Chapter 1724

Thi"\'89*nyl (?) , n. [ Thi oph ene + -yl .] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical C4H3S , regarded as the essential residue of thiophene and certain of its derivatives.

Thieve <Xpage=1498>

Thieve (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Thieved (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Thieving .] [AS. ge <?/e\'a2fian .] To practice theft; to steal.

Thievery <Xpage=1498>

Thiev"er*y (?) , n. 1. The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness.

Among the Spartans, thievery was a practice morally good and honest. South.

2. That which is stolen. [Obs.]

Shak.

Thievish <Xpage=1498>

Thiev"ish , a. 1. Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie .

2. Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.

Time's thievish progress to eternity. Shak.

3. Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice .

Or with a base and biosterous sword enforce A thievish living on the common road. Shak.

-- Thiev"ish*ly , adv. -- Thiev"ish*ness , n.

Thigh <Xpage=1498>

Thigh (?) , n. [OE. thi , <?/ih , <?/eh , AS. <?/e\'a2h ; akin to OFries. thiach , D. dij , dije , OHG. dioh , thioh , Icel. <?/j\'d3 thigh, rump, and probably to Lith. taukas fat of animals, tuk<?/i to become fat, Russ. tuke fat of animals. \'fb56.] 1. (Anat.) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur .

2. (Zo\'94l.) The coxa, or femur, of an insect.

Thigh bone (Anat.) , the femur.

Thilk <Xpage=1498>

Thilk (?) , pron. [Cf. Ilk same.] That same; this; that. [Obs.] "I love thilk lass."

Spenser.

Thou spake right now of thilke traitor death. Chaucer.

Thill <Xpage=1498>

Thill (?) , n. [OE. thille , AS. <?/ille a board, plank, beam, thill; akin to <?/el a plank, D. deel a plank, floor, G. diele , OHG. dili , dilla , Icel. <?/ilja a plank, planking, a thwart, <?/ili a wainscot, plank; cf. Skr. tala a level surface. \'fb236. Cf. Fill a thill, Deal a plank.] 1. One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.

2. (Mining) The floor of a coal mine.

Raymond.

Thill coupling , a device for connecting the thill of a vehicle to the axle.

Thiller <Xpage=1498>

Thill"er (?) , n. The horse which goes between the thills, or shafts, and supports them; also, the last horse in a team; -- called also thill horse .

Thimble <Xpage=1498>

Thim"ble (?) , n. [OE. thimbil , AS. <?/<?/mel , fr. <?/<?/ma a thumb. \'fb56. See Thumb .] 1. A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material. It is usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle.

2. (Mech.) Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure. Specifically: -- (a) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes. (b) A fixed or movable ring, tube, or lining placed in a hole. (c) A tubular cone for expanding a flue; -- called ferrule in England.

3. (Naut.) A ring of thin metal formed with a grooved circumference so as to fit within an eye-spice, or the like, and protect it from chafing.

Thimbleberry <Xpage=1498>

Thim"ble*ber`ry (?) , n. (Bot.) A kind of black raspberry ( Rubus occidentalis ), common in America.

Thimbleeye <Xpage=1498>

Thim"ble*eye` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The chub mackerel. See under Chub .

Thimbleful <Xpage=1498>

Thim"ble*ful (?) , n. ; pl. Thimblefuls (<?/) . As much as a thimble will hold; a very small quantity.

For a thimbleful of golf, a thimbleful of love. Dryden.

Thimblerig <Xpage=1498>

Thim"ble*rig` (?) , n. A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.

Thimblerig <Xpage=1498>

Thim"ble*rig` , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Thimblerigged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Thimblerigging .] To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to another, the victim laying a wager that he knows under which cup it is; hence, to cheat by any trick.

Thimblerigger <Xpage=1498>

Thim"ble*rig`ger (?) , n. One who cheats by thimblerigging, or tricks of legerdemain.

Thimbleweed <Xpage=1498>

Thim"ble*weed` (?) , n. (Bot.) Any plant of the composite genus Rudbeckia , coarse herbs somewhat resembling the sunflower; -- so called from their conical receptacles.

Thin <Xpage=1498>

Thin (?) , a. [ Compar. Thiner (?) ; superl. Thinest .] [OE. thinne , thenne , thunne , AS. &thorn;ynne ; akin to D. dun , G. d\'81nn , OHG. dunni , Icel. &thorn;unnr , Sw. tunn , Dan. tynd , Gael. & Ir. tana , W. teneu , L. tenuis , Gr. <?/ (in comp.) stretched out, <?/ stretched, stretched out, long, Skr. tanu thin, slender; also to AS. <?/enian to extend, G. dehnen , Icel. <?/enja , Goth. <?/anjan (in comp.), L. tendere to stretch, tenere to hold, Gr. <?/ to stretch, Skr. tan . \'fb51 & 237. Cf. Attenuate , Dance , Tempt , Tenable , Tend to move, Tenous , Thunder , Tone .] 1. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

2. Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air .

Shak.

