain fixed spot.—adjs.Throm′bosed,Thrombot′ic.—n.Throm′bus, the blood-clot formed in thrombosis.
Throne, thrōn,n.a chair of state richly ornamented and covered with a canopy: seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese: sovereign power and dignity: (pl.) the third order of angels in the first triad of the celestial hierarchy.—v.t.to place on a royal seat: to exalt.—v.i.to sit in state, as on a throne:—pr.p.thrōn′ing;pa.t.andpa.p.thrōned.—adjs.Thrō′nal;Throne′less. [O. Fr.,—L.thronus—Gr.thronos, a seat.]
Throng, throng,n.a large number of people pressed or crowded together: a crowd: a great multitude.—v.t.to press or crowd: to annoy with numbers.—v.i.to crowd together: to come in multitudes.—adj.(prov.) crowded: busy.—adj.Throng′ful, thronged. [A.S.ge-thrang—thringan, to press.]
Thropple. Same asThrapple.
Throstle, thros′l,n.the song-thrush or mavis: a machine for twisting and winding fibres from roves, consisting of a set of drawing-rollers with bobbins and fliers—alsoWater-frame.—n.Thros′tle-cook, the missel-thrush. [A.S.throstle; Ger.drossel, L.turdus, a thrush.]
Throstling, thros′ling,n.a swelling on the throat of cattle causing strangulation.
Throttle, throt′l,n.the throat or windpipe.—v.t.to choke by pressure on the windpipe: to shut off the steam from a steam-pipe, engine, &c.—v.i.to breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.—ns.Thrott′le-pipe, the vertical pipe between the throttle-valve and dry-pipe of a locomotive;Thrott′ler, one who throttles;Thrott′le-valve, a valve regulating the supply of steam to the cylinder. [Dim. ofthroat.]
Through, thrōō,prep.from end to end, or from side to side of: between the sides of: over the whole extent of: among: from beginning to end: by means of: in consequence of.—adv.from one end or side to the other: from beginning to end: to the end or purpose.—adj.clear, unobstructed, serving for an entire route.—adv.Through′-and-through, thoroughly.—ns.Through′-bolt, a bolt which passes through from side to side of what it fastens;Through′fare(Shak.), same asThoroughfare;Through′-gang(Scot.), a thoroughfare.—adj.Through′-gang′ing, thorough-going.—n.Through-gō′ing(Scot.), a scolding.—adj.active, energetic.—adv.Through′ly(obs.) same asThoroughly.—prep.Throughout′, through to the outside: in every part of: from one end to the other.—adv.in every part: everywhere.—ns.Through′-stone, a bonder or bond-stone in building: a grave-stone made so as to lie flat;Through′-tick′et, a ticket for the whole of a journey;Through′-traff′ic, the traffic between two centres at a distance from each other—opp. toLocal traffic;Through′-train, a train which goes the whole length of a long route.—Be through, to be finished;Carry through(seeCarry);Go through(seeGo). [A.S.þurh; Ger.durch, Sans.tiras.]
Throve, thrōv,pa.t.ofthrive.
Throw, thrō,v.t.to hurl: to fling: to wind or twist together, as yarn: to form on a wheel, as pottery: to venture at dice: to put off: to put on or spread carelessly: to cast down in wrestling.—v.i.to cast or hurl: to cast dice:—pa.t.threw (thrōō);pa.p.thrōwn.—n.the act of throwing; a cast, esp. of dice: the distance to which anything may be thrown: a violent effort.—ns.Throw′er;Throw′ing-tā′ble, a potter's wheel.—adj.Thrown, twisted.—ns.Thrown′-silk, organzine, silk thread formed by twisting together two or more threads or singles;Throw′ster, one who throws silk: a gambler;Throw′-stick, a weapon thrown whirling from the hand, as the boomerang.—Throw about(Spens.), to cast about or try expedients;Throw away, to lose by neglect or folly, to spend in vain, to reject;Throw back, to retort, to refuse: to revert to some ancestral character, to show atavism;Throw by, to reject, to lay aside as of no use;Throw down, to destroy, to subvert: to depress;Throw in, to inject, as a fluid, to put in or deposit along with others, to add as an extra;Throw light on, to make clear;Throw off, to expel, to reject, to renounce: to give forth in an unpremeditated manner;Throw on, to put on hastily;Throw one's self into, to engage heartily in;Throw one's self on, orupon, to cast one's confidence upon, to resign one's self to;Throw open, to cause to swing wide open, to make freely accessible;Throw out, to cast out, to reject, to expel: to emit, to utter carelessly, to cause to project: to put into confusion, to confuse: to distance, leave behind;Throw over, to discard or desert;Throw up, to hoist or raise, to raise hastily: to enlarge, as a picture reflected on a screen: to give up, to resign: to vomit. [A.S.thráwan, to turn, to twist; Ger.drehen, to twist, L.torquēre.]
