The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1725
Thi"on*ol (?) , n. [ Thion ine + -ol .] (Chem.) A red or violet dyestuff having a greenish metallic luster. It is produced artificially, by the chemical dehydration of thionine, as a brown amorphous powder.
Thionoline <Xpage=1499>
Thi*on"o*line (?) , n. (Chem.) A beautiful fluorescent crystalline substance, intermediate in composition between thionol and thionine.
Thionyl <Xpage=1499>
Thi"on*yl (?) , n. [ Thion ic + -yl .] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical SO , regarded as an essential constituent of certain sulphurous compounds; as, thionyl chloride .
Thiophene <Xpage=1499>
Thi"o*phene (?) , n. [ Thio- + ph enyl + -ene .] (Chem.) A sulphur hydrocarbon, C4H4S , analogous to furfuran and benzene, and acting as the base of a large number of substances which closely resemble the corresponding aromatic derivatives.
Thiophenic <Xpage=1499>
Thi`o*phen"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, thiophene; specifically, designating a certain acid analogous to benzoic acid.
Thiophenol <Xpage=1499>
Thi`o*phe"nol (?) , n. [ Thio- + phenol .] (Chem.) A colorless mobile liquid, C6H5.SH , of an offensive odor, and analogous to phenol; -- called also phenyl sulphydrate .
Thiophthene <Xpage=1499>
Thi*oph"thene (?) , n. [Abbreviated from thio na phthene .] (Chem.) A double thiophene nucleus, C6H4S2 , analogous to thionaphthene, and the base of a large series of compounds. [Written also thiophtene .]
Thiosulphate <Xpage=1499>
Thi`o*sul"phate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of thiosulphuric acid; -- formerly called hyposulphite .
&hand; The sodium salt called in photography by the name sodium hyposulphite , being used as a solvent for the excess of unchanged silver chloride, bromide, and iodide on the sensitive plate.
Thiosulphuric <Xpage=1499>
Thi`o*sul*phur"ic (?) , a. [ Thio- + sulphuric .] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an unstable acid, H2S2O3 , analogous to sulphuric acid, and formerly called hyposulphurous acid .
Thiotolene <Xpage=1499>
Thi`o*to"lene (?) , n. [ Thio- + tol u ene .] (Chem.) A colorless oily liquid, C4H3S.CH3 , analogous to, and resembling, toluene; -- called also methyl thiophene .
Thioxene <Xpage=1499>
Thi*ox"ene (?) , n. [ Thio phene + x yl ene .] (Chem.) Any one of three possible metameric substances, which are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene.
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Third (?) , a. [OE. thirde , AS. <?/ridda , fr. <?/r\'c6 , <?/re\'a2 , three; akin to D. derde third, G. dritte , Icel. <?/ri<?/i , Goth. <?/ridja , L. tertius , Gr. <?/, Skr. t<?/t\'c6ya . See Three , and cf. Riding a jurisdiction, Tierce .] 1. Next after the second; coming after two others; -- the ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day . "The third night."
Chaucer.
2. Constituting or being one of three equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the third part of a day .
Third estate . (a) In England, the commons, or the commonalty, who are represented in Parliament by the House of Commons. (b) In France, the tiers \'82tat. See Tiers \'82tat . Third order (R. C. Ch.) , an order attached to a monastic order, and comprising men and women devoted to a rule of pious living, called the third rule, by a simple vow if they remain seculars, and by more solemn vows if they become regulars. See Tertiary , n. , 1. -- Third person (Gram.) , the person spoken of. See Person , n. , 7. -- Third sound . (Mus.) See Third , n. , 3.
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Third (?) , n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided.
2. The sixtieth part of a second of time.
3. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale; the mediant.
4. pl. (Law) The third part of the estate of a deseased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is entitled to enjoy during her life.
Major third (Mus.) , an interval of two tones. -- Minor third (Mus.) , an interval of a tone and a half.
Third-borough <Xpage=1499>
Third"-bor`ough (?) , n. (O. Eng. Law) An under constable.
Shak. Johnson.
Thirdings <Xpage=1499>
Third"ings (?) , n. pl. (Eng. Law) The third part of the corn or grain growing on the ground at the tenant's death, due to the lord for a heriot, as within the manor of Turfat in Herefordshire.
Thirdly <Xpage=1499>
Third"ly , adv. In the third place.
Bacon.
Third-penny <Xpage=1499>
Third"-pen`ny (?) , n. (A.S. Law) A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at the country court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by the earl.
Thirl <Xpage=1499>
Thirl (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Thirled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Thirling .] [See Thrill .] To bore; to drill or thrill. See Thrill . [Obs. or Prov.]
That with a spear was thirled his breast bone. Chaucer.
Thirlage <Xpage=1499>
Thirl"age (?) , n. [Cf. Thrall .] (Scots Law) The right which the owner of a mill possesses, by contract or law, to compel the tenants of a certain district, or of his sucken, to bring all their grain to his mill for grinding.
Erskine.