In the day, when the air is more thin . Bacon.

Satan, bowing low His gray dissimulation, disappeared, Into thin air diffused. Milton.

3. Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin ; the corn or grass is thin .

Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people. Addison.

4. Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.

Seven thin ears . . . blasted with the east wind. Gen. xli. 6.

5. Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease .

6. Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

Thin , hollow sounds, and lamentable screams. Dryden.

7. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise .

My tale is done, for my wit is but thin . Chaucer.

&hand; Thin is used in the formation of compounds which are mostly self-explaining; as, thin -faced, thin -lipped, thin -peopled, thin -shelled, and the like.

Thin section . See under Section .

Thin <Xpage=1498>

Thin , adv. Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin .

Spain is thin sown of people. Bacon.

Thin <Xpage=1498>

Thin , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Thinned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Thinning .] [Cf. AS. ge &thorn;ynnian .] To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).

Thin <Xpage=1498>

Thin , v. i. To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out , away , etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e. , gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear .

Thine <Xpage=1498>

Thine (?) , pron. & a. [OE. thin , AS. &edh;\'c6n , originally gen. of &edh;u , &edh;&umac; , thou; akin to G. dein thine, Icel. &thorn;inn , possessive pron., &thorn;\'c6n , gen. of &thorn;&umac; thou, Goth. &thorn;eins , possessive pron., &thorn;eina , gen. of &thorn;u thou. See Thou , and cf. Thy .] A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou , now superseded in common discourse by your , the possessive of you , but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers.

&hand; In the old style, thine was commonly shortened to thi ( thy ) when used attributively before words beginning with a consonant; now, thy is used also before vowels. Thine is often used absolutely, the thing possessed being understood.

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Thing <Xpage=1499>

Thing (?) , n. [AS. &thorn;ing a thing, cause, assembly, judicial assembly; akin to &thorn;ingan to negotiate, &thorn;ingian to reconcile, conciliate, D. ding a thing, OS. thing thing, assembly, judicial assembly, G. ding a thing, formerly also, an assembly, court, Icel. &thorn;ing a thing, assembly, court, Sw. & Dan. ting ; perhaps originally used of the transaction of or before a popular assembly, or the time appointed for such an assembly; cf. G. dingen to bargain, hire, MHG. dingen to hold court, speak before a court, negotiate, Goth. &thorn;eihs time, perhaps akin to L. tempus time. Cf. Hustings , and Temporal of time.] 1. Whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a separate entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or distinguishable object of thought.

God made . . . every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind. Gen. i. 25.

He sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt. Gen. xiv. 23.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Keats.

2. An inanimate object, in distinction from a living being; any lifeless material.

Ye meads and groves, unsonscious things ! Cowper.

3. A transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed.

[And Jacob said] All these things are against me. Gen. xlii. 36.

Which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things . Matt. xxi. 24.

4. A portion or part; something.

Wieked men who understand any thing of wisdom. Tillotson.

5. A diminutive or slighted object; any object viewed as merely existing; -- often used in pity or contempt.

See, sons, what things you are! Shak.

The poor thing sighed, and . . . turned from me. Addison.

I'll be this abject thing no more. Granville.

I have a thing in prose. Swift.

6. pl. Clothes; furniture; appurtenances; luggage; as, to pack or store one's things . [Colloq.]

&hand; Formerly, the singular was sometimes used in a plural or collective sense.

And them she gave her moebles and her thing . Chaucer.

&hand; Thing was used in a very general sense in Old English, and is still heard colloquially where some more definite term would be used in careful composition.

In the garden [he] walketh to and fro, And hath his things [ i. e. , prayers, devotions] said full courteously. Chaucer.

Hearkening his minstrels their things play. Chaucer.

7. (Law) Whatever may be possessed or owned; a property; -- distinguished from person .

8. [ In this sense pronounced t&icr;ng.] In Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial assembly.

Longfellow.

Things personal . (Law) Same as Personal property , under Personal . -- Things real . Same as Real property , under Real .

Think <Xpage=1499>

Think (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Thought (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Thinking .] [OE. thinken , properly, to seem, from AS. &thorn;yncean (cf. Methinks ), but confounded with OE. thenken to think, fr. AS. &thorn;encean (imp. &thorn;\'d3hte ); akin to D. denken , dunken , OS. thenkian , thunkian , G. denken , d\'81nken , Icel. &thorn;ekkja to perceive, to know, &thorn;ykkja to seem, Goth. &thorn;agkjan , &thorn;aggkjan , to think, &thorn;ygkjan to think, to seem, OL. tongere to know. Cf. Thank , Thought .] 1. To seem or appear; -- used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks , and methought . <-- structurally similar to Russ. mne kazhetsya -->

&hand; These are genuine Anglo-Saxon expressions, equivalent to it seems to me , it seemed to me . In these expressions me is in the dative case.

2. To employ any of the intellectual powers except that of simple perception through the senses; to exercise the higher intellectual faculties.

For that I am I know, because I think . Dryden.