Thrum, thrum,n.the end of a weaver's thread, any loose thread or fringe: coarse yarn.—v.t.to furnish with thrums: to fringe: to insert short pieces of rope-yarn in a mat or piece of canvas:—pr.p.thrum′ming;pa.t.andpa.p.thrummed.—ns.Thrum′-cap,-hat(Shak.), a cap or hat made of thrums or of coarse, shaggy cloth.—adj.Thrum′my, made of, or like, thrums. [Ice.þrómr, the edge; Ger.trumm, a fragment.]
Thrum, thrum,v.i.to play rudely or monotonously on an instrument with the fingers.—n.a monotonous sound, as that made by unskilled fingers on a harp, &c.—n.Thrum′mer.
Thrush, thrush,n.a genus of Passerine birds of the familyTurdidæ, specifically the throstle, song-thrush, or mavis of Europe. [A.S.þrysce, a thrush.]
Thrush, thrush,n.an inflammatory and suppurating affection of the sensitive surfaces within the frog of the horse: an infantile disease of the mouth and throat. [Scand., Ice.þurr, dry.]
Thrust, thrust,v.t.to push or drive with force: to stab, pierce.—v.i.to make a push, esp. with a pointed weapon: to squeeze in: to intrude:—pa.t.andpa.p.thrust.—n.a stab: an assault: the horizontal outward pressure of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters, beams, &c. against the walls or bearings: the white whey, the last to be squeezed from the curd.—ns.Thrust′er;Thrust′-hoe, a hoe worked by pushing.—Thrust aside, to push away, to reject;Thrust off, to push away;Thrust on, to urge or impel;Thrust one's self into, to intrude;Thrust out, to drive out or away;Thrust through(Shak.), to pierce, to stab;Thrust to(Spens.), to rush upon;Thrust together, to compress;Thrust upon, to force upon. [Ice.thrýsta, to press.]
Thrust, thrust,v.i.(Spens.) to thirst.—n.thirst.
Thud, thud,n.a dull, hollow sound, caused by a blow or a heavy body falling: a loud noise, concussion, or blast.—v.i.to make a thudding sound: (Scot.) to move quickly.—v.t.(Scot.) to beat, strike. [A.S.þóden, noise.]
Thug, thug,n.one of a class of professional robbers and assassins in India—a kind of secret religious fraternity, murdering stealthily by strangling or poisoning with datura, extirpated 1826-35: any cut-throat ruffian.—ns.Thuggee′,Thug′gery,Thug′gism, the practice and superstition of the Thugs. [Hind.,thag,thug, cheat.]
Thule, thū′lē,n.the name generally given by the ancients to the most northerly part of Europe known to them, of which their want of knowledge was eked out by the imagination—the Orkney and Shetland groups, Iceland, &c. The usual Roman phrase wasUltima Thule. [L.,—Gr.thylē.]
Thumb, thum,n.the short, thick digit, consisting of two phalanges, on the radial side of the human hand: the corresponding member in other animals.—v.t.to handle awkwardly: to play or soil with the thumb or fingers.—v.i.to finger.—adj.Thumbed, having thumbs: marked by the thumb, worn.—ns.Thumb′kin,Thumb′screw, an old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by means of a screw.—adj.Thumb′less.—ns.Thumb′-mark, a mark left by the impression of the thumb on the pages of a book, &c.;Thumb′piece, a piece serving as a support for the thumb: a knob or projection by means of which a spring is worked by pressure of the thumb;Thumb′pot, a very small pot used by florists for starting slips or seedlings;Thumb′-ring(Shak.), a ring worn on the thumb: a ring for the thumb fastened to the guard of a dagger or sword;Thumb′-stall, a covering or sheath for the thumb.—By rule of thumb, in a rough-and-ready practical manner, found by experience to be convenient;Under one's thumb, under one's influence. [With intrusivebfrom A.S.þuma; cog. with Ger.daumen.]
Thummim, thum′im,n.pl.perfection. [Heb.,tummīm(pl. oftōm), perfection—tāmam, to be perfect. Cf.Urim.]
Thump, thump,n.a heavy blow.—v.t.to beat with something heavy.—v.i.to strike or fall with a dull, heavy blow.—n.Thump′er, one who, or that which, thumps: anything very big, a big lie, &c.—adj.Thump′ing, unusually big. [Prob. imit., like Ice.dumpa, to thump.]