Thirst <Xpage=1499>
Thirst (?) , n. [OE. thirst , þurst , AS. þurst , þyrst ; akin to D. dorst , OS. thurst , G. durst , Icel. þorsti , Sw. & Dan. t\'94rst , Goth. þa\'a3rstei thirst, þa\'a3rsus dry, withered, þa\'a3rsieþ mik I thirst, ga þa\'a1rsan to wither, L. torrere to parch, Gr. te`rsesqai to become dry, tesai`nein to dry up, Skr. t&rsdot;sh to thirst. \'fb54. Cf. Torrid .] 1. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation.
Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, and our children . . . with thirst ? Ex. xvii. 3.
With thirst , with cold, with hunger so confounded. Chaucer.
2. Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for , of , or after ; as, the thirst for gold . " Thirst of worldy good." Fairfax . "The thirst I had of knowledge." Milton .
Thirst <Xpage=1499>
Thirst , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Thirsted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Thirsting .] [AS. <?/yrstan . See Thirst , n. ] 1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.
The people thirsted there for water. Ex. xvii. 3.
2. To have a vehement desire.
My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God. Ps. xlii. 2.
Thirst <Xpage=1499>
Thirst , v. t. To have a thirst for. [R.]
He seeks his keeper's flesh, and thirsts his blood. Prior.
Thirster <Xpage=1499>
Thirst"er (?) , n. One who thirsts.
Thirstily <Xpage=1499>
Thirst"i*ly (?) , adv. In a thirsty manner.
Thirstiness <Xpage=1499>
Thirst"i*ness , n. The state of being thirsty; thirst.
Thirstle <Xpage=1499>
Thirs"tle (?) , n. The throstle. [Prov. Eng.]
Thirsty <Xpage=1499>
Thirst"y (?) , a. [ Compar. Thirstier (?) ; superl. Thirstiest .] [AS. <?/urstig . See Thirst , n. ] 1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty . Judges iv. 19.
2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. Ps. lxiii. 1.
When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant. Addison.
Thirteen <Xpage=1499>
Thir"teen` (?) , a. [OE. threttene , AS. <?/re\'a2t\'c7ne , <?/re\'a2tyne . See Three , and Ten , and cf. Thirty .] One more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen ounces or pounds .
Thirteen <Xpage=1499>
Thir"teen` , n. 1. The number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three; thirteen units or objects.
2. A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13 or xiii.
Thirteenth <Xpage=1499>
Thir"teenth` (?) , a. [From Thirteen : cf. AS. <?/re\'a2te\'a2<?/a .] 1. Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; -- the ordinal of thirteen ; as, the thirteenth day of the month .
2. Constituting or being one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided.
Thirteenth <Xpage=1499>
Thir"teenth` , n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by thirteen; one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided.
2. The next in order after the twelfth.
3. (Mus.) The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.
Thirtieth <Xpage=1499>
Thir"ti*eth (?) , a. [From Thirty : cf. AS. þr\'c6tig\'d3&edh;a .] 1. Next in order after the twenty-ninth; the tenth after the twentieth; -- the ordinal of thirty ; as, the thirtieth day of the month .
2. Constituting or being one of thirty equal parts into which anything is divided.
Thirtieth <Xpage=1499>
Thir"ti*eth , n. The quotient of a unit divided by thirty; one of thirty equal parts.
Thirty <Xpage=1499>
Thir"ty (?) , a. [OE. thritty , AS. \'edr\'c6tig , \'edrittig ; akin to D. dertig , G. dreissig , Icel. \'edrj\'bet\'c6u , \'edrj\'betigi , \'edrir teger , Goth. \'edreis tigjus , i.e., three tens. See Three , and Ten, and cf. Thirteen .] Being three times ten; consisting of one more than twenty-nine; twenty and ten; as, the month of June consists of thirty days .
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Thirty <Xpage=1500>
Thir"ty (?) , n. ; pl. Thirties (<?/) . 1. The sum of three tens, or twenty and ten; thirty units or objects.
2. A symbol expressing thirty, as 30, or XXX.
Thirty-second <Xpage=1500>
Thir"ty-sec`ond (?) , a. Being one of thirty-two equal parts into which anything is divided.
Thirty-second note (Mus.) , the thirty-second part of a whole note; a demi-semiquaver.
This <Xpage=1500>
This (?) , pron. & a. ; pl. These (#) . [OE. this , thes , AS. \'eb\'c7s , masc., \'ebe\'a2s , fem., \'ebis , neut.; akin to OS. these , D. deze , G. dieser , OHG. diser , deser , Icel. \'edessi ; originally from the definite article + a particle -se , -si ; cf. Goth. sai behold. See The , That , and cf. These , Those .] 1. As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned.
When they heard this , they were pricked in their heart. Acts ii. 37.
But know this , that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched. Matt. xxiv. 43.
2. As an adjective, this has the same demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun; as, this book; this way to town .
&hand; This may be used as opposed or correlative to that , and sometimes as opposed to other or to a second this . See the Note under That , 1.
This way and that wavering sails they bend. Pope.
A body of this or that denomination is produced. Boyle.