3. Specifically: -- (a) To call anything to mind; to remember; as, I would have sent the books, but I did not think of it .

Well thought upon; I have it here. Shak.

(b) To reflect upon any subject; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to consider; to deliberate.

And when he thought thereon, he wept. Mark xiv. 72.

He thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? Luke xii. 17.

(c) To form an opinion by reasoning; to judge; to conclude; to believe; as, I think it will rain to-morrow .

Let them marry to whom they think best. Num. xxxvi. 6.

(d) To purpose; to intend; to design; to mean.

I thought to promote thee unto great honor. Num. xxiv. 11.

Thou thought'st to help me. Shak.

(e) To presume; to venture.

Think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father. Matt. iii. 9.

&hand; To think , in a philosophical use as yet somewhat limited, designates the higher intellectual acts, the acts pre\'89minently rational; to judge; to compare; to reason. Thinking is employed by Hamilton as "comprehending all our collective energies." It is defined by Mansel as "the act of knowing or judging by means of concepts,"by Lotze as "the reaction of the mind on the material supplied by external influences." See Thought .

To think better of . See under Better . -- To think much of , &or; To think well of , to hold in esteem; to esteem highly.

Syn. -- To expect; guess; cogitate; reflect; ponder; contemplate; meditate; muse; imagine; suppose; believe. See Expect , Guess .

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Think , v. t. 1. To conceive; to imagine.

Charity . . . thinketh no evil. 1 Cor. xiii. 4,5.

2. To plan or design; to plot; to compass. [Obs.]

So little womanhood And natural goodness, as to think the death Of her own son. Beau. & Fl.

3. To believe; to consider; to esteem.

Nor think superfluous other's aid. Milton.

To think much , to esteem a great matter; to grudge. [Obs.] "[He] thought not much to clothe his enemies." Milton . -- To think scorn . (a) To disdain. [Obs.] "He thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone." Esther iii. 6 . (b) To feel indignation. [Obs.]

Thinkable <Xpage=1499>

Think"a*ble (?) , a. Capable of being thought or conceived; cogitable.

Sir W. Hamilton.

Thinker <Xpage=1499>

Think"er (?) , n. One who thinks; especially and chiefly, one who thinks in a particular manner; as, a close thinker ; a deep thinker ; a coherent thinker .

Thinking <Xpage=1499>

Think"ing , a. Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas; as, man is a thinking being . -- Think"ing*ly , adv.

Thinking <Xpage=1499>

Think"ing , n. The act of thinking; mode of thinking; imagination; cogitation; judgment.

I heard a bird so sing, Whose music, to my thinking , pleased the king. Shak.

Thinly <Xpage=1499>

Thin"ly (?) , a. In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country thinly inhabited.

Thinner <Xpage=1499>

Thin"ner (?) , n. One who thins, or makes thinner.

<-- 2. A solvent used to thin a viscous liquid, as a paint thinner. -->

Thinness <Xpage=1499>

Thin"ness , n. The quality or state of being thin (in any of the senses of the word).

Thinnish <Xpage=1499>

Thin"nish (?) , a. Somewhat thin.

Thinolite <Xpage=1499>

Thin"o*lite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, shore + -lite .] (Min.) A calcareous tufa, in part crystalline, occurring on a large scale as a shore deposit about the Quaternary lake basins of Nevada.

Thin-skinned <Xpage=1499>

Thin"-skinned` (?) , a. Having a thin skin; hence, sensitive; irritable.

Thio- <Xpage=1499>

Thi"o- (?) . [Gr. <?/ brimstone, sulphur.] (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting the presence of sulphur . See Sulpho- .

Thiocarbonate <Xpage=1499>

Thi`o*car"bon*ate (?) , n. (Chem.) A sulphocarbonate.

Thiocarbonic <Xpage=1499>

Thi`o*car*bon"ic (?) , a. [ Thio- + carbonic .] (Chem.) Same as Sulphocarbonic .

Thiocyanate <Xpage=1499>

Thi`o*cy"a*nate (?) , n. (Chem.) Same as Sulphocyanate .

Thiocyanic <Xpage=1499>

Thi`o*cy*an"ic (?) , a. [ Thio- + cyanic .] (Chem.) Same as Sulphocyanic .

Thionaphthene <Xpage=1499>

Thi`o*naph"thene (?) , n. [ Thio phene + naphth al ene .] (Chem.) A double benzene and thiophene nucleus, C8H6S , analogous to naphthalene, and like it the base of a large series of derivatives. [Written also thionaphtene .]

Thionic <Xpage=1499>

Thi*on"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ brimstone, sulphur.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to sulphur; containing or resembling sulphur; specifically, designating certain of the thio compounds; as, the thionic acids . Cf. Dithionic , Trithionic , Tetrathionic , etc.

Thionine <Xpage=1499>

Thi"on*ine (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ brimstone, sulphur.] (Chem.) An artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of certain aromatic diamines, and obtained as a dark crystalline powder; -- called also phenylene violet .

Thionol <Xpage=1499>