Thunder, thun′dėr,n.the deep rumbling sound after a flash of lightning, a thunderbolt: any loud noise: an alarming denunciation.—v.i.to make thunder: to sound as thunder.—v.t.to give out with noise and terror: to publish a denunciation.—ns.Thun′derbolt, a bolt or shaft of lightning preceding a peal of thunder: anything sudden and irresistible: a daring or irresistible hero: ecclesiastical denunciation;Thun′der-clap, a sudden peal of thunder: the report of an explosion of electricity in the clouds;Thun′der-cloud, a cloud charged with electricity, which generally produces lightning and thunder;Thun′derer;Thun′dering, the report of a discharge of electricity in the clouds: thunder.—adj.unusually big, tremendous.—adv.Thun′deringly.—adjs.Thun′derless, without thunder;Thun′der-like(Shak.), like thunder, as a loud noise;Thun′derous, giving forth a sound like thunder, awful.—adv.Thun′derously.—ns.Thun′der-peal, a clap of thunder;Thun′der-plump, a heavy fall of rain in a thunder-storm;Thun′der-shower, a shower accompanied with thunder, or a short heavy shower from a thunder-cloud;Thun′der-stone(Shak.), a stone fabulously supposed to be hurled by thunder, and to do the damage of lightning, a thunderbolt: (geol.) a belemnite, so called from its dart-like shape;Thun′der-storm, continued discharges of electricity from the clouds, producing lightning and thunder, and generally accompanied with heavy rain.—v.t.Thun′der-strike, to strike as by lightning.—n.Thun′der-stroke(Shak.), a stroke or blast by lightning.—adjs.Thun′der-struck, struck by lightning: astonished: struck dumb;Thun′dery, indicative of thunder, or attended by it. [With intrusivedfrom A.S.þunor—þunian, to rattle; cog. with Ger.donner, Ice.þorrforþonr, L.tonāre.]
Thurible, thū′ri-bl,n.a censer of metal for burning frankincense.—n.Thū′rifer, the server who carries the thurible.—adjs.Thurif′erous, producing or bearing frankincense;Thurif′icate, having offered incense.—n.Thurificā′tion.—v.t.Thū′rify, to cense.—n.Thus, frankincense. [L.thuribulum—thus,thuris, frankincense; akin to Gr.thyos, a sacrifice.]
Thursday, thurz′dā,n.the fifth day of the week, so called because originally sacred toThor, the old Teutonic god of thunder. [A.S.thunres dæg—thunres, gen. ofthunor, thunder,dæg, day; Ice.Thórsdag-r, Thor's day, Ger.Donnerstag.]
Thus,thus,adv.in this or that manner: to this degree or extent.—n.Thus′ness, state of being thus.—adv.Thus′wise, in this manner. [A.S.ðus, prob.ðýs, instrumental case ofðes, this.]
Thwack, thwak,v.t.to strike with something blunt and heavy, to thrash.—n.a heavy blow. [A.S.thaccian, to stroke.]
Thwaite, thwāt,n.a piece of land reclaimed to tillage—common in place-names, as Bassenthwaite, Crossthwaite. [Ice.thveit.]
Thwart, thwawrt,adj.cross: being crosswise.—v.t.to cross: to oppose; to defeat.—n.the bench for rowers placed athwart the boat.—advs.Thwart;Thwar′tedly.—n.Thwar′ter.—adj.Thwar′ting, perverse.—advs.Thwar′tingly, perversely;Thwart′ly;Thwart′ships, across the ship. [Ice.thvert, neut. ofthverr; perverse; cog. with A.S.thweorh, Ger.zwerch.]
Thy,thī,poss. adj.thine, of or pertaining to thee. [Short forthine, A.S.ðín, gen. ofðu, thou.]
Thyine-wood, thī′in-wōōd,n.a wood named in Rev. xviii. 12, probably that of the sandarac-tree. [Gr.]
Thylacine, thī′la-sēn,n.the largest of the extant predaceous marsupials, represented by one species, now restricted to Tasmania.
Thyme, tīm,n.a genus of humble half-shrubby plants of the natural orderLabiatæ, the common garden-thyme, cultivated for its fragrance, wild-thyme, &c.—n.Thy′mol, an antiseptic phenol, obtained from oil of thyme by distillation.—adj.Thy′my. [Fr.,—L. L.thymum—Gr.thyein, to fill with sweet smells, to burn in sacrifice.]
Thymus, thī′mus,n.a ductless gland near the root of the neck, of no known function, vestigial in adult man—that of veal and lamb calledneck-sweetbread. [Gr.thymos, sweet thyme.]
Thyroid, thī′roid,adj.in the form of a shield: denoting a cartilage constituting the anterior, upper part of the larynx, popularly called Adam's apple: denoting a vascular or ductless gland which arises in the earlier human embryo as an ingrowth from the lower part of the pharynx (see Myxœdema). [Gr.thyreos, a shield,eidos, form.]
Thyrsus, thėr′sus,n.(bot.) an inflorescence consisting of a panicle with the lower branches shorter than the middle ones: the wand of Bacchus, a staff wreathed with ivy—alsoThyrse.—adjs.Thyr′soid,-al, having the form of a thyrsus. [Gr.thyrsos.]