Their judgment in this we may not, and in that we need not, follow. Hooker.
Consider the arguments which the author had to write this , or to design the other , before you arraign him. Dryden.
Thy crimes . . . soon by this or this will end. Addison.
&hand; This , like a , every , that , etc., may refer to a number, as of years, persons, etc., taken collectively or as a whole.
This twenty years have I been with thee.. Gen. xxxi. 38.
I have not wept this years; but now My mother comes afresh into my eyes. Dryden.
Thistle <Xpage=1500>
This"tle (?) , n. [OE. thistil , AS. þistel ; akin to D. & G. distel , OHG. distila , distil , Icel. þistill , Sw. tistel , Dan. tidsel ; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus , Craduus , and Onopordon . The name is often also applied to other prickly plants.
Blessed thistle , Carduus benedictus , so named because it was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of venomous creatures. -- Bull thistle , Cnicus lanceolatus , the common large thistle of neglected pastures. -- Canada thistle , Cnicus arvensis , a native of Europe, but introduced into the United States from Canada. -- Cotton thistle , Onopordon Acanthium . -- Fuller's thistle , the teasel. -- Globe thistle , Melon thistle , etc. See under Globe , Melon , etc. -- Pine thistle , Atractylis gummifera , a native of the Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the involucre. -- Scotch thistle , either the cotton thistle, or the musk thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national emblems of Scotland. -- Sow thistle , Sonchus oleraceus . -- Spear thistle . Same as Bull thistle . -- Star thistle , a species of Centaurea . See Centaurea . -- Torch thistle , a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus Cereus. See Cereus . -- Yellow thistle , Cincus horridulus .
Thistle bird (Zo\'94l.) , the American goldfinch, or yellow-bird ( Spinus tristis ); -- so called on account of its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust . under Goldfinch . -- Thistle butterfly (Zo\'94l.) , a handsomely colored American butterfly ( Vanessa cardui ) whose larva feeds upon thistles; -- called also painted lady . -- Thistle cock (Zo\'94l.) , the corn bunting ( Emberiza militaria ). [Prov. Eng.] -- Thistle crown , a gold coin of England of the reign of James I., worth four shillings. -- Thistle finch (Zo\'94l.) , the goldfinch; -- so called from its fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.] -- Thistle funnel , a funnel having a bulging body and flaring mouth.
Thistly <Xpage=1500>
This"tly (?) , a. 1. Overgrown with thistles; as, thistly ground .
2. Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp; pricking.
In such a world, so thorny, and where none Finds happiness unblighted, or, if found, Without some thistly sorrow at its side. Cowper.
Thither <Xpage=1500>
Thith"er (?) , adv. [OE. thider , AS. &edh;ider ; akin to E. that ; cf. Icel. þa&edh;ra there, Goth. þaþr\'d3 thence. See That , and The .] 1. To that place; -- opposed to hither .
This city is near; . . . O, let me escape thither . Gen. xix. 20.
Where I am, thither ye can not come. John vii. 34.
2. To that point, end, or result; as, the argument tended thither .
Hither and thither , to this place and to that; one way and another.
Syn. -- There. Thither , There . Thither properly denotes motion toward a place; there denotes rest in a place; as, I am going thither , and shall meet you there . But thither has now become obsolete, except in poetry, or a style purposely conformed to the past, and there is now used in both senses; as, I shall go there to-morrow; we shall go there together .
Thither <Xpage=1500>
Thith"er (?) , a. 1. Being on the farther side from the person speaking; farther; -- a correlative of hither ; as, on the thither side of the water .
W. D. Howells.
2. Applied to time: On the thither side of, older than; of more years than. See Hither , a.
Huxley.
Thitherto <Xpage=1500>
Thith"er*to` (?) , adv. To that point; so far. [Obs.]
Thitherward <Xpage=1500>
Thith"er*ward (?) , adv. To ward that place; in that direction.
They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces thitherward . Jer. l. 5.
Thitsee <Xpage=1500>
Thit"see (?) , n. [Written also theesee , and thietsie .] 1. (Bot.) The varnish tree of Burmah ( Melanorrh\'d2a usitatissima ).
2. A black varnish obtained from the tree.
Thlipsis <Xpage=1500>
Thlip"sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ pressure, fr. <?/ to press.] (Med.) Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.
Tho <Xpage=1500>
Tho (&th;&omac;) , def. art. The. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Tho <Xpage=1500>
Tho , pron. pl. Those. [Obs.]
This knowen tho that be to wives bound. Chaucer.
Tho <Xpage=1500>
Tho , adv. [AS. þ\'be .] Then. [Obs.]
Spenser.
To do obsequies as was tho the guise. Chaucer.
Tho <Xpage=1500>
Tho , conj. Though. [Reformed spelling.]
Thole <Xpage=1500>
Thole (?) , n. [Written also thowel , and thowl .] [OE. thol , AS. þol ; akin to D. dol , Icel. þollr a fir tree, a young fir, a tree, a thole.] 1. A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing.
Longfellow.
2. The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath.
Thole pin . Same as Thole .
Thole <Xpage=1500>