Thysanura, this-a-nū′ra,n.an order of wingless insects of small size, undergoing no metamorphosis, the abdomen usually bearing peculiar structures which seem to be abortive limbs, the spring-tails or bristle-tails.—adjs.Thysanū′rian;Thysanū′riform. [Gr.thysanos, a fringe,oura, a tail.]
Thyself,thī-self,pron.thou or thee, in person—used for emphasis.
Ti, tē,n.a small Pacific tree of the lily family whose fleshy roots are eaten, and yield sugar and spirit.
Tiara.
Tiara, tī-ā′ra,n.the lofty ornamental head-dress of the ancient Persians: a head-dress: the mitre of the Jewish high-priest: the pope's triple crown, the papal dignity—also (poet.)Tiar.—adj.Tiā′raed, wearing a tiara. [Fr.tiare—L.tiara—Gr.tiara.]
Tib, tib,n.(Shak.) a punk, whore.
Tibet,Thibet, ti-bet′,n.a woollen stuff generally printed in colours: a heavy fabric used for the same purposes as furs, made of goat's hair, black and finely curled—alsoTibet cloth.—adj.Tib′etan, pertaining toTibet, its language or people.—n.the language or people of Tibet.
Tibia, tib′i-a,n.the large shinbone.—adj.Tib′ial, pertaining to the tibia: pertaining to a pipe or flute.—ns.Tibiā′lis, a tibial muscle;Tibī′cen, a flute-player. [L., the shinbone, hence a flute.]
Tic, tik,n.a convulsive motion of certain muscles, esp. of the face.—n.Tic′-doul′oureux, painful convulsive motion of a nerve, usually in the face. [Fr.tic, a twitching; cf. Low Ger.tukken, to twitch.]
Tice, tīs,v.t.(Shak.) to entice.
Tick, tik,n.the popular name for several acaridan arachnids which infest dogs, sheep, &c. [M. E.teke; Dut.teek, Ger.zecke.]
Tick, tik,n.the case or cover in which feathers, &c., are put for bedding.—ns.Tick′en,Tick′ing, the cloth of which ticks are made. [L.theca—-Gr.thēkē, a case—tithēmi, I put.]
Tick, tik,v.i.to make a small, quick noise: to beat, as a watch.—ns.Tick′er, anything which ticks, a watch;Tick′-tack, a noise like that made by a clock: (Shak.) a game somewhat like backgammon—adv.with a recurring ticking sound. [Imit.; cf. Ger.ticken.]
Tick, tik,v.i.to get or give credit.—n.credit: trust.—n.Tick′-shop, a shop where goods are given on credit.—Buy on tick, to buy on credit. [Ticket.]
Tick, tik,v.i.to touch lightly.—n.a tap or light touch: a slight speck.—adj.Ticked, speckled.—v.t.Tick′le, to touch lightly and cause to laugh: to please by slight gratification.—v.i.to feel titillation or tickling.—ns.Tick′ler;Tick′ling. [Tickleis a dim. oftick, to touch lightly, M. E.teck, a touch; Dut.tik.]
Ticket, tik′et,n.a marked card: a token of any right or debt, as for admission, &c.: a list of candidates put forward by a party for election: (obs.) a visiting-card.—v.t.to mark by a ticket.—ns.Tick′et-day, the day before settling day on the Stock Exchange;Tick′et-of-leave, a license to be at large, granted to a convict for good conduct;Tick′et-por′ter, a licensed porter wearing a badge or ticket;Cou′pon-tick′et(seeCoupon);Straight′-ticket, a ticket bearing the names of the nominees of a political party, and them only.—Season ticket, a ticket entitling the holder to admission to lectures, &c., or to travel between certain places on a line of railway, for a certain specified period;The ticket, the correct thing. [Short for O. Fr.etiquet, a label, from Teut.; Ger.stecken, to stick.]
Tickle, tik′l,adj.(Spens.) uncertain, insecure: (Shak.) tottering, insecure, easily tickled, ticklish.—n.Tick′ler, something difficult, a puzzle: a banker's memorandum-book: a dram of spirits.—adj.Tick′lish, easily tickled: easily affected: nice: critical.—adv.Tick′lishly.—n.Tick′lishness.—adj.Tick′ly, ticklish.—n.Tickly-bend′er, risky ice that bends under a skater: (pl.) any game, as tag, played on such ice. [M. E.tikel, unstable,tikelen, freq. oftick, to touch lightly.]
Tid, tid,n.(Scot.) fit time or condition.
Tidbit. Same asTitbit.
Tiddle, tid′l,v.t.to fondle—alsoTid′der.—v.i.to potter, trifle.
Tiddlywink, tid′ly-wingk,n.(prov.) an unlicensed pawn-shop or beer-house.—n.pl.Tidd′ledywinks, a parlour-game in which small discs of ivory, &c., are snapped from the level of the table into a cup in the centre of it—alsoTidd′ly-winks.
Tiddy, tid′i,n.(prov.) the European wren.
Tide, tīd,n.time: season: the regular flux and reflux or rhythmic ebb and flow of the sea: course: a tide, time, or season, a feast-day, festival, a certain time, a day of twelve hours: commotion: turning-point.—v.t.to drive with the stream.—v.i.to pour a tide or flood: to work in or out of a river or harbour with the tide.—adj.Tī′dal, pertaining to tides: flowing and ebbing periodically.—ns.Tide′-gate, a gate through which the water flows into a basin or dock with the tide, and which is shut to keep it from flowing out again when the tide ebbs: a place where the tide runs with great velocity;Tide′-gauge, an instrument for registering the state of the tide continuously.—adj.Tide′less, having no tides.—ns.Tide′-lock, a lock placed between an entrance-basin and a harbour, canal, or river, and furnished with double gates, so that vessels can pass either out or in at all times of the tide;Tide′mill, a mill moved by tide-water: a mill for clearing lands of tide-water;Tides′-man,Tide′-wait′er, an officer who waits the arrival of vessels, to secure the payment of the duties: one who watches public opinion before declaring his own;Tide′-tā′ble, a table giving the time of high-tide at any place;Tide′-wa′ter, the water of the portion of a river affected by the tide, the seaboard;Tide′-wave, the great wave which follows the apparent motion of the moon;Tide′-way, the channel in which the tide sets;Neap′-tide(see Neap);Spring′-tide(seeSpring).—Tide over, to surmount difficulties, for the time at least, by favourable accidents or by skill. [A.S.tíd; Dut.tijd, Ger.zeit.]
Tidings, tī′dingz,n.pl.news: intelligence. [Ice.tiðindi—tið, time; cf. Ger.zeit-ung, news, fromzeit.]
Tidy, tī′di,adj.neat: in good order: fairly large: (coll.) comfortable.—n.a cover for chairs, &c.: a child's pinafore.—v.t.to make neat: to put in good order:—pa.t.andpa.p.tī′died.—adv.Tī′dily, in a tidy manner.—n.Ti′diness, state or quality of being tidy: neatness.—Tid′ivate(coll.) (seeTitivate). [M. E.tidy, seasonable—tid,tide, time: Ger.zeitig.]
Tie, tī,v.t.to bind: to fasten with a cord: to unite: to constrain: (mus.) to unite notes with a tie: to score equally with: to bind with a ligature.—v.i.to make an exactly equal number of points with:—pr.p.ty′ing;pa.t.andpa.p.tied (tīd).—n.a knot, bow, &c.: a bond: something for tying: a necktie: a member fastening parts together, one of a set of timbers laid crosswise: an equality in numbers, as of votes, or of points in a game: (mus.) a curved line drawn over two or more notes on the same degree of the stave, signifying that the second note is not to be sounded separately, but is to sustain the first.—ns.Tie′-beam, a beam resting on the walls and stretching across, keeping the rafters fast;Tī′er, one who ties: a child's apron;Tie′-rod, a rod serving as a tie between two pieces;Tie′-wig, a court-wig tied with ribbon at the back.—Play off a tie, to take part in a final contest to decide a tie in a game. [M. E.teyen—teye, a band—A.S.teág,teáh,týge, a rope.]
Tier, tēr,n.a row or rank, especially when several rows are placed one above another. [Fr.tire—tirer, to draw.]
Tierce, tērs,n.a cask containing one-third of a pipe—that is, 42 gallons: a sequence of three cards of the same colour: (mus.) a third: a thrust, in fencing: (her.) a field tripartitely divided in three different tinctures: the third hour of the day, or the office of that hour, the terce.—ns.Tier′ceron(archit.), in vaulting, a rib springing from the intersection of two other ribs;Tier′cet, a stanza of three rhymed verses, a triplet. [O. Fr.tiers,tierce—L.tertia (pars), a third (part)—tres, three.]
Tiercel, tērs′el,n.a male hawk.—AlsoTierce′let. [O. Fr.tiercelet—tiers,tierce, third.]
Tiers état, tyārz ā-tä′,n.the third estate of the realm, the common people in relation to political power. SeeEstate. [Fr.]
Tiff, tif,v.t.to sip, quaff.—n.a dram.
Tiff, tif,v.t.(obs.) to dress, trick out. [O. Fr.tiffer,atiffer, to adorn; of Teut. origin.]
Tiff, tif,v.i.to be in a pet—-n:a display of irritation, a pet, huff.—AlsoTift. [Orig. asniff. Norw.tev, a drawing in of the breath,teva, to sniff.]
Tiffany, tif′a-ni,n.a silk-like gauze.—adj.made of tiffany, transparent. [Tiff, to adorn.]
Tiffin, tif′in,n.the East Indian name for luncheon.—v.i.Tiff, to take lunch—Tiff′inis less correct. [From Prov. Eng.tiff, a draught of beer.]
Tig, tig,n.a game in which one tries to tag or touch another.
Tig, tig,n.an old four-handed drinking-cup.
Tige, tīzh,n.a stalk: the shaft of a column. [Fr.—L.tibia, a pipe.]
Tigellus, tij-el′us,n.the internode of a stem. [Fr.]
Tiger, tī′gėr,n.a fierce and rapacious feline quadruped, nearly as large as a lion: the jaguar: a servant in livery who rides with his master: a swaggering bully, a low ruffian: (U.S.) one more cheer after a round of cheers: a tiger-beetle:—fem.Tī′gress.—ns.Ti′ger-bee′tle, a cicindela;Tī′ger-cat, a wild-cat: the margay, ocelot, and serval;Tī′ger-flow′er, a Mexican plant cultivated in flower-gardens for its streaked flowers.—adjs.Tī′ger-foot′ed(Shak.), hastening to devour, fierce and rapacious;Tī′gerish, like a tiger in disposition.—ns.Tī′gerism;Tī′ger-lil′y, a species of lily with spotted flowers;Tī′ger-moth, any one of theArctiidæ, whose larvæ are called woolly bears;Tī′ger-wolf, a name given to the spotted hyena and to the Thylacine.—adj.Tī′grine, like a tiger. [Fr.tigre—L.tigris—Gr.tigris—Zend.tighri, an arrow, whence the river Tigris.]
Tight, tīt,adj.close: compact: rigid: hampered from want of money: snug, trim: not leaky: fitting closely, also too closely: scarce, not easily obtainable: (coll.) unwilling to part with money: tipsy: not loose or free in treatment.—v.t.Tight′en, to make tight or tighter: to straiten.—v.i.to grow tight or tighter.—n.Tight′ener, one who, or that which, tightens: (anat.) a tensor: (slang) a heavy meal.—adv.Tight′ly.—ns.Tight′ness;Tight′rope, a tightly-stretched rope on which rope-dancers perform.—n.pl.Tights, a garment often of silk, closely fitting the body, or at least the legs, worn by acrobats, dancers, &c. [Scand., Ice.þéitr; cf. Dan.tæt, Dut.digt, Ger.dicht.]
Tight, tīt (Spens.),pa.t.andpa.p.oftie.
Tike, tīk,n.(Shak.) a dog, a cur, a boor: an uncouth fellow: a Yorkshireman. [Ice.tík, a bitch.]
Tilbury, til′ber-i,n.a kind of gig for two. [Said to be so named from its first maker.]
Tilde, til′dē,n.the diacritical sign overnin Spanish—thusñ. [Sp.,—L.titulus, a title.]
Tile, tīl,n.a piece of baked clay used for covering roofs, floors, &c.: a tube or pipe of baked clay used in drains: (slang) a tall cylindrical silk hat.—v.t.to cover with tiles: to drain by means of tiles: to secure against the intrusion of unauthorised persons by placing a person at the door of a lodge or close meeting.—ns.Tī′ler, one who makes or who lays tiles: the keeper of the door in a Freemasons' lodge—alsoTy′ler;Tile′-red, a brownish-red, the colour of baked tiles;Tī′lery, a place where tiles are made;Tile′-stone, a tile: (pl.,geol.) the uppermost group of the Silurian period, consisting of a reddish, thin-bedded, slightly micaceous sandstone;Tī′ling, a roof of tiles: tiles in general.—Dutch tiles, enamelled earthenware tiles, usually blue, with scriptural subjects, for chimney pieces, &c. [A.S.tigele—L.tegula—tegĕre, to cover.]
Tiliaceæ, til-i-ā′se-ē,n.pl.a natural order of exogenous trees and shrubs, mostly native to the tropics—the linden family. [L.tilia, a lime-tree.]
Tilka, til′ka,n.the caste-mark on the forehead of Hindus. [Sans.]
Till, til,n.a money-box or drawer in a desk, counter, or trunk. [M. E.tillen, to draw out—A.S.tyllan, infor-tyllan, to draw aside.]
Till, til,prep.to the time of.—adv.to the time when: to the degree that. [Old Northumbriantil—Scand., Ice.til.]
Till, til,v.t.to cultivate.—adj.Till′able, arable.—ns.Till′age, act or practice of tilling: husbandry: a place tilled;Till′er;Till′ing. [A.S.tilian, to till—til, good, a limit; Ger.zielen, to arrange.]
Till, til,n.the usual name in Scotland forBoulder-clay, a widely-distributed stony clay, usually tough and hard, unquestionably the result of glaciation, probably being merely the bottom-moraine or ground-moraine of extinct glaciers.
Tillandsia, ti-land′zi-a,n.a genus of mainly epiphytic plants of the pine-apple family (Bromeliaceæ). [From the Swedish botanist,Tillands.]
Tiller, til′ėr,n.the handle or lever for turning a rudder.—ns.Till′er-chain,-rope, the chain or rope uniting the fore-end of the tiller with the steering-wheel. [M. E.tillen, to draw out—A.S.tyllan. Cf.Till(1).]
Tilly-vally, til′i-val′i,n.(Shak.) an expression of contempt at what has been said.—AlsoTill′ie-vall′ie.
Tilt, tilt,n.the canvas covering of a cart or wagon: an awning in a boat.—v.t.to cover with an awning. [A.S.teld—teldan, to cover; cog. with Ger.zelt.]
Tilt, tilt,v.i.to ride against another and thrust with a lance: to thrust or fight with a lance or rapier: to fall into a sloping posture, to heel over.—v.t.to point or thrust with, as a lance: to slant: to raise one end of: to forge with a tilt-hammer.—n.a thrust: in the Middle Ages, an exercise in which combatants rode against each other with lances: inclination forward, dip, slant.—ns.Tilt′er;Tilt′-hamm′er, a heavy hammer used in ironworks, which is tilted or lifted by means of projections on the axis of a wheel;Tilt′ing;Tilt′-yard, a place for tilting. [A.S.tealt, tottering; Ice.tölta, to trot; Ger.zelter.]
Tilth, tilth,n.cultivation: cultivated land: the depth of soil turned up in cultivation. [Fromtill(3).]
Timariot, ti-mä′ri-ot,n.a soldier of the Turkish feudal militia. [Turk.tīmār.]
Timbal, tim′bal,n.a kettledrum. [Fr.,—It.timballo.]
Timbale, tang-bal′,n.a dish of fowl or fish pounded and mixed with white of egg, sweet cream, &c., poured into a mould. [Fr.]
Timber, tim′bėr,n.wood for building purposes: the trunk of a tree: material for any structure: one of the larger pieces of the framework of a house, ship, &c.: one of the planks forming the sides and roof of a gallery in a mine.—v.t.to furnish with timber or beams.—p.adj.Tim′bered, furnished with timber: (Shak.) built, formed, contrived: (Spens.) made like timber, massive.—ns.Tim′bering, timber materials;Tim′ber-man, one responsible for the timbers in a mine;Tim′ber-toes, a person with a wooden leg;Tim′ber-tree, a tree suitable for timber;Tim′ber-yard, a yard or place where timber is stored. [A.S.timber, building, wood; Ger.zimmer, an apartment.]
Timbre, tim′bėr,n.tone, character, or quality of a musical sound. [O. Fr.,—L.tympanum, a drum.]
Timbrel, tim′brel,n.an ancient musical instrument, carried in the hand, apparently like a tambourine.—adj.Tim′brelled(Milt.), sung to the sound of the timbrel. [O. Fr.timbre—L.tympanum, a drum.]
Timbrology, tim-brol′ō-ji,n.the study of postage-stamps.—n.Timbroph′ily, love for this harmless pursuit. [Fr.timbre, postage-stamp,-ology.]
Time, tīm,n.a point at which, or period during which, things happen: a season or proper time: an opportunity: absolute duration: an interval: past time: the duration of one's life: allotted period: repetition of anything or mention with reference to repetition: musical measure, or rate of movement: a measured interval in verse: (gram.) the relation of a verb with regard to tense: the umpire's call in prize-fights, &c.: hour of travail: the state of things at any period, usually inpl.: the history of the world, as opposed to eternity: addition of a thing to itself.—v.t.to do at the proper season: to regulate as to time: (mus.) to measure.—v.i.to keep or beat time.—ns.Time′-ball, a ball arranged to drop from the summit of a pole at a particular time;Time′-bargain, a contract to buy or sell merchandise or stock at a certain time in the future.—adjs.Time′-beguil′ing, making the time pass quickly;Time′-bett′ering, improving the state of things as time goes on;Time′-bewast′ed(Shak.), wasted or worn by time.—ns.Time′-bill, a time-table;Time′-book, a book for keeping an account of the time men have worked;Time′-card, a card bearing a time-table: a card with blank spaces for workmen's hours, &c., being filled in;Time′-fuse, a fuse calculated to burn a definite length of time;Time′-gun, a gun which is fired by means of a mechanical contrivance and a current of electricity at a particular time.—adj.Time′-hon′oured, honoured for a long time: venerable on account of antiquity.—ns.Time′ist,Tim′ist, a musical performer in relation to his sense for time;Time′-keep′er, a clock, watch, or other instrument for keeping or marking time: one who keeps the time of workmen.—adj.Time′less, done at an improper time, unseasonable: (Shak.) done before the proper time.—adv.Time′lessly, before the proper time: unseasonably.—n.Time′liness.—adj.Time′ly, in good time: sufficiently early: (obs.) keeping time.—adv.early, soon.—adjs.Time′ly-part′ed(Shak.), having died in time—i.e. at a natural time;Time′ous, in Scot. legal phraseology, in good time: seasonable.—adv.Time′ously, in good time.—ns.Time′piece, a piece of machinery for keeping time, esp. a clock for a mantel-piece;Time′-pleas′er(Shak.), one who complies with prevailing opinions, whatever they be;Time′-serv′er, one who serves or meanly suits his opinions to the times.—adj.Time′-serving, complying with the spirit of the times or with present power.—n.mean compliance with the spirit of the times or with present power.—ns.Time′-tā′ble, a table or list showing the times of certain things, as trains, steamers, &c.;Time′-thrust, a thrust made in fencing at the moment the opponent draws breath for his thrust;Time′-work, labour paid for by the hour or the day—opp. toPiece-work.—adjs.Time′-worn, worn or decayed by time;Tim′ous(Bacon), timely.—Time out of mind, from time immemorial.—Apparent time, true solar time as shown by a carefully adjusted sun-dial;Astronomical time, the time past mean noon of that day, and reckoned on to twenty-four hours in mean time;At times, at distinct intervals: occasionally;Be master of one's time, to be free to do what one likes;Civil time, common time, or mean time, in which the day begins at midnight, and is divided into equal portions of twelve hours each;Fill time, to book vacant dates;In time,Time enough, in good season, sufficiently early;Keep time, to indicate the time correctly: to make any regular rhythmical movements at the same time with others;Lose time, to let time pass without making use of it: to run slow—of a watch, &c.;Make time, to recover lost time: to perform in a certain time;Mean time, the mean or average of apparent time, as shown by a good clock;Sidereal time, the portion of a sidereal day which has elapsed since the transit of the first point of Aries;Solar time, time as shown by the sun or sun-dial;The time being, the present time. [A.S.tíma; cf. Ice.tími; andTide.]
Timenoguy, tī-men′ō-gī,n.(naut.) a rope stretched so as to prevent gear from getting fouled.
Timid, tim′id,adj.fearful: wanting courage: faint-hearted.—n.Timid′ity, quality or state of being timid: want of courage.—adv.Tim′idly.—n.Tim′idness.—adv.Timorō′so(mus.), timid, hesitating, to be so rendered.—adj.Tim′orous, timid: indicating fear.—adv.Tim′orously.—n.Tim′orousness.—adj.Tim′orsome(Scot.), easily frightened. [Fr.,—L.timidus—timēre, to fear.]
Timocracy, tī-mok′rā-si,n.a form of government in which a certain amount of property is a necessary qualification for office.—adj.Timocrat′ic. [Gr.timokratia—timē, honour,kratein, to rule.]
Timon, tī′mon,n.(obs.) a helm.—n.Timoneer′, a helmsman. [L.temo, a beam.]
Timonist, tī′mon-ist,n.a misanthrope—fromTimonof Athens, the hero of Shakespeare's play so named which was based upon the story in Plutarch's Life of Alcibiades, as in North's translation.—v.i.Tī′monise, to play the misanthrope.
Timothy, tim′ō-thi,n.timothy-grass, the name commonly given toPhleum pratense, a grass much valued for feeding cattle—called alsoCat's-tail grassorMeadow cat's-tail. [So named fromTimothyHanson, who introduced it to America about 1720.]
Timpano, tim′pa-nō,n.an orchestral kettledrum:—pl.Tim′pani.—AlsoTym′pano. [It.]
Tim-whisky, tim′-hwis′ki,n.a kind of light one-horse chaise.
Tin, tin,n.a silvery-white, non-elastic, easily fusible, and malleable metal: (slang) money: a vessel of tin, a can, &c.—adj.made of tin.—v.t.to cover or overlay with tin or tinfoil: to pack in tins:—pr.p.tin′ning;pa.t.andpa.p.tinned.—ns.Tin′man,Tin′ner, a tinsmith;Tin′ning, the art of coating with tin, or of repairing tin-ware: the act of packing in tin cans for preservation.—adj.Tin′ny, like tin.—n.a small vessel of tin.—ns.Tin′-plate, thin sheet-iron coated with tin;Tin′-smith, a manufacturer of tin vessels: a worker in tin: a dealer in tin-ware;Tin′-type, a ferrotype;Tin′-ware, articles made of tin.—ns.pl.Tin′witts, dressed tin ore containing pyrites, &c.;Tin′-works, works for working tin. [A.S.tin; Ice.tin, Ger.zinn